Been traveling a lot for work which unfortunately has made me unable to attend a lot of our home games, but has allowed me to attend a few college bball games here in the NE.
Quick review below for college bball junkies:
Princeton - Jadwin is quirky but quasi-iconic in its own right. Free parking and easy to get to, but the lighting and overall set up weirds me out. For a team that's had pretty good success, nobody seems to really care
Monmouth - Becoming a favorite for us as it's only 25 minutes away, cheap tix, free parking, newer arena and always fun. Players come out after games for pictures w/kids which is great.
Seton Hall (Walsh) - If they ever found a way to get rid of the stage, it'd be a lot better. Went there when the women played UConn, cool set up but nothing over the top awesome about it
BC - Conte must be great for hockey, but terrible for BBall. Like how it's connected to Alumni Stadium, but the atmosphere felt like a middle school game.
Cuse - Obviously huge but b/c of size seats are far away from the court. Must have been rocking during their heyday w/Jimmy B
Providence - Very underrated. If the Friars ever got good, place would be a madhouse. Went to the game vs. UConn in January, the joint was rocking
UConn (Stoors) - Never realized how far in the middle of nowhere UConn was. Very impressive set up w/the banners (not just the success they've had, but the layout and class of the presentation). Brisket w/Mac n Cheese for $17.00 was pricey but worth it. Also had $2.00 beers which was great. Fans are a little on the strange / arrogant side, but not Indiana weird and not PSU cult level
UConn (Hartford) - I always wondered why they'd play away from Gampel, now, after having been to Stoors, I completely understand and actually prefer Hartford. The arena is meh at best, but it's so much more convenient than their on-campus situation for everyone but students and locals. Plus, it gives people an opportunity to see them play who otherwise wouldn't venture out to Stoors.
Still looking to get out to a few others, primarily Nova (on campus and Philly), PSU (if we're ever good again), St. John's (Carnesecca), Maryland, Fordham, Yale, Harvard, etc.
Quick review below for college bball junkies:
Princeton - Jadwin is quirky but quasi-iconic in its own right. Free parking and easy to get to, but the lighting and overall set up weirds me out. For a team that's had pretty good success, nobody seems to really care
Monmouth - Becoming a favorite for us as it's only 25 minutes away, cheap tix, free parking, newer arena and always fun. Players come out after games for pictures w/kids which is great.
Seton Hall (Walsh) - If they ever found a way to get rid of the stage, it'd be a lot better. Went there when the women played UConn, cool set up but nothing over the top awesome about it
BC - Conte must be great for hockey, but terrible for BBall. Like how it's connected to Alumni Stadium, but the atmosphere felt like a middle school game.
Cuse - Obviously huge but b/c of size seats are far away from the court. Must have been rocking during their heyday w/Jimmy B
Providence - Very underrated. If the Friars ever got good, place would be a madhouse. Went to the game vs. UConn in January, the joint was rocking
UConn (Stoors) - Never realized how far in the middle of nowhere UConn was. Very impressive set up w/the banners (not just the success they've had, but the layout and class of the presentation). Brisket w/Mac n Cheese for $17.00 was pricey but worth it. Also had $2.00 beers which was great. Fans are a little on the strange / arrogant side, but not Indiana weird and not PSU cult level
UConn (Hartford) - I always wondered why they'd play away from Gampel, now, after having been to Stoors, I completely understand and actually prefer Hartford. The arena is meh at best, but it's so much more convenient than their on-campus situation for everyone but students and locals. Plus, it gives people an opportunity to see them play who otherwise wouldn't venture out to Stoors.
Still looking to get out to a few others, primarily Nova (on campus and Philly), PSU (if we're ever good again), St. John's (Carnesecca), Maryland, Fordham, Yale, Harvard, etc.
