One man, 35 states, 161 gyms
Bob Ryan has never been a full-time college basketball writer but it hasn’t stopped him in his quest to see college basketball wherever he goes. His unofficial list of the places he's been:
MASSACHUSETTS (29): Boston College, Roberts Center; Boston College, Conte Forum; Boston University, Sargent Gymnasium; Boston University, Case Center; Boston University, Walter Brown Arena; Boston University, Agganis Arena ; Northeastern, Cabot Gymnasium; Northeastern, Matthews Arena; Harvard, Indoor Athletic Building; Harvard, Lavietes Pavilion; Tufts; Cambridge YMCA (Suffolk); Brandeis; Boston Garden; FleetCenter; Worcester Auditorium; Worcester Centrum; Holy Cross, Hart Center; Framingham State; Curry; Stonehill; Merrimack; UMass-Amherst, Curry Hicks Cage; UMass-Amherst, Mullins Center; Springfield Civic Center; UMass-Boston; UMass-Lowell; Amherst; Mass. Maritime Academy.
CALIFORNIA (15): UCLA, Pauley Pavilion; USC; Los Angeles Sports Arena; Cow Palace; Loyola-Marymount; San Diego Arena; Oakland Arena; Long Beach Arena; Cal-Irvine; Stanford; University of San Francisco; Great Western Forum; California; San Jose Compaq Center; University of San Diego, Cox Arena.
PENNSYLVANIA (9): Pennsylvania Palestra; Philadelphia Convention Hall; Philadelphia Arena; Pittsburgh Civic Center; University of Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Arena; Villanova Field House; Spectrum; First Union Center; Drexel.
NEW YORK (8): Old Madison Square Garden; New Madison Square Garden; St. John's; Syracuse Carrier Dome; Fordham; Columbia; Long Island University, Schwartz Center; St. Francis (Brooklyn).
TEXAS (7): Texas, Erwin Center; Houston Baptist; Texas-Arlington; TCU; Dallas, American Airlines Center; Texas Southern; Rice.
NORTH CAROLINA (6): North Carolina, Smith Center; Duke; Winston-Salem, Clarence Gaines Gymnasium; Winston-Salem Auditorium; Greensboro Coliseum; Charlotte Coliseum.
FLORIDA (5): Tropicana Field; Miami Arena; Jacksonville; Florida, O'Connell Center; Florida State, Donald Tucker Center.
INDIANA (5): Indiana State; Butler, Hinkle Field House; Indianapolis, RCA Dome; Indianapolis, Market Square Arena; Notre Dame.
LOUISIANA (5): Louisiana State; Loyola of New Orleans; Louisiana Superdome; University of New Orleans; Tulane.
MISSOURI (5): St. Louis, Kiel Auditorium; St. Louis, Checkerdome; St. Louis, Savit Center; St. Louis, Edward Jones Dome; Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City Auditorium.
NEW JERSEY (5): Princeton, Dillon Gymnasium; Princeton, Jadwin Gymnasium; Rider; Meadowlands/Brendan Byrne Arena/Continental Airlines Center; Rutgers Athletic Center.
OHIO (5): Dayton; Cleveland State, Woodling Gymnasium; Cleveland State, Wolstein Center; Ohio State, Value City Arena; Xavier.
RHODE ISLAND (5): Providence, Alumni Hall; Providence Civic Center/Dunkin' Donuts Arena; Rhode Island, Keaney Gymnasium; Rhode Island, Ryan Center; Brown, Marvel Gymnasium.
CONNECTICUT (4): Hartford Civic Center; New Haven Arena; UConn Field House; UConn, Gampel Pavilion.
ILLINOIS (4): Loyola of Chicago, Alumni Gymnasium; Loyola of Chicago, Gentile Center; Horizon/Allstate Center; Illinois-Chicago.
GEORGIA (3): Georgia Tech; Omni; Georgia Dome.
KENTUCKY (3): Kentucky, Memorial Coliseum; Kentucky, Rupp Arena; Louisville, Freedom Hall.
MAINE (3): Maine, Alfond Arena; Maine, Bangor Auditorium; Maine-Fort Kent.
MARYLAND (3): Maryland, Cole Field House; Baltimore Arena; Capital Centre.
NEW HAMPSHIRE (3): New Hampshire; Dartmouth; St. Anselm's.
WISCONSIN (3): Wisconsin, Field House; Milwaukee Arena; Bradley Center.
VIRGINIA (3): Old Dominion; Washington & Lee; Virginia Tech.
COLORADO (2): Denver, McNichols Arena; Colorado State.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (2):
KANSAS (2): Wichita Auditorium; Hutchinson Auditorium.
MICHIGAN (2): Michigan; University of Detroit.
MINNESOTA (2): Minnesota; Minneapolis Metrodome.
OREGON (2): Oregon; Oregon State.
TENNESSEE (2): East Tennessee; Tennessee.
WASHINGTON (2): Washington; Seattle Kingdome.
ARIZONA (1): Arizona.
ARKANSAS (1): Arkansas.
IOWA (1): Drake.
NEVADA (1): Reno Auditorium.
NEW MEXICO (1): New Mexico, The Pit.
VERMONT (1): Vermont.
VIRGIN ISLANDS (1): University of Virgin Islands (Paradise Jam).
Total: 161 (35 states, plus District of Columbia and US Virgin Islands).
