We're Playing Basketball: A Blast to the Past

Compared to the Johnson Center, Alumni Gym seems ancient and outdated.  The point of the documentary my group is conducting is to show how Alumni Gym needs a serious face lift.  The qualities it already possesses, however, are something worth blogging about.  As stated in a previous blog, Alumni (way back in the day) was the home for the basketball games.  This is an interesting fact about the old Alumni that not many people know about the gym. 

Basketball has become one of the most talked about sports in Kentucky, and for a good reason- just look at the University’s talented teams throughout the years!  Why has basketball become such a cultural hot topic in our society?  What about it attracts not only athletes, but also onlookers to continue to be interested in playing ball?  Just like any other sport, the game is not just a game; the team is not just a team.  To the athletes, coaches, and fans, the game is a chance to show what the team is made of and the team itself is nothing less than a family; this is what draws people to the stadium, to the bar, to the couch to turn on the TV.  Kentucky basketball has been a tradition to many families since 1902 when the very first stadium was built (Big Blue History).  This is over a century of basketball affecting the lives of Kentucky fans.

Alumni played a huge role in carrying on this tradition, for it was a major player in the game for many years.  A historic building such as the Alumni Gym deserves to uphold its proper authority on campus, rather than being overlooked as a nasty old gym that does not even compare to the new and improved Johnson Center.  Alumni has been sitting on the bench far too long.  It’s time to put this player back in the game.   

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/arenastatecollegegymnasium.html
"Kentucky's State College Gymnasium Record." Kentucky's State College Gymnasium Record. Web. 15            Oct. 2014.

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