Loudest game in a basketball Arena that you've ever been lucky enough to experience?

[boog204]

MSU vs. UConn at Gampel in '99.

Michael Buffer made $20 Grand that afternoon.

So loud my head hurt, though the Red Dog the night before could have jad something to do with that.

Came here to post that one... That was my first year at UConn and one of my first Gampel games.

Perhaps a bit blasphemous, but I happened to visit my buddy down at Maryland for a Maryland-Duke game at Cole Field House in 01. That was the Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter team a year before they won it. Maryland lost 98-96 but it was insanely loud. I remember thinking that the ACC atmosphere kind of put ours to shame.

When I was very young, probably about 8-9, I went with a friend to a Celtics-76ers game at the Boston Garden. My memory is hazing, but I remember being blown away by how loud it was especially after Barkley absolutely throttled someone; I think it was Ed Pinckney, on a breakway. I learned all sorts of expletives that day.

 

[EBonz30]

1990 UConn-St.John's opening day at Gampel.

I was at that one. Right behind the basket (had the Willy Wonka golden ticket).

Loudest for me is Mizzouri @ Allen Field House. Anthony Peeler scores 43 points, but KU tops Missouri, 98-89, March 8, 1992, and the Jayhawks cut down the nets after assuring a tie for the Big Eight Conference title.

Actually, almost every game I've been to at Allen Field House was louder than any at Gampel or the Civic Center. NCAA says it is the loudest college basketball arena.

I was actually watching a special on the old Missouri coach over the weekend and that game they spoke about with Peeler, would of love to been there, lucky you!

 

[EBonz30]

January 26th, 2002 UConn versus Arizona at McHale Center in Tucson. Freshman Ben Gordon and Emeka Okafor silenced that crazy crowd 100 to 98 in overtime. I think UConn was down by seven in overtime and pulled it out. I almost got killed sitting one row behind the student section.

Lol, love it, nothing better than winning on the road and silencing the road fans!

 

[White Dwarf]

RBC Center. Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Finals. Ear bleeding loud. It's basketball arena as well.

 

[Dogdeacon]

I was 11, and that was my first UConn game. It was insanity.

Forgot about that one, Calhoun was right when he said the crowd noise shook the dust off the rafters.

 

[geohusky]

The loudest home game of the JC era was that NIT game vs. VCU in the Field House in 1988. Second was that Gtown game in 1990.

No question the VCU game in the Field House. It was so loud the dust was actually falling from the rafters from the noise!

 

[AZHuskiePop]

The loudest home game of the JC era was that NIT game vs. VCU in the Field House in 1988. Second was that Gtown game in 1990.

Georgetown and Cuse back to back the HCC was alive and shaking.

 

[Mike Honcho]

Have to agree. My wife would not let me pony up +$500 for that game; but, I could hear it from a packed bar across the street.

The narrative leading up to that game with ticket prices skyrocketing was awesome (not the prices, though). And it was sweet sweet payback for that final 4 away game we played against MSU in Detroit in 2009.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I was actually watching a special on the old Missouri coach over the weekend and that game they spoke about with Peeler, would of love to been there, lucky you!

I had season tickets all three years of law school. I'm very fond of Gampel, but Allen Field House is just amazing. Incomparable really. I really hope we get in the Big 12 and maybe you guys can take in a game there. Lawrence is a really fun college town too.

 

[UChusky916]

UConn-Texas in 2010 when Texas came in to Gampel as the #1 team (although they had already lost since the previous rankings). Down 8 at halftime and in the midst of the 13-0 run in the second half that gave them the lead, I have never heard a crowd that loud. I was lucky enough to be in the student section and legitimately could not hear the person next to me if they were screaming at me.

Surprised it took until the 2nd page to see this. That game was insanely loud from start to finish. As @Ts5034 mentioned earlier, I think a lot of it had to do with a high level of fan frustration from the season since we had lots of talent and experience but it just never came together consistently (much like this year).

Stanley's dunk set the tone early, and we saw the future stardom of Kemba in the 2nd half of that game.

 

[Samoo]

Pionerski Hall, Belgrade Red Star against some Russian Team in Euroleague. 13000 in an arena with seating for 8000. The noise never stopped from 2o minutes before tip off. Cheerleaders were the worst ever seen going all the way back to grade school

 

[kemba]

Definitely the Texas game at Gampel. The alley oop to Stix that dyson threw from halfcourt was insane. And then the entire 2nd half was incredible. People mention the Syracuse game a couple of years later when gameday was here, I was in the student section for both and I didn't think that even came close. I remember Andy Katz saying it was the loudest building he's been in in years.

MSU at MSG was awesome too, hard to compare noise level in such different buildings, but it was an amazing atmosphere.

 

[champs99and04]

I think the younger you are, the louder it seems...so it's kind of a sliding scale. But for me, in no particular order, the ones that stand out:

- UConn/MSU '09 in Detroit

- UConn/MSU '14 at MSG

- UConn/Cuse '12 at Gampel

For a non-UConn game, game one Celtics-76ers in 2002 was nuts. It was the first playoff basketball game in Boston in seven years and it was a zoo.

