EXHIBIT 23.1


                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   We  consent  to  the  incorporation by  reference  in  the  Registration
   Statement Form S-3 No. 33-71574 of Sport Supply Group, Inc. and  in  the
   related Prospectus and in the Registration Statements on Form S-8  No.'s
   33-42056, 33-48514, 33-80028, 333-27191, 333-27193, and 333-36314 of our
   report  dated  June 1, 2001, with respect to the consolidated  financial
   statements  and  schedule of Sport Supply Group, Inc. included  in  this
   Form 10-K for the six month period ended March 30, 2001.


                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP

   Dallas, Texas
   June 25, 2001