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re: Best Lesser-Known College basketball environments
Posted on 1/22/20 at 8:36 pm to GentleJackJones
Posted on 1/22/20 at 8:36 pm to GentleJackJones
Devlin Fieldhouse
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Posted on 1/22/20 at 9:15 pm to GentleJackJones
Did anyone here ever go to UT Arlington’s old arena? Has to be one of the most unusual environments ever. Playing on a stage!
This post was edited on 1/22/20 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 1/22/20 at 9:37 pm to GentleJackJones
Stopher gymnasium
Posted on 1/22/20 at 9:53 pm to GentleJackJones
I miss Freedom Hall
Posted on 1/22/20 at 9:55 pm to GentleJackJones
Iowa State
Posted on 1/22/20 at 10:48 pm to GentleJackJones
Wichita State has to be up there. It's raved about every single time ESPN comes here.
quote:Was here for this. Great game and atmosphere. Walked right out of Intrust and partied at Lou's with Coach Marshall in his grey pinstripe suit haha.
This is a very good one. Went there when they played Tennessee 6 or 7 years ago with the VanVleet/Baker undefeated team and it was crazy. Game was in their downtown off campus arena so I didn't get the full impact but it was really good.
This post was edited on 1/22/20 at 10:52 pm
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:00 am to GentleJackJones
Gonzaga
Posted on 1/23/20 at 1:22 am to GentleJackJones
No longer. Gotta give Oregon credit, they always liked being on top of you and the fan close to the action.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 5:38 am to GentleJackJones
When Providence plays at URI its fricking electric. Tough ticket too. Tourney feel. Rhody has a great lil arena, fans right in top of the court. Cant wait til Dayton comes to town later this season.
Providence on the other hand... meh. not a fan of the dunkin donuts center. Been to a few NCAA tourneys there and it's good for hosting, but the atmosphere is very lacking, cooperate, NBA vibe.
Providence on the other hand... meh. not a fan of the dunkin donuts center. Been to a few NCAA tourneys there and it's good for hosting, but the atmosphere is very lacking, cooperate, NBA vibe.
This post was edited on 1/23/20 at 5:47 am
Posted on 1/23/20 at 8:08 am to GentleJackJones
St. Mary's. McKeon Pavilion is small but rowdy.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 8:08 am to GentleJackJones
Carver-Hawkeye Arena at Iowa
Posted on 1/23/20 at 9:46 am to GentleJackJones
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This post was edited on 5/13/21 at 9:59 am
Posted on 1/23/20 at 2:04 pm to GentleJackJones
maybe not lesser known, but small. Gonzaga has a great atmosphere.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:25 pm to GentleJackJones
Oklahoma State. The rows of seats are damn near stacked vertically. It’s a great venue for a basketball game.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 9:33 pm to GentleJackJones
Washington’s Hec Edmundson Pavilion definitely makes this list when the team is good. Yeah, I am biased but when the team is winning it checks many boxes:
* old, historic venue (no NCAA D1 Men’s Basketball team has won more home games at one venue. UW is the only with 1000+ home wins)
* crazy student section (when the team is good) directly behind team benches. The “Ernie (ole!) Kent Fiesta” game is student section HOF worthy.
* TV and radio crews mid level opposite the students and benches
* the western windows that provide natural light for daytime weekend games
* arena is also home to the Husky Football team locker room. An underground tunnel links it to Husky Stadium. Was also home to visiting football teams too until the recent mega remodel of Husky Stadium
* old, historic venue (no NCAA D1 Men’s Basketball team has won more home games at one venue. UW is the only with 1000+ home wins)
* crazy student section (when the team is good) directly behind team benches. The “Ernie (ole!) Kent Fiesta” game is student section HOF worthy.
* TV and radio crews mid level opposite the students and benches
* the western windows that provide natural light for daytime weekend games
* arena is also home to the Husky Football team locker room. An underground tunnel links it to Husky Stadium. Was also home to visiting football teams too until the recent mega remodel of Husky Stadium
Posted on 1/24/20 at 2:35 am to GentleJackJones
illinois state for some weird reason
Posted on 1/24/20 at 4:39 am to GentleJackJones
Maryland’s stadium in College Park is very underrated. That place gets loud and hostile during big games.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 8:13 am to GentleJackJones
DePaul Blue Demons baby!
Wintrust Arena
Wintrust Arena
This post was edited on 1/24/20 at 8:16 am
Posted on 1/24/20 at 2:02 pm to GentleJackJones
I'm surprised Vandy's Memorial Gym hasn't been mentioned yet. It's a weird place and great homecourt advantage when they're good.
As for smaller conferences, they say War Memorial at San Francisco is a tough place to play.
As for smaller conferences, they say War Memorial at San Francisco is a tough place to play.
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