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Is Tulane playing in New Orleans Arena for AAC games next year?

it's now referred to as the Smoothie King Center

No...maybe a couple games a year if I remember right.

I've heard that when the basketball-only schools left, our requirement to play some/all conference games in the (hard to bring myself to say it) Smoothie King Center went away. I don't know if that's certain , or not.

Quote:A big issue surrounding Tulane basketball's move into the Big East will be its home playing venue. Though the Devlin Fieldhouse has been renovated, its 3,600 capacity pales in comparison to all of the arenas in the league.

Big East spokesman John Paquette said Thursday that currently St. John’s Carnesecca Arena is the smallest home venue in the conference with a capacity of 5,602. For higher-interest games, however, St. John’s moves to Madison Square Garden.

Tulane will do the same, going to the New Orleans Arena for more marquee match-ups. Paquette emphasized there is no rule per se requiring Big East home basketball venues to have a certain amount of seats. He said it is up to Commissioner Mike Aresco’s discretion as to how many of Tulane’s home games will be moved to the Arena.

http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/201...aking.html

Sounds like Memphis, Cincy, UConn might get moved to NO Arena...

Does Tulane even sell out the 3,600 seats at Devlin? Doubt it. Best to keep all the games there next season.

(02-07-2014 11:29 PM)illusionescape Wrote: [ -> ]Does Tulane even sell out the 3,600 seats at Devlin? Doubt it. Best to keep all the games there next season.

I don't think we've had an SRO crowd since Katrina.

I honestly believe we will next year against UConn and Temple, though. Possibly against Memphis and Cincy if we're decent.

heard them call it the smoothie king center during the pelicans broadcast last night. LOL

Doubtful. Attendance is bad and so is our coach. Needs firing