NCAA Basketball

BEST NCAA COLLEGE BASKETBALL VENUES

“It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.” – John Wooden

The Cameron Crazies. Crazy Like a Phog. And there’s nothing like watching the Wildcats coming down through the stands and onto the court at Villanova. Mr. Sports Travel has been blessed to have enjoyed college hoops firsthand, from the prairies of Kansas to Tobacco Road in places as unique as Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Winston-Salem. And the streets of Philadelphia, too, and its suburbs where passion runs deep from the Palestra to Temple to St. Joe to Villanova and elsewhere. Name the best venues in college hoops, and Mr. Sports Travel has been there! "A Fan's Guide To The Ultimate Men's Basketball Travel Experience" helps you prepare to travel and follow your team, with ways to save money on game tickets, parking airfare, hotels and more! Enjoy this collage of hoops!

“Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.” – Mike Krzyzewski

They don't call 'em the Cameron Crazies for nothing

Mr. Sports Travel makes the pilgrimage to Lawrence

One of the most unique gyms anywhere: Vanderbilt

The Atlantic 10's craziest bunch: Xavier fans in Cincy

Villanova players and students after beating St. Joe

“Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.” – former long-time Indiana coach, Bobby Knight

Hooping it up in Bloomington where history abounds

Whoa, Cowboys with Guns! Welcome to Stillwater!

The Colossal Orange Crush of the Big East: Syracuse

Among the loudest students of them all: Michigan State

A Throwback Still On the Horizon: Butler's Fieldhouse

SOME OF MR. SPORTS TRAVEL’S FAVORITE COLLEGE HOOPS VENUES (partial list)

University of Dayton Arena, University of Dayton (Atlantic 10)
Alumni Fieldhouse, St. Joseph’s University (Atlantic 10)
Cintas Center, Xavier University (Atlantic 10)
Reilly Center Arena, St. Bonaventure University (Atlantic 10)
Rose Hill Gym, Fordham University (Atlantic 10)
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University (Atlantic Coast Conference)
Dean Smith Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Atlantic Coast Conference)
RBC Center, North Carolina State University (Atlantic Coast Conference)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Wake Forest University (Atlantic Coast Conference)
Comcast Center, University of Maryland (Atlantic Coast Conference)
Assembly Hall, University of Illinois (Big 10)
Breslin Center, Michigan State University (Big 10)
Williams Arena, University of Minnesota (Big 10)
Assembly Hall, University of Indiana (Big 10)
Mackey Arena, Purdue University (Big 10)
Kohl Center, University of Wisconsin (Big10)
Allen Fieldhouse, University of Kansas (Big 12)
Reed Arena, Texas A&M University (Big 12)
Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University (Big 12)
Gallagher-Iba Arena, Oklahoma State University (Big 12)
Lloyd Noble Center, University of Oklahoma (Big 12)
Frank Erwin Center, University of Texas (Big 12)
Carrier Dome, Syracuse University (Big East)
The Pavilion, Villanova University (Big East)
Gampel Pavilion, University of Connecticut (Big East)
Verizon Center, Georgetown University (Big East)
Freedom Hall, University of Louisville (Big East)
* New downtown arena opens for the Cardinals for 2010-11 season
FedEx Forum, University of Memphis (Conference USA)
Hinkle Fieldhouse, Butler University (Horizon)
The Palestra, University of Pennsylvania (Ivy)
Qwest Center, Creighton University (Missouri Valley)
Charles Koch Arena, Wichita State University (Missouri Valley)
University Arena, aka, The Pit, University of New Mexico (Mountain West)
Huntsman Center, University of Utah (Mountain West)
Marriott Center, Brigham Young University (Mountain West)
McArthur Court, University of Oregon (Pac-10)
Pauley Pavilion, University of California, Los Angeles, aka, UCLA (Pac-10)
Bank of America Arena, University of Washington (Pac-10)
Rupp Arena, University of Kentucky (Southeastern Conference)
O’Connell Center, University of Florida (Southeastern Conference)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Louisiana State University (Southeastern Conference)
Memorial Gym, Vanderbilt University (Southeastern Conference)
Thompson-Boling Arena, University of Tennessee (Southeastern Conference)
Bud Walton Arena, University of Arkansas (Southeastern Conference)
McCarthey Athletic Center, Gonzaga University (West Coast Conference)