Why 5 stars? Because this is one of the nicest college basketball facilities I've been to.
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Actually, I'd have to say it definitely is THE nicest.
I actually worked at UCF when they opened their brand new arena in 2007, and Auburn reminds me a lot of that, but even a slightly newer version of it. The only thing I wish they could have done differently is installed a larger video board, but then again, I'm used to the NBA arenas who are setting records every year, out-doing each other. And they can add that in later, of course.
Outside of that, I wouldn't change a thing. It's super clean, and everything still looks sparkling new. It even still has that new arena smell.
There's an area dedicated to the top athletic accomplishments in school history, which was really cool to look through. Will B added in some secondary education as we walked through these hallowed halls.
The best thing about the arena is that it's the right size/shape. For the next great run of Auburn basketball, this will be a really tough gym for opponents to play in, because they really packed in the seats in a way that you're on top of the action, even in the very last row at the top of the building.
The only thing left to say is: How in the heckkkkkkk is this only the 3rd Yelp review of this arena? We're on year #7 of this building's existence!! read more