For the SF State men's basketball team, having more success means more attention, especially from the student body they represent on the court.

According to the SF State sports department, average attendance for the Gators' home games this season is 677, a significant increase compared against last season's average of 583.

Gators forward Darryl Robinson thinks the increase in fans helps not just the team, but the campus as well.

"I think more people going to games forms more of a school community," he said.

While SF State is known more for being a commuter school than for its campus comaraderie, Robinson has noticed a change in how many non-athletes view the team.

"I used to talk to my friends and try to get them to come out to the games and they'd say, 'We have a basketball team?'" Robinson said. "We appreciate [having more people come to the games], it's great to have support."

Joe Danahey, director of sports information, thinks the increased attendance has to do with Gator players' increased interaction with their fellow students.

"Players like Darryl [Robinson] and Alex Thomas are getting to know the student body instead of just hanging out with other athletes," he said.

Though attendance is up for programs like men's basketball, the hype about the team and others in SF State's program hasn't reached all students.

"I've never really thought about SF State as a sports school," said graduating senior Alexis Cordova. "I think it has to do with a lot of students not living on campus."

Other student athletes have been trying to get the word out about SF State sports, like women's soccer team goalkeeper Rachel Lauderdale.

Lauderdale, who is also president of the Gators' Student Athlete Advisory Committee, started a ritual called "Game Day Shirts." This involves student athletes wearing their uniforms on the day of an on-campus sporting event in an attempt to raise student awareness about SF State sports.

"I think we are having more and more student support, but we can always use more because it helps the players out so much," Lauderdale said.

Lauderdale got the idea at a conference tournament where she saw other teams doing a similar ritual. She thought it was a great way for athletes of all sports to support each other while also getting the word out about their games to the rest of the campus.

Lauderdale was quick to point out that student athletes should support each other in order for other students catch on.

"Some schools have a lot of people that come out to our games, but we have to start with supporting each other to be able to bring in other support."

Sports on campus may be foreign to many students at SF State like Cordova, but excitement about men's basketball is definitely on the rebound.