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re: Best Lesser-Known College basketball environments
Posted on 1/23/20 at 8:25 am to gumpinmizzou
Posted on 1/23/20 at 8:25 am to gumpinmizzou
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I can’t remember the name of the gym, but I always enjoy watching Purdue home games.
Mackey Arena and yes it is intimate and loud. I am partial to Assembly Hall in Indiana though. The place has a special feel to it when you are there the entire packed house knows exactly what they are looking at.
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Posted on 1/23/20 at 8:57 am to UnluckyTiger
Biased opinion: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis can hold its own with the best of them ( as was evidenced last Friday vs Dayton). It was one of the toughest venues to play for opponents in the Majerus era.
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Posted on 1/23/20 at 9:46 am to GentleJackJones
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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 2:07 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Gotta give Oregon credit, they always liked being on top of you and the fan close to the action.
But their court is ugly and distracting.
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 7:43 pm to theOG
Remember the early 90s when UNO and Tulane were both raucous
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 4:29 am to Speedy G
Old Mac Court at Oregon was amazing. Too bad they ruined it.
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 7:25 am to NorthTxLSU
quote:that just means they have nothing to do there
illinois state for some weird reason
Posted on 1/24/20 at 7:59 am to RoscoeHarper
quote:Love the way this team plays the game. So much fun to watch.
Wichita St usually packs the house.
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 8:24 am to SCgamecock2988
I used to bet on (and thus watch) a lot of small conference college basketball, and I remember in general the small school northeastern gyms were always packed and raucous, more so than small schools in other parts of the country. Guess it makes sense because there’s not much big time college football in those areas and outside winter weather is so harsh.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 8:25 am to JackVincennes
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Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg looks like it gets going on TV.
Their fans really don’t care about hoops
shite half the time a good chunk of students show up in UNC or Duke fear when they are in town.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 8:30 am to StraightCashHomey21
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Their fans really don’t care about hoops
shite half the time a good chunk of students show up in UNC or Duke fear when they are in town.
Sounds like our school
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:22 pm to NorthTxLSU
Illinois State is a great place to catch a game especially when they are good. Not a bad seat in a 10k seat arena. Best to catch them playing Bradley there.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:56 pm to chalmetteowl
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that just means they have nothing to do there
What is there really to do in any college town but get drunk?
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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