best college basketball stadiums
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Best atmosphere (arena plus crowd) that I've been to:
1. Assembly Hall - Illinois - BY FAR
2. Williams Arena - Minnesota
3. Allen Fieldhouse - Kansas
4. Kohl Center - Wisconsin
5. Hilton Coliseum - would be number 2 in the past
6. McHale Center - Arizona
Worst - (tie) - Colorado, Penn State.
Would like to see games in: Gallagher-Iba Arena and Breslin Center
1. Assembly Hall - Illinois - BY FAR
2. Williams Arena - Minnesota
3. Allen Fieldhouse - Kansas
4. Kohl Center - Wisconsin
5. Hilton Coliseum - would be number 2 in the past
6. McHale Center - Arizona
Worst - (tie) - Colorado, Penn State.
Would like to see games in: Gallagher-Iba Arena and Breslin Center
Great building... Im sure the 35 people who attended each game last year thought so too. :wink:
UNI was just a little too late for taking advantage of a good mens hoops following while they made their NCAA runs
A gym that seats 7,000 basically tells recruits "we have a small fan base." Same as the Knapp Center. They're both glorified high school gyms.
Compare that with other schools in your own conference - Missouri State, Illinois State, Bradley - that have big-time arenas.
I'm about to walk over to the Rhode Island vs Duke game in Cameron Indoor. It sure isn't the nicest arena, but it is really a special place to watch a college basketball game.
I hated Duke basketball when I started grad school here, but I gained a lot of respect for them after watching a game in Cameron. They could build a big new arena but they prefer to keep their old history.
I hated Duke basketball when I started grad school here, but I gained a lot of respect for them after watching a game in Cameron. They could build a big new arena but they prefer to keep their old history.
Huh? Those places only seat a few thousand more than we do. Illinois State and Missouri State are much bigger schools than we are and have nearly twice the enrollment. And Bradley doesn't even field a football team. It would be silly for us to have anything much bigger than what we have.
Thank you - I did forget about those two.
I'm not knocking the McLoed or Knapp Centers - I'm just saying they were built too small.
We do not need anymore seating at this time. Don't forget, we are a football school. SIU's arena is about the same size and they are a basketball school. WSU also does not have football and can put ALL of their money towards hoops. And comparing the Knapp center to Mcleod isn't right, that place IS a big high school gym.
Also, it should be said that the McLeod was built entirely from private funds, and required zero taxpayer money.
