Outside of The Palestra, what is your favorite venue in college basketball?
I’m going to split that question in two parts, if I may. My favorite non-Palestra venue in the country is Allen Fieldhouse, because it’s so historic and so loud. It edges out Maryland’s Comcast Center, an arena that proves you can create a modern facility without compromising the atmosphere that makes college basketball what it is. My favorite arena that I’ve been to is probably Yale’s John J. Lee Amphitheater. It’s built into one side of Yale’s athletics center, which looks like a big Gothic cathedral. The inside of the arena has a pressed ceiling and semi-cylindrical wooden bucket seats. It also has balcony-style seating behind the baskets, and bleachers for the students right along courtside. When the place is packed, it gets really, really loud. I took some pictures of the place for my blog the last time I was up there. I don’t think I can let you use them because my company owns the rights to them and is really picky about that stuff, but you can definitely link to it. 6. Your pre
