Would a centrally located basketball arena attract more students to games? And not have to build an entire new arena? It could be done, but might take a little extra scheduling gymnastics. Need to figure out logistics on locker rooms. The building exists already on campus. Here you go! 
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I thought someone had said previously that Goggin wasnât built in a way that would allow flipping the configuration to basketball, but not sure on the specifics. Obviously though, it would be a much better location, size and atmosphere when compared to Millett
Yes I recall this same discussion a few years backâŚwe had a once frequent poster (KC Redskin IIRC) who was an architect working for one of the major sports venue architectural and construction companies, and he said Goggin wasnât built in a manner that would easily allow it to be flipped from hockey to hoops. Too bad as I think it would be a great solution if at all possible.
Others here (Mol included) may recall those conversations.
I remember the poster who insisted there was a âmaster plan.â
It will be revealed any day now.
Yeah me tooâŚ
DigitalHawk: you follow Miami hoops (and other sports) closelyâŚis Goggin a possibility for hoops?
All the administration needs to do is build it underneath Brick Street (First Run) and weâd have the best attendance in the MAC. A subterranean arena would be awesome.
Sure, itâs called â ice hoopsâ, Really big in Finland.
Embarrassed to say Iâve been in Goggin once, so hard to visualize. Anything new and shiny will draw students, and Millett location certainly not great.
I donât quite understand why Goggin is considered âcentrally locatedâ. Itâs at the far south end of campus. Millett is on the far north end. Itâs a long way from North quad and East quad residence halls to Goggin.
Flower to Goggin = 1 mile
Stanton to Millett = 1.1 miles
Students consider it more centrally located, Goggin that is. I did a student survey. I asked my daughter!!
Are there campus buses that can run during an âeventâ?
We see them at football games.
So, anyone here know why Goggin canât be converted to hosting hoops and hockey? I am sure scheduling would be a real headache, but if itâs completely unrealistic then perhaps we can drop the subject altogether. Itâs a cool arena, and seats what, 3600 for hockey? Suppose you could easily get 4,000 or more in for hoops with court side temp seating etc.
On the old forum, I remember a poster saying building the capability was explored but ended up being more of a price increase than the university was willing to stomach. Not sure of the factuality or if it could be retrofitted for the right price.
I believe it was a price decision, not that the switching back and forth couldnât be done. Now if they donât want to switch Goggin back and forth, right next door is a place called Phillips, a lovely site for a new arenaâŚ
I believe it was KCRedskin who explained that having a switchable floor requires a certain size building footprint, that the site of Goggin could have accommodated that footprint, but that the university (presumably to save money) built a smaller footprint that isnât big enough to accommodate the necessary equipment for a switchable floor. (Or at least this was the case at the time, who knows if the tech has gotten better.)
EDIT: to be clear, the bigger footprint isnât for the ice/court itself, but for the extra equipment necessary to keep the ice in proper condition while covered.
