Matthew knight arena named after nike founder phil knight s son is truly a top notch.
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Walker 14 of the oregon ducks flips over the back of zach reichle 11 of the oregon state beavers as kylor kelley 24 grabs the rebound during the first half at.
The innovative aspect of the floor is just par for the course for a school that has its football players wearing eye popping colors and designs on their nike uniforms.
And the floor itself showcases a brown and tan silhouette of a fir tree forest a common site in the pacific northwest but also an homage to the tall firs the name given to oregon s 1939 team that won the ncaa title.
Some programs keep it simple but for others the crazier the better.
But to put this much thought into it also says a lot about how oregon sees its basketball program going into the future as one that needs to generate buzz rather than grow stale.
The university of oregon athletics department unveiled another key element for matthew knight arena designed to set the facility apart from any other arena in the country installation of a unique arena floor is currently underway and features symbolic references to the pacific northwest as well as the two individuals most responsible for the arena becoming a reality phil.
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Oregon and college basketball s 13 most unique gym floors 0 of 14 the noise locked into a basketball arena comes in somewhere between massive and ear shattering making those few games on your own.
The awe inspiring design of oregon s new arena floor at matthew knight arena in some ways acts as an inkblot test of one s personality at first glance do you wonder what s with the ugly splotch.
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The trees are all towering toward center court too where oregon s o logo sits above the words deep in the woods.
The oregon ducks unveiled their newest toy on thursday night an impressive 200 million basketball arena.