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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Rachmiel on Court Designs (Part 3)

This is the third and final installment of Matt Rachmiel's comments on the schematic depictions that can be accessed at the heading "All NCAA Court Designs" in the links section to the right. Throughout this series, Matt has been identifying what he believes to be inaccuracies in these court depictions. For the conferences Matt has discussed earlier and to see his explanations of terminology, see Part 1 and Part 2 of the series. Here's the final set...

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE

Austin Peay: no blank center court; "Dave Loos Court" on court; conf logo at foul line, not on court; "NCAA" on one sideline
E. Illinois: conf logo at foul line, not in key
E. Kentucky: conf logo on court
Jacksonville St: conf logo, not "OVC" at foul line
Morehead St: large logo at center court; no paint; NCAA Basketball logo on court; no conf logo on court
Southeast Missouri St: parquet floor; "Show Me Center" on court; conf logo at foul line, not on court; "Southeast Missouri State" on sidelines, not on court
Tenn-Martin: "Pat Head Summit Court" on court; conf logo at foul line, not on court; no "UTM" at foul line; no logo on court; no blank baselines
Tenn St: half circle behind foul line only painted; conf logo on court, no "OVC" at foul line; volleyball lines; no blank baselines
Tenn Tech: large logo at center court; conf logo on court

PAC 10

Arizona St: There is a new design either this season or last season, with, I believe, "Ned Wulk Court" either on the court or on one sideline [Editor's note: Some online photos of the court are available here and here, but they're apparently too small to make out any fine print]
Stanford: My notes have volleyball lines on the court, but I believe they were recently removed
UCLA: "Nell & John Wooden Court" on court
USC: inverse painted; "Jim Sterkel Court" on court; "Galen Center" on one baseline
Washington: large logo at center court; conf logo in key
Washington St: parquet floor

PATRIOT LEAGUE

Bucknell: "Sojka Pavilion" on court; conf logo at foul line, not on baselines; no logo on court
Colgate: volleyball lines
Holy Cross: large logo on court; half circle behind foul line only painted; one blank baseline
Navy: parquet floor; "Dave Smalley Court" on court; no blank baselines

SEC

Alabama: "Crimson Tide" on court, not on sidelines; "SEC" at foul line, not on court
Arkansas: "SEC" at foul line, not on court
Auburn: "SEC" at foul line, not on court; "Auburn" on sidelines; no blank baselines
Florida: "SEC" on one sideline
LSU: key painted; "Cox Communications" on court; "SEC" at foul line; blank baselines; "Pete Maravich Assembly Center" on one sideline [Editor's note: LSU was on TV last night, hosting Florida; as shown in this photo, the key is no longer painted in, but the semi-circle above the free-throw line is filled in with yellow]
Ole Miss: no paint; conf logo in key, not on court; "The University of Mississippi" on one sideline
Miss St: "Mississippi State" on one sideline only, not both
S. Carolina: "University of South Carolina" on court; "Colonial Center" on court; no "Carolina" on sidelines

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE

Coll of Charleston: no paint; conf logo in key, not on court
Citadel: no blank baselines; no "Bulldogs" at foul line
Davidson: conf logo on baselines
Elon: conf logo on court, not at foul line
Furman: conf logo on court
Ga Southern: no paint; volleyball lines; "Georgia Southern" in key; no "Hanner Fieldhouse" on court
UNCG: logo on court
W Carolina: conf logo on court
Wofford: parquet floor

SOUTHLAND

Lamar: key painted; no "Southland" at foul line
ULM: large logo at center court; "Warhawks" on court; conf logo at foul line, no team logo at foul line; no "University of Louisiana" on sidelines; no blank baselines
McNeese St: conf logo on court, not at foul line; basketball at foul line; "Southland" at foul line; no "Cameron State Bank" on court
Nicholls St: "Colonels" on court; volleyball lines; conf logo in key, not at foul line
Northwestern St: key painted; flames from baseline; "Lady Demons" on court; conf logo at foul line; no blank baselines
SHSU: no paint; volleyball lines; no blank baselines
SE La: no paint; volleyball lines; "Southland" in key, no team logo in key
SFA: key painted; no "Southland" at foul line; "Stephen F. Austin State University" on sidelines
Texas-Arlington: "Southland" at foul line; "Texas Hall" on sidelines
UTSA: volleyball lines; conf logo under basket, not in key; "The University of Texas at San Antonio" on sidelines; no "UTSA Covocation Center" on court
Texas St: volleyball lines; conf logo in key, not at foul line

SWAC

Alabama A&M: "SWAC" on court
Alabama St: "Alabama State" on court; no "Hornets" on court; volleyball lines; NCAA Basketball logo at foul line; no blank baselines
Alcorn St: no blank baselines; no "Braves" on sidelines
UAPB: "UAPB" on court; conf logo at foul line; no blank baselines
Grambling: volleyball lines
Jackson St: parquet floor; conf logo on court
MVSU: key painted; logo on court; volleyball lines; no blank baselines
Prairie View: key painted; logo on court; conf logo on court; "NCAA" on court; no blank baselines
Southern: key and inverse painted; "Jaguars" on court; NCAA Basketball logo at foul line
Texas Southern: key painted; conf logo on court; no blank baselines

SUN BELT

UALR: "Jack Stephens Center" on court, not "Stephens Center"
Arkansas St: conf logo on court, not in key; no basketball at foul line; no "Indians" on court [note, the school changed its nickname to Red Wolves]
FIU: NCAA Basketball logo on court; no blank baselines
ULL: "Ragin' Cajuns" at foul line
New Orleans: no parquet floor; no logo on court; conf logo on court
North Texas: "Wells Fargo" on court; no "University of North Texas" on court
South Alabama: inverse painted; "Mitchell Center Mobile" on court; "University of South Alabama" on court; conf logo at foul line, not on court; blank baselines
Troy: basketball at foul line; no blank baselines; no conf logo in key

WCC

LMU: no paint; logo on court; "WCC" on court; volleyball lines; "Lions" on one sideline
Pepperdine: conf logo on court; no blank baselines
Portland: key and inverse painted; "University of Portland" on court; conf logo at foul line, not on court; "Chiles Center" on sidelines; no blank baselines
St Mary's: key painted; "Gaels" on court; conf logo at foul line, not on court
San Diego: "WCC" on court

WAC

Boise St: large logo at center court; inverse painted, no large logo in 2 point area; "Northwest Dodge Dealers" on court; logo in key
Fresno St: conf logo at foul line, not on court; no blank baselines
Hawaii: "WAC" on one sideline, not on court
Idaho: no "Northwest Dodge" on court
La Tech: Large logo at center court; multi-color key; "Karl Malone Court" on court; "Bulldogs" on court; conf logo at foul line, not on court; no "Louisiana Tech University" on sidelines
Nevada: "Nevada" on court; no "Wolf Pack", "AT&T" or "Lawlor Events Center" on court; "WAC" on sidelines
New Mexico St: "Lou Henson Court" on court; conf logo in key; no basketball at foul line; no blank baselines

That concludes my discrepancies between the courts shown in the video game link on your blog and the courts shown in College Hoops 2K8. Obviously, new Division I Independent teams remain to be commented upon, e.g. North Dakota, South Dakota, SIU-Edwardsville, etc.

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