They did it right!
The brand new Matthew Knight Arena is a college basketball palace complete with state-of-the-art training facilities, overwhelming Oregon branding, pristine and decorative concourses and a fancy court and scoreboard.
"It's obviously a beautiful arena," Kevin O'Neill commented. "The thing that's interesting is that there are no suites out here. They force everybody to sit in the seats, which I think is awesome."
"It's going to be a standard setter not just in the Pac-10, but all over the country," O'Neill declared.
While the court might be distracting to traditionalists, the faint mid-court stripe could cause problems for officials and players alike.
Otherwise, here's a look at Matthew Knight Arena as it readies for opening night (click on the pics for select captions)...
The brand new Matthew Knight Arena is a college basketball palace complete with state-of-the-art training facilities, overwhelming Oregon branding, pristine and decorative concourses and a fancy court and scoreboard.
"It's obviously a beautiful arena," Kevin O'Neill commented. "The thing that's interesting is that there are no suites out here. They force everybody to sit in the seats, which I think is awesome."
"It's going to be a standard setter not just in the Pac-10, but all over the country," O'Neill declared.
While the court might be distracting to traditionalists, the faint mid-court stripe could cause problems for officials and players alike.
Otherwise, here's a look at Matthew Knight Arena as it readies for opening night (click on the pics for select captions)...
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