College Courts Named After Coaches

[TarHeels740]

*UPDATED* Trying to compile a list of Division 1 college basketball courts named after coaches -- and identify (*) ones that are named after coaches that did NOT win a National Championship at the school. Who am I missing?

Duke - Coach K

UNC - Roy Williams

Oklahoma St - Eddie Sutton*

Arkansas - Nolan Richardson

UF - Billy Donovan

Arizona - Lute & Bobbi Olson

Syracuse - Jim Boeheim

Michigan St - Tom Izzo (coming soon)

UCLA - Nell & John Wooden

Louisville - Denny Crum

UNLV - Jerry Tarkanian

Georgetown - John Thompson

Maryland - Gary Williams

Illinois - Lou Henson*

New Mexico - Bob King*

Georgia Tech - Bobby Cremins*

Purdue - Gene Keady*

Tennessee - Pat Summitt

Indiana State - John Wooden

Indiana - Branch McCracken

New Mexico State - Lou Henson*

 

[JayhawkWriter]

Ku: James Naismith court

 

[toonces11]

Ku: James Naismith court

Did not win a title.

 

[JayhawkWriter]

Did not win a title.

um, neither did lou henson, or eddie sutton.

 

[toonces11]

um, neither did lou henson, or eddie sutton.

My bad. Didn’t see the asterisk. I’m a huge Kansas fan.

 

[TarHeels740]

Georgia Tech - Bobby Cremins*
Purdue - Gene Keady*

 

[JVDBeak'em]

Feel like KU will have to change it to Bill Self once he retires. Just say Naismith was a racist or something.

 

[della]

Trying to compile a list of Division 1 college basketball courts named after coaches -- and identify (*) ones that are named after coaches that won a National Championship at the school. Who am I missing?

Duke - Coach K

UNC - Roy Williams

Oklahoma St - Eddie Sutton*

Arkansas - Nolan Richardson

UF - Billy Donovan

Arizona - Lute & Bobbi Olson

Syracuse - Jim Boeheim

Michigan St - Tom Izzo (coming soon)

UCLA - Nell & John Wooden

Louisville - Denny Crum

UNLV - Jerry Tarkanian*

Georgetown - John Thompson

Maryland - Gary Williams

Illinois - Lou Henson*

New Mexico - Bob King*

Tennessee- Pat Summitt

 

[lurkeraspect84]

UK's is after a radio announcer who's called many championships.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

Tennessee- Pat Summitt

Awww, that's cute. I think he's talking about men's basketball though.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

Trying to compile a list of Division 1 college basketball courts named after coaches -- and identify (*) ones that are named after coaches that won a National Championship at the school. Who am I missing?

Duke - Coach K

UNC - Roy Williams

Oklahoma St - Eddie Sutton*

Arkansas - Nolan Richardson

UF - Billy Donovan

Arizona - Lute & Bobbi Olson

Syracuse - Jim Boeheim

Michigan St - Tom Izzo (coming soon)

UCLA - Nell & John Wooden

Louisville - Denny Crum

UNLV - Jerry Tarkanian*

Georgetown - John Thompson

Maryland - Gary Williams

Illinois - Lou Henson*

New Mexico - Bob King*

I believe UCLA is actually Sam Gilbert Court.

 

[della]

Awww, that's cute. I think he's talking about men's basketball though.

Kevin, I don't see why you would choose to disparage this, but since you have, you should know that Pat Summitt has won more National Championships and more games than any UK coach has in history.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

OK, so I think the asterisks are meant to indicate coaches who have a court named after them but DID NOT win a championship at the school? I think that's what you meant. Tarkanian did though.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

Kevin, I don't see why you would choose to disparage this, but since you have, you should know that Pat Summitt has won more National Championships and more games than any UK coach has in history.

I didn't disparage anything. I just said I'm pretty sure he's talking about real basketball.

 

[della]

I didn't disparage anything. I just said I'm pretty sure he's talking about real basketball.

You said, "Awww that's cute".

 

[Kevin Bryan]

You said, "Awww that's cute".

It is cute.

 

[Manster]

I could see WVU naming after Huggins at some point. Especially if he can finish his career with another Final Four or better.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

I could see WVU naming after Huggins at some point. Especially if he can finish his career with another Final Four or better.

He should have been at WVU a lot sooner. I always enjoyed watching his UC teams all the years he was in Cincy though. IMO, they would've won it all in 2000 had Kenyon Martin not broken his leg in the CUSA tourney.

 

[Dirt Road Boiler]

 

[Dirt Road Boiler]

Also Indiana State has James Naismith and his wifes name on their court.

 

[TarHeels740]

Also Indiana State has James Naismith and his wifes name on their court.

Looks like it is named after John Wooden and wife

Link

 

[TarHeels740]

OK, so I think the asterisks are meant to indicate coaches who have a court named after them but DID NOT win a championship at the school? I think that's what you meant. Tarkanian did though.

You are correct. I fixed to take the asterisk off of Tarkanian's name.

 

[dukedevilz]

While Tubby Smith was coaching at Memphis, High Point announced that they would name the court after him and his wife. I haven't seen anything about it being done officially, maybe they're waiting until he steps down. Would be awkward to fire the guy who has the basketball court honored in his name.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

High Point named their court after Tubby Smith lol.

Hilarious, although they did that when he was still coaching at Memphis (and because he donated $1,000,000). I bet they regret it now with his 34-53 record. 😆

 

[Kevin Bryan]

While Tubby Smith was coaching at Memphis, High Point announced that they would name the court after him and his wife. I haven't seen anything about it being done officially, maybe they're waiting until he steps down. Would be awkward to fire the guy who has the basketball court honored in his name.

It will be the court at their new arena, which opens next season.

 

[LloydCarrIsSmegma]

New Mexico State also has Lou Henson Court

 

[surjay]

Indiana's court is named after Branch McCracken who won 2 titles.

 

[Boilermaker03]

Georgia Tech - Bobby Cremins*
Purdue - Gene Keady*

Gene Keady didn't win a national championship though.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

Gene Keady didn't win a national championship though.

Neither did Cremins. The asterisks are for coaches that didn't win a title (even though he said they were for coaches that did win). Wooden at Indiana State should have an asterisk too. It's kind of lame they even named the court after him anyway. He was only there for 2 years. Would they have named it after him had he not had the success he had at UCLA? Highly doubtful.

 

[Boilermaker03]

Oh, I thought the OP said that the asterisk was for coaches that did. At least that's the way it read to me.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

Oh, I thought the OP said that the asterisk was for coaches that did. At least that's the way it read to me.

That is what he said, but he did the opposite. 😆

 

[TarHeels740]

Indiana's court is named after Branch McCracken who won 2 titles.

I read this, but I can't find any image where it says it on the court.

 

[TarHeels740]

That is what he said, but he did the opposite. 😆

Fixed

 

[Kevin Bryan]

I read this, but I can't find any image where it says it on the court.

I don't think it actually does, which is odd. Why are you gonna name the court after someone if it doesn't actually say it on the court?