 

[amory]

Probably the 2011 Big East Tournament final against Louisville. Place was going crazy from the tip to the final buzzer

Tied for a close 2nd would be Game 6 of the Celtics Heat playoff series in....2012? as well as the first game Paul Pierce and KG returned as members of the Nets. The Garden was insane both times

 

[mauconnfan]

I'm sure there's a few you can call a tie but if you don't have the UConn GTown game of 1990 then you're list is off. Easily the loudest ever to that point and I haven't heard many that could contend. I've heard similar but this was the one that stands out, it was deafening. I've said it many times, just listen to and watch the video with Mike Gorman from the beginning and at the 12-0 to 14-0 point you will never find a UConn game that loud.

 

[willie99]

MSG

Louisville BET March 2011

MSU E8 March 2014

 

[BuffaloHusky]

The second half of the MSU game was loudest Garden crowd I've heard and that include dozens of Knick and Ranger playoff games. In fact, I remember sitting there and saying to myself amidst the din....this is crazy. There's Michigan State fans here too.

The Texas crowd was the loudest I've ever heard in CT.

Loudest crowd I've ever heard is Shea Stadium Game 6 1986. Not only was it insane... the entire upper deck was swaying.

 

[geohusky]

I was sitting next to MSU fans at the Garden and they couldn't believe how loud our fans were, but I still believe the VCU NIT game at the Field House was by far the loudest. It was hot and the whole building was actually shaking and the dust was coming down from the ceiling.

 

[Waquoit]

No question the VCU game in the Field House. It was so loud the dust was actually falling from the rafters from the noise!

What made it so loud, besides the ravenous-for-a-win fans, was that they put all those extra seats on the apron right on top of the court. I never saw them do that before. Made for a real buzzsaw environment. I almost felt sorry for VCU, That crowd was relentless.

 

[BUConn10]

For those who attended games back when they were in the CC, how was the atmosphere compared to XL today?

 

[Husky25]

For those who attended games back when they were in the CC, how was the atmosphere compared to XL today?

Am I missing something?

The Hartford Civic Center = The XL Center.

It's the same building.

 

[BUConn10]

Am I missing something?

The Hartford Civic Center = The XL Center.

It's the same building.

I never went to a game back when it was the Civic Center, I assumed it had less/different seating as well as a different era of UConn fans.

 

[Husky25]

I never went to a game back when it was the Civic Center, I assumed it had less/different seating as well as a different era of UConn fans.

No, not really anything else changed except for the name. I recall the seats used to be purple. Know they are blue. Other cosmetic changes have been made to the concourse over the last year or so, but that is about it. The bar on one end actually took out about 300 or so seats. I do recall more sell outs, but that was only to my minds eye and except for the student section and band, the lower bowl was always packed with the higher paying, lesser cheering corporate fan.

 

[Chief00]

So many great games - The FL game was crazy - was in the runway as Dee Rowe was greeting players coming off the court. What a classy guy, and it struck me how loved he was by today's players.
The AZ game was really crazy too.
Can think of a few Georgetown and Cuse games which were great.
My favorite game ever was 1999 against Duke - it was in an indoor baseball arena but at least in the UConn section and in the concourse before and after the game it was wild. Remember the UConn chants on the bus back to Clearwater and the hotel bar after the game and the early morning flight home - what a trip!

 

[djct1999]

I am in the camp that says UConn vs. MSU at the Worlds Most Famous Arena. From the train ride in, to the line outside Stub Hub, to the few block walk to the garden, through the game......................nothing but U. C. O. N. N. chants non stop. The game was electric. The Rip vs Mateen Cleaves fan interaction was legendary. The outcome was even better. Anyone who felt UConn didn't reach the NYC market(Delaney I am talking to you) had to have changed their mind that day. UConn owned that day from start to finish to the Empire State Building.

 

[Giddyup5]

UConn vs MSU

Also

UConn vs Pitt in the blizzard game in like 2005 when we lost but they let all the students in for free. We were snowed in and spent the entire day drinking before walking to the game. Amazing atmosphere.

 

[NEforceUConn]

This thread is one of the main reasons I come to the BY. Thanks everyone for posting.

I remember awhile back a similar thread where you tube videos were included as evidence (although being at the arena can be well different from watching a video. Wish someone could bump that thread.

I live in NC and only see UConn when they come down here. For loudest arenas I will say the Canes playoff games at RBC are off the charts noise wise, it drowns out my "Let's go Whalers" chant.

 

[beakumhawks]

It would be hard to beat any Kansas-Missouri game at Allen Field House, but the loudest I have ever heard the place was the last game Moo played at Lawrence before jumping to the SEC and watching their hoops program go right down the toilet. This is the pregame intro to that last game in 2012

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[blue93]

While it's not the loudest game I've been to, one game that I haven't seen mentioned is the 2013 game against Otto Porter/Georgetown at Gampel. Lost the game in double overtime, but, despite the result, I remember being blown away by the atmosphere in the building, especially during a postseason ban year.

 

[CTBasketball]

While it's not the loudest game I've been to, one game that I haven't seen mentioned is the 2013 game against Otto Porter/Georgetown at Gampel. Lost the game in double overtime, but, despite the result, I remember being blown away by the atmosphere in the building, especially during a postseason ban year.

If Niels hit that 3 the place would have exploded into a million pieces.