What’s the loudest you’ve ever heard Gampel?

[Lafayette]

Opening night, January 27, 1990! #20 UConn vs #15 St. John's.
The place was rocking an hour before tipoff.

Yes sir! Was there as well and since it was new and well, much better than the fieldhouse, it was rockin!

 

[husky429]

I agree with a bunch of these. Gonna add the Nova game Hurley got thrown out and Kimani stepped up and coached a dub. 2020?

 

[sdglast]

Cuse in 1995 at Gampel for the first time ever.
Mich State in 1999 at Gampel.

Agreed on both. Cuse in 1995 was insanely loud.

 

[Ports21]

Underrated one was against Providence in 2023. IIRC, it was cheap beer night, white out, and we were angry from losing to them earlier in the year. Place was LOUD.

 

[Stew Crew]

2010 Texas

1990 Opening Night against St. John's was also pretty intense.

 

[Waquoit]

Yes sir! Was there as well and since it was new and well, much better than the fieldhouse, it was rockin!

I was at all those games, Texas, Arizona and there was a really loud Oklahoma game, too. But Gampel was never louder then the VCU NIT game in the Fieldhouse (1988). They jammed another 200 seats on the apron surrounding the court. It was so loud the sonic waves loosened dirt from the ceiling that had clung there for decades.

 

[Excalibur]

I agree with a bunch of these. Gonna add the Nova game Hurley got thrown out and Kimani stepped up and coached a dub. 2020?

That was in Hartford.

 

[UCLJ0211]

The Shabazz buzzer beater vs. Florida was up there. Also when we beat Arizona in like 2001 or 2002? Forget the exact year.

 

[pepband99]

I wrote HCC in parenthesis how much are you drinking this morning? Problem is I didn’t read the details and assumed the Huskies in general. My bad, but that GTown game was louder than any Gampel game anyway.

And to answer your original question, A LOT!

One too many at the Federal that day.

I'm also with you on the Kansas game at HCC. That timeout noise was massive.

 

[husky429]

That was in Hartford.

Ahh you're right. Good call.

 

[LIUCHusky]

I was at all those games, Texas, Arizona and there was a really loud Oklahoma game, too. But Gampel was never louder then the VCU NIT game in the Fieldhouse (1988). They jammed another 200 seats on the apron surrounding the court. It was so loud the sonic waves loosened dirt from the ceiling that had clung there for decades.

I was in attendance for every game mentioned in this thread. Have to agree the VCU NIT game is the loudest I can remember.

 

[thekollieman]

Interested to hear from people who attend all the games. I attended pretty much every home game from 2004-2015, but moved out of state so I’ve only seen a handful of games at Gampel the last 10 years.

With that in mind for me it was either Shabazz hitting the buzzer beater vs Florida in 2014 or Kemba hitting the floater to win as time expired vs Nova in 2011.

What say you?

I’m no season ticket holder to Gampel, but I read the question and immediately came in to say it was the Shabazz buzzer beater vs. Florida! I was in the top row, opposite baseline and it was NUTS!

 

[ucp990411]

2010 Texas

1990 Opening Night against St. John's was also pretty intense.

My picks

 

[Arod18]

Nova blizzard game in 95-96.

Texas was probably louder, but also has the advantage of 2000 more people. 8,241 in that place was never louder.

1000% agree. Revenge game. Remember being there not being able to hear my roommate screaming at me even tho he was sitting right next to me. Still remember the “you can’t stop us” chant

 

[Magic32]

Early 2000's, maybe 2001 and Arizona was in town. UConn was down late and won. Place was electric!

 

[TroyHall98]

Mich St. was mine. Were you in Troy? I was in Shakespeare 99 and 00.

Hi Neighbor! I lived in Troy from 94-98.

 

[TroyHall98]

It’s between Nova in 1996, which had an incredible buildup on the Allen vs. Kittles matchup, the Texas game in 2010, and a 2002 game vs. a then undefeated Miami where Johnny Selvie hit two free throws with 5 seconds to go to win it.

Honorable mention to the Joey C game against Georgetown, although that was just a short burst of crowd energy.

I am going to bring up a bad memory but Villanova in Feb 1995 at Gampel was very loud until about 5 minutes into the first half. That was the infamous Kittles/Lawson/Eberz game coming off our our first number 1 ranking following the win at Syracuse.

 

[mauconnfan]

I was at all those games, Texas, Arizona and there was a really loud Oklahoma game, too. But Gampel was never louder then the VCU NIT game in the Fieldhouse (1988). They jammed another 200 seats on the apron surrounding the court. It was so loud the sonic waves loosened dirt from the ceiling that had clung there for decades.

Check out this video from this search, virginia commonwealth men's basketball nit vs uconn 1988
VCU @ UConn 1988 NIT Quarterfinals

Great call Waq on VCU. I was 27 and in the front row under the hoop place was hot and insane. Jeff King was sensational off the bench fun times.

 

[CL82]

Check out this video from this search, virginia commonwealth men's basketball nit vs uconn 1988
VCU @ UConn 1988 NIT Quarterfinals

Great call Waq on VCU. I was 27 and in the front row under the hoop place was hot and insane. Jeff King was sensational off the bench fun times.

4800 announced. It was likely more.

 

[MrJama100]

The ON:LY answer is opening night 1990. I was there. St Johns.
I guarantee it was louder BEFORE the game even started than ANY time since.
Really, I've been to plenty of games and none come close to that.

Honorable mention (not Gampel) is NIT game in Field House against VCU. I was there too.
We were so loud, the vibrations dispersed decades of dust, creating this smoky fog in the rafters.
Yes I am that old.

 

[willie99]

I can't pick a clear winner. So many great games going back to the Dream Season

35 years of great games and great players and great coaches and great fans and Red

Love them all

 

[Waquoit]

Check out this video from this search, virginia commonwealth men's basketball nit vs uconn 1988

Lotta zone in that game!

 

[mauconnfan]

Lotta zone in that game!

Yup for JC no doubt. Started out in one actually.

 

[Hagahulk23]

Early 2000's, maybe 2001 and Arizona was in town. UConn was down late and won. Place was electric!

I was just about to post that one. Good call! Winning hoop was Loren Woods goaltend on a Tony Robertson runner. Place blew up and the students rushed the court. December 9th 2000.

 

[Giscombe12]

The moment that I oddly think of for this question was the Louisville game in January 2014 (my freshman year).

We were getting hosed by the refs but were only down 6 at the half. Had pushed hard early in the second half but were still down like 8 when KO picked up a T and got ejected.

Gampel went freaking ballistic. I can’t remember who was shooting the free throws for UL, but I remember him missing both while the arena was shaking from the noise. Of the games I was there for in person, that was the loudest moment.

Jump to the 36:00 mark

https://youtu.be/K1YeHfxg-jk?si=ducknj5vWguhIsbkSA