How many "courts" are there in college basketball

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I think the naming of these "courts" are silly. But how many are there?

John and Nell Wooden Court at Pauley Pavillion
Coach K Court
Lute Olsen Court


How many others are out there?
 
AlleyAllen said:
GB-Hack said:
I think Oklahoma State's is named for Eddie Sutton.

But is it called Eddie Sutton Court? Just curious.

Yes it is, it has a huge version of his signature on it, as can be seen here.

Gallagher-Iba-Arena-2005-Jan-22.jpg
 
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ondeadline said:
The Reynolds Coliseum floor is "Kay Yow Court."

In that vein, Pat Summit has two named after her, one at UT-Knoxville and the other at UT-Martin.
 
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GB-Hack said:
AlleyAllen said:
GB-Hack said:
I think Oklahoma State's is named for Eddie Sutton.

But is it called Eddie Sutton Court? Just curious.

Yes it is, it has a huge version of his signature on it, as can be seen here.

Gallagher-Iba-Arena-2005-Jan-22.jpg

Damn, he must have used a mop for that.
 
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GB-Hack said:
AlleyAllen said:
GB-Hack said:
I think Oklahoma State's is named for Eddie Sutton.

But is it called Eddie Sutton Court? Just curious.

Yes it is, it has a huge version of his signature on it, as can be seen here.

Gallagher-Iba-Arena-2005-Jan-22.jpg

Thanks for the correction. I honestly didn't know its name.
 
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"Eddie Sutton Court at Gallagher-Iba Arena"

Oh, for ****'s sake. This country's obsession with awarding everybody is out of hand.

This is just an extension of the "everybody gets a trophy" mentality.
 
FirstDownPirates said:
GB-Hack said:
AlleyAllen said:
GB-Hack said:
I think Oklahoma State's is named for Eddie Sutton.

But is it called Eddie Sutton Court? Just curious.

Yes it is, it has a huge version of his signature on it, as can be seen here.

Gallagher-Iba-Arena-2005-Jan-22.jpg

Damn, he must have used a mop for that.

The mop was for cleaning up his vomit after another Sutton bender.
 
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It's also a way of honoring longstanding coaches who have become synonymous with the college they coach at. They probably can't change the arena name, I think the Dean Smith Dome was new when they named it for him, so what's the other option?
 
James Naismith Court at Allen Fieldhouse.

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