According to Bohn, the team enjoyed a 69 percent increase in season ticket sales and the student section was sold out for all games.

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Indeed, being a big fish in a small, manageable collegiate pond is often the best possible ticket for all but the most academically ambitious student.

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At Duke, the famously raucous student fans known as "Cameron Crazies" aren't using their full ticket allotment this season.

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