Best Basketball Facility in D3

[Knightstalker]

I generally judge by the quality of the hot dogs.  WPU is the best in the NJAC, even if they do play in a barn.  NJCU is probably second now, then montclair, then ramapo.

I am not sure of the quality of the NYU dogs, but who needs them when Grays  Papaya is only a block from the 9th st path station on the way to NYU.

[sac]

I think the best facility should be judged on the quality of its condiments...

Well we all know who wins the D3 condiment game. 



I'm going to put a plug in for Indiana University for best college football stadium, the hot dogs are amazing. 8)  I think they were Eisenberg's hot dogs.

[wizbegs1304]

The Kern Center at M.S.O.E. in Milwaukee, WI is very nice as well.

[ILive4This]

OKAY, lets see, Coles is nice, but not amazing however to say crowds do not show up, is just plain inaccurate especially during UAA season and "tear it up" events, when they are often over capacity.

next IWU and Rose Hulman have fantastic facilities and have hosted the NCAA indoor track championships the past two years, however at RHIT, the bball gym is nice but not as nice as the rest of the facility (see outdoor picture on previous page).

Kenyon's facility that they just built I believe cost around 99 million and is almost entirely glass (I hope they dont throw any stones), however their game just does not match their facility as of yet, so it is not really on the map.

Hope is the class of d3 stadiums, and Calvin is clearly trying to match that, and it is impressive that they do so with rather meager endowments. Imagine what Chicago or NYU could do with more space to work with, as they clearly have the money. (CHICAGO raised $2 Billion over the last few years, and has likea 7 billion+ endowment).

[sac]

The Capital Center at Capital University is also a very nice building.  Unfortunately they don't provide pictures on their website so you'll have to read about it.

http://www.capital.edu/163/

Baldwin-Wallace should be thrown in the hat for best athletic archives.  I imagine very few D3's have a Hall of Fame area as good or as complete as theirs.



As for Chicago, The Ratner Center is only a few years old.

[David Collinge]

The Capital Center at Capital University is also a very nice building.  Unfortunately they don't provide pictures on their website so you'll have to read about it.

Yes, it is.  Of the arenas I get to on a regular or semi-regular basis, it's my second-favorite (behind Kenyon, "game" or no "game"--and oh by the way the Ladies won 20 games this season.)  Very nice in every respect.

Baldwin-Wallace should be thrown in the hat for best athletic archives.  I imagine very few D3's have a Hall of Fame area as good or as complete as theirs.

Yes, this is so; but the gym itself sucks.  Kind of like Ohio Northern (which sucks harder), there's a wide buffer zone between the sidelines and the bleachers, and then the bleachers rise up at a very shallow angle from there.  When I last went there, I felt like I was half a mile from the floor even though I was only about 15 rows up.

[sac]

Yes, this is so; but the gym itself sucks.  Kind of like Ohio Northern (which sucks harder), there's a wide buffer zone between the sidelines and the bleachers, and then the bleachers rise up at a very shallow angle from there.  When I last went there, I felt like I was half a mile from the floor even though I was only about 15 rows up.

Yeah, we noted that.  Those of us there believe we could have fit our entire 2700 seat Holland Civic Center inside the front row and the sidelines, DeVos might be close as well.  Big difference in environment.

[deputy dog]

The House that Jerry built is a very nice gym. Also named after Jerry Welsh former coach at Potsdam State. To bad there haven't been any fans in there for college basketball since the 80's

Go to Potsdam.edu/Athletics. You will see some photo's

[sac]

Potsdam State, Welsh Gymnasium

360 view here
http://www.potsdam.edu/sports/media/gym.mov

[deputy dog]

Potsdam State, Welsh Gymnasium

360 view here
http://www.potsdam.edu/sports/media/gym.mov

Dedicated in honor of Jerry Welsh, basketball coach and administrator from 1979-1991. Coach Welsh established a tradition of success with two national titles and several team accomplishments during his tenure. The Jerry Welsh Gymnasium is also home to the women's volleyball program and has a seating capacity of 3200.

[System Error]

While I do enjoy all of the new facilities that have been built. (For example, Wartburg College just finished theirs at the beginning of last season.) I still enjoy the feel of an old gym. It just screams the love of basketball.

[Rhodes Scholar]

If you love old gyms, check out Hayes Gym on the campus of the College of Mount St. Vincent in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.

P.S. Bring some ear plugs because this place really screams the love of basketball.

[mark_reichert]

http://bearsports.wustl.edu/facilities/FieldHouse.html

[tarheelfan]

Hendrix's newly built Grove Gymnasium is pretty nice.
http://www.hendrix.edu/EventsNews/athletics.aspx?id=17454

[ASCfan237]

My favorite place to play was at UT Tyler.
http://www.uttyler.edu/athletics/facilities/
UMHB is another nice place to play, but I believe Ozarks has the best atmosphere. Our students are involved in every game, no matter who we are playing or how good we are doing that year.