Best/Worst Court Designs

[Trogdor]

Hey gang have we talked about LSU yet? Because this is a thing.

Almost as crappy as the sponsor on the court. And an octagon style? Who the eff are these guys. Its not okay. "Hey build me a court, and just cut off the corners, it'll look cool" 

[star seed 7]

looks great.  love the tiger

[SkinnyBenny]

Hey gang have we talked about LSU yet? Because this is a thing.

Almost as crappy as the sponsor on the court. And an octagon style? Who the eff are these guys. Its not okay. "Hey build me a court, and just cut off the corners, it'll look cool" 

Pretty sure their fold-out bleachers come up to it, or almost. I've never noticed the shape on TV.

[SkinnyBenny]

You guys remember this crazy-ass bullshit?

[Trogdor]

You guys remember this crazy-ass bullshit?

I like how the court tracks the ball with the red circle. Probably so everyone can see it

[SkinnyBenny]

Did we already do this link?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1773643-grading-every-new-college-basketball-court-design-for-2013-14-season

[SkinnyBenny]

I like how the court tracks the ball with the red circle. Probably so everyone can see it

Well yeah. But that court really was a real thing, though. It was amazing. And remember this Cavs court? Man. Lotta pastels in 90s hoops.

[Spracne]

Hey gang have we talked about LSU yet? Because this is a thing.

Almost as crappy as the sponsor on the court. And an octagon style? Who the eff are these guys. Its not okay. "Hey build me a court, and just cut off the corners, it'll look cool" 

Welcome to Cox Quart.

[mocat]

that LSU court is great. what's the problem here? i mean, pistol pete?? 

[Brock Landers]

Get rid of the Cox logos and make the center court logo the Tiger Eye thingy.

[Reboulet]

Seems like among the tiger eye, the standard logo with the tiger head above "LSU", and this one (which is apparently the one from their football helmets), their branding is sloppy.

I think that court is ok. I wouldn't cover up the tiger's face with LSU, though.

[star seed 7]

lol that lsu needs to worry about branding.

[SkinnyBenny]

Oh man LSU had some primo courts in the 90s too, you guys.

[kslim]

Really like the hurricanes court (playing duke on the deuce) clean simple look with a decent sized logo in the middle

[SkinnyBenny]

Hey guy post pix

[kslim]

Hey guy post pix

lol there is literally nothing but awful pics that I can find(on mobile)

[cDubya]

[DQ12]

it would be cool if the "paint" free-throw area on the orange side of the U was green

[star seed 7]

hey skinben, know what i've been thinking?  i've been thinking that we here at the kansas state cats basketball court need to take the paint and take little nibbles out of it and turn them into purple state of kansas's!  would look so boss.  maybe kougs can mock this up for us?

[cDubya]

it would be cool if the "paint" free-throw area on the orange side of the U was green

Good point. The green side of the U looks lonely.

[cDubya]

Did I miss this one in here?

Cal changed to this back in June, apparently :

[ksupamplemousse]

I miss our court with the basketcat, and I think it had pastel green lettering on the court as well. Wish I could find a pic.

[kslim]

it would be cool if the "paint" free-throw area on the orange side of the U was green

the paint isn't orange on the court now, it's stain. All of the lines including 3 point lines are green

[Emo EMAW]

Our hated rivals from Long Beach played at UC Santa Barbara last night. There aren't a lot of great images of that court online.



The font/kerning for "Welcome to the Thunderdome" is terrible. If you're wondering if the logo is a UFO or a hat, it's a hat. They're the Gaucho's, and that hat with the weird lines under it is the "magic hat" version of their logo.

Here's what else you learn when you go down the UCSB rabbit hole:
 

As Gaucho basketball evolved into a Big West power, the building in which it made its mark also evolved, emerging as one of the nation’s most feared venues.  Few arenas inspire fear. The Thunderdome is one of them.
 
Christened The Thunderdome, with a nod to the Mel Gibson film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, because of sheer volume of noise it produces, the home to UCSB basketball became a nightmare to visitors.  Opponents not only had to deal with great Gaucho teams, but they also had to handle a level of noise beyond what their imaginations could muster.
 
It’s humble exterior belies the Thunderdome’s inner beauty and power.  It has become more than an arena, it’s become legend.

http://ucsbgauchos.com/our_stories/Our_Stories_Videos/OS-The_Thunderdome

In the mid-1990s, Gaucho basketball fans became nationally notorious for chucking tortillas onto the court at televised games. The tortilla barrages often stopped play and resulted in technical foul calls against the Gauchos. Coaches could occasionally be seen begging the crowd to stop and even helping with cleanup. The practice peaked in February 1997 when the Gauchos took on University of the Pacific in a game that was televised on ESPN. The rowdy fans throughout the game threw tortillas where the Gauchos head coach was eventually ejected. While the athletics department prohibits tortilla chucking at basketball games, the tradition is celebrated today at soccer matches – only after goals – and never during play or directed at fans or opposing players (this act can lead to an ejection, penalty on the home team and a possible end of the tradition). The only after Gaucho goals tortillas tradition is part of a great game-day atmosphere.

http://www.ucsbgauchos.com/fan_zone/Locos/nickname

Their fans are pretty awful, rowdy, disgusting.  A girl I know was playing there for the Beach as a visitor (vball), and they put the bench right by the students.  This guy was calling this girl a whore and this and that so the girl turns around and spit and her spit went right into his mouth.   

[SkinnyBenny]

Did I miss this one in here?

Cal changed to this back in June, apparently :

Man those bleachers are STRAIGHT up and down. STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. I bet watching games there is fun.