Uconn bball
by rg119 on 11/12/13Barclays Center - BrooklynWas a good time. Seems like Barclays is still working out the concession kinks.
Basketball
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Xfinity Center - MD
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Xfinity Center - MD
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Xfinity Center - MD
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Crisler Center
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Xfinity Center - MD
Maryland Terrapins at the Xfinity Center
The Xfinity Center opened in 2002, replacing Cole Field House as the Terrapins' home court. The arena holds nearly 18,000 seats, nearly a quarter of which are designated for a student section that wraps around the court and runs 10 rows deep. It's one of the largest student sections in the Big Ten, and the Terps enjoy a healthy homecourt advantage partly because of it, winning the majority of their games in College Park since the opening of the Xfinity Center.
Maryland Terrapins Men's Basketball History
Under Gary Williams, coach from 1989 to 2011, the Terrapins established themselves as one of the best programs in college basketball. Williams' tenure included a sparkling stretch during which Maryland made the tournament 11 years running, reaching the Final Four in consecutive seasons and winning a title in 2002. That championship team featured the heady backcourt of Juan Dixon and Steve Blake and an intimidating frontcourt of Chris Wilcox and Lonny Baxter. In 22 seasons, Williams recorded 461 victories against 252 losses.
There's more to Maryland history than the Williams era. Before Williams there was Lefty Driesell, who coached from 1970 to 1986 and who casts a long shadow over the college game. It was Driesell who began the Midnight Madness tradition with a workout just after midnight on October 15, the first day college teams were permitted to practice. And it was Driesell who coached the Terps in the 1974 ACC final against North Carolina State, considered one of the greatest college hoops games ever. Maryland, with a roster featuring six future NBA draft picks, lost in overtime, 103-100, to high-flying David Thompson and the Wolfpack. That Terps team is one of the finest ever to not appear in the NCAA tournament. The loss to NC State led the NCAA to expand its signature event, allowing for at-large bids and tourney berths for more than one team per conference.
Driesell was a strong recruiter, bringing to College Park such stars as Len Elmore, John Lucas, Albert King, Buck Williams and Len Bias. His record during his time on campus was 348-159.
A founding member of the ACC, Maryland left the conference in 2014 to join the Big Ten.
Was a good time. Seems like Barclays is still working out the concession kinks.
The crowd in Sections 222 & 223 was very rude and not well behaved. The game started @ 6:30pm, we were in our seats @ 6:10pm. People were still arriving by the bus load as late as 7:30pm, one hour after the start of the game. We were in row 9 and our view of the game was blocked with every wave of spectators trying to find their seats. My wife complained to the staff about how rude and rowdy the fans around us were. She was told, "They are college kids and that's how they act." I disagree; we have been to 100's of college basketball games and never had such a bad experience. I think the staff could have at least tried to find us seats in another area. The seats were fine and provided a good view of the action on the floor. Throughout the 1st half, there were multiple periods of 3-5 minutes with people standing in the aisles blocking our view of both the floor and the video screen as they tried to find their seats. Why not consider letting late arrivals access their seats only during timeouts. It's not fair to the fans who arrive on time. While the Barclays Center and the seats were great, it will be a long time before we attend another college Basketball game there.
This was a great basketball game and very nice venue but the lines for the concessions and bars were ridiculously long and slow moving. There was one bartender serving two lines of people 20 or more long. It was really poor planning by the Barclays Center.
My first time at the Barclays Center and exploring Brooklyn, and both exceeded my expectations.
Terps need to host first game in Barkley Center every year. What s great venue and Terps travel well.
Exciting game, great seats, and had a wonderful time. Convenient location for transit. Only downside- so expensive... Tickets and snacks very pricey.
Although it was an exciting game, the atmosphere was terrible. It took far too long to enter the arena. I'm all for safety, but every event I go to, ticket holders are wanded upon entrance not asked to empty pockets and go through a metal detector. Large events, i.e. The Super Bowl and Final Four, I have been asked to go through a metal detector and advanced warning is given to arrives early due to that. If this is common practice at Barclays, it should be presented to people so that they give extra time to arrive due to this delay upon entry. After spending nearly 30 minutes in line waiting to gain entry, I proceeded to the concession area for a beer. The bar located to the left of the main entrance on Atlantic, adjacent to the practice floor. This bar had 2 service people for nearly 100 customers. Again, it took far too long to be served. So, even arriving to the game 30 minutes early, I had now missed the first 6 minutes of the game due to incredibly long wait times to enter the arena and get a beverage. I proceeded to the escalator to find my seats in the upper level only to be told that the elevator was out of service and I needed to take the elevator. Again, another long wait. Once finally arriving to the upper level, I proceeded to my section. I went up the stairs and WAITED on the stairs for 15 minutes to get to my aisle due to kids in the wrong seat, adults having to follow them, people in the aisle, etc. It was CHAOS and not a single usher was providing assistance. Section 223. During the game, concession lines were far too slow and long. They ran out of cups and pizza at one point and beer another time in line. Very unprepared. I have been to over 500 live sporting events and have never had an experience as bad as this. It was HORRIBLE. I wish I had stayed home and watched it on tv
The game was great. However, the Barclays center is not a great place to see any event unless you are sitting close to the court. In the 200-level, fans are literally on top of each other. I felt I was right on top of the people in front of me and the people behind me were right on top of me. Very difficult to move amongst the rows. Also, fans seated 3 rows in front of me were standing and I could not see over them. Also, the food prices are ridiculous.
Easy access to venue from my office on 42nd street 25 min subway ride LIRR home from there was equally as easy Great venue even the food was decent! I will most definitely return