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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: Tums Festival on March 15, 2023, 07:08:57 PM

Title: Was Marquette the 1st school to name a court after a former coach?
Post by: Tums Festival on March 15, 2023, 07:08:57 PM
Watching the UCF @ Florida game and seeing the Gators playing on "Belly Donovan" court got me wondering.
Title: Re: Was Marquette the 1st school to name a court after a former coach?
Post by: warriorchick on March 15, 2023, 07:12:48 PM

Trivia Question:  Who is the only coach who has 2 D1 courts named after them?
Title: Re: Was Marquette the 1st school to name a court after a former coach?
Post by: NextChampionship on March 15, 2023, 07:47:28 PM
Pat Summitt?

I think both the women’s and men’s courts at Tennessee are named for her, though UT-Martin’s could be as well.
Title: Re: Was Marquette the 1st school to name a court after a former coach?
Post by: The Equalizer on March 15, 2023, 07:54:29 PM
Quote from: warriorchick link=topic=64595.msg1534767#msg1534767 date=
Trivia Question:  Who is the only coach who has 2 D1 courts named after them?

Are you counting the Fiserv and the AL as separate courts?
Title: Re: Was Marquette the 1st school to name a court after a former coach?
Post by: 🏀 on March 15, 2023, 07:54:50 PM
Quote from: warriorchick on March 15, 2023, 07:12:48 PM
Trivia Question:  Who is the only coach who has 2 D1 courts named after them?

Pat Summit
Title: Re: Was Marquette the 1st school to name a court after a former coach?
Post by: cheebs09 on March 15, 2023, 08:18:39 PM
Quote from: warriorchick on March 15, 2023, 07:12:48 PM
Trivia Question:  Who is the only coach who has 2 D1 courts named after them?

Wooden
Title: Re: Was Marquette the 1st school to name a court after a former coach?
Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on March 15, 2023, 08:20:24 PM
Naismith has multiple courts.
Title: Re: Was Marquette the 1st school to name a court after a former coach?
Post by: The Equalizer on March 15, 2023, 08:42:21 PM
According to this--which is incomplete because it excludes Marquette:
https://forums.rivals.com/threads/college-courts-named-after-coaches.990522/ (https://forums.rivals.com/threads/college-courts-named-after-coaches.990522/)

1. Lou Henson: Illinois and New Mexico State
2. John Wooden:  Indiana State and UCLA
3. Not listed, but I did check out UT Martin, which did name their court after Pat Summit in addition to Tennessee
4. And I'm still going to count the Al and Fisev as two different D1 facilities. 
Title: Re: Was Marquette the 1st school to name a court after a former coach?
Post by: warriorchick on March 15, 2023, 09:41:08 PM
Quote from: 🏀 on March 15, 2023, 07:54:50 PM
Pat Summit

Correct, Both at University of Tennessee and UT-Martin, her alma mater.