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  ESPN.com: NCB - Cole stands test of time
Cole Field House didn't change much in 47 years.
But it won't have the two things that made Cole Field House one of the most nation's most distinguished basketball arenas: a rich history, and the intimacy of 14,500 fans crammed together around a basketball court.
Cole's most notable shocker occurred decades earlier, when unheralded Texas Western -- a team comprised solely of fl players -- defeated Kentucky 72-65 in the 1966 NCAA championship game.
espn.go.com /ncb/s/2002/0301/1343606.html   (845 words)

  
  Cole Field House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cole Field House was the home of the University of Maryland basketball teams from 1955 to 2002.
Cole Field House held its first East Regional finals in 1962, when NYU defeated St.
In 1991, Cole was the site of the first ever upset of a 2-seed at the hands of a 15-seed, as Richmond defeated heavily-favored Syracuse, 73-69.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cole_Field_House   (497 words)

  
 WPIX | New York | The WB | Viva Cole Field House!
Cole Field House is a huge part of the Maryland basketball experience.
And unlike most venues, at Cole the score is kept on giant red boards along the side walls - not from a unit that hangs from the ceiling.
The other nice thing about Cole Field House is that it lets a fan actually feel like he or she's on a college campus, not in some sterile suburban arena.
wb11.trb.com /sports/bal-coleshiffman1998,0,4433360.story   (924 words)

  
 Cole Field House ::
In focusing on Cole's past, the temptation is to overlook the present.
Cole also hosted the 1970 Final Four, which saw UCLA crowned as champion for the fourth year in a row in what would turn out to be a run of seven straight national titles.
For a time, Cole served as the site for the Capital Classic high school all-star basketball game each spring, and the Capital Bullets, who later became the Washington Wizards, played their NBA games at Cole while waiting for the completion of the Capital Centre back in the early 1970s.
umterps.cstv.com /genrel/092600aaa.html   (1592 words)

  
 The Advocate - Viva Cole Field House!
Cole Field House is a huge part of the Maryland basketball experience.
And unlike most venues, at Cole the score is kept on giant red boards along the side walls - not from a unit that hangs from the ceiling.
The other nice thing about Cole Field House is that it lets a fan actually feel like he or she's on a college campus, not in some sterile suburban arena.
www.stamfordadvocate.com /news/nationworld/bal-coleshiffman1998,0,7855462.story   (906 words)

  
 SeatAdvisor.com | Venue Information
Cole Field House is home to the University of Maryland Terrapins, particularly the men's and women's basketball teams.
Cole Field House's moderate capacity (14,596) permits its location in the middle of campus next to the Stamp Student Union.
For two decades after it was built in 1955, Cole Field House was the largest college gymnasium on the East Coast with a capacity of 12,000.
www.seatadvisor.com /cgi/make_venue_info.pl?venue_code=978   (294 words)

  
 Cole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For various people with the surname Cole, see List of people by name: Col#Cole as surname.
For the University of Maryland, College Park basketball areana, see Cole Field House.
Cole is a common surname and may also be a first name (more so in USA).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cole   (191 words)

  
 COACHGARYWILLIAMS.COM - The Official Web Site of Maryland Head Coach Gary Williams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cole Field House is dedicated at a cost $3.3 million.
The Cole Field House single game attendance record of 15,287 was set on February 16 as Maryland played host to North Carolina.
Maryland establishes Cole Field House home average attendance record of 13,427, a mark that would not be broken until the 1993-1994 season.
www.coachgarywilliams.com /um/colehighlights.asp   (703 words)

  
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Cole also hosted the 1957 contest against the eventual undefeated National Champion North Carolina Tar Heels, where Maryland led until the final seconds and lost in overtime.
Many thousands of students have walked across the graduation stage in Cole Field House, while others probably met their spouses there during an event, had an encounter with a celebrity, or had some other memorable experience.
As long as Cole Field House is standing, Maryland fans, students, and alumni can visit the best of both worlds; the memories of yesterday and the modern conveniences of today.
www.allsports.com /ncaa/basketball/maryland/cole.html   (1629 words)

  
 Cole Field House: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cole Field House (simply known as Cole) was the unofficial name of the University of Maryland's basketball center.
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 Cole_CNS-UMCP.html
But some members of the House Appropriations Committee appeared hesitant to commit to the project, for which the state could eventually be asked to contribute $60 million.
Renovating the 41-year-old field house would also require that athletic administration offices and basketball games and practices be moved to different sites.
The field house, once a state-of-the-art arena, is one of the oldest stadiums in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
www.journalism.umd.edu /cns/wire/1998-editions/01-January-editions/980120-Tuesday/Cole_CNS-UMCP.html   (617 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Jack Zane was a student when Cole opened in 1955 and has worked in the building since 1969.
"Cole is more than a basketball court," said Zane, who served as director of ticket operations at the field house for almost 15 years.
The field house has hosted U.S. presidents and was the site of the 1966 NCAA championship that pitted a fl starting five for Texas Western against the University of Kentucky's all-white team -- helping to force Southern colleges to desegregate in order to keep their competitive edge.
www.inform.umd.edu /News/CNS/wire/2002-editions/03-March-editions/020301-Friday/ColeFuture_CNS-UMCP   (669 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cole Field House has come to be known as the home of the Terps.
Cole Field House was sponsered by The University of Maryland, Pepsi, and First National Bank.
If the story of Cole Field House was told, the only point of view that needs to be expressed are the views of the players, coaches, fans, and other Cole Field House affiliates, and since this is being done, the original purpose of Cole is being fulfilled.
www.wam.umd.edu /~supermar/08.htm   (279 words)

  
 Maryland Newsline - Schools Special Report: Farewell to Cole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
"To the nation, [Cole is] a place for men's and women's basketball," he said in a recent interview.
But some with shorter personal associations with the field house still cite a mix of emotions as the men's basketball team heads on Sunday into its final game at Cole.
Cole has been "a special place" not only for the fans, but also for the players, said senior guard Juan Dixon.
www.newsline.umd.edu /schools/specialreports/cole/fieldhousereminiscences030102.htm   (853 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Photos of Cole and the new Comcast Center are available by e-mail, on request.< ^Cole Field House Witnessed History, Made History; Now It's History< ^By MARYLAND NEWSLINE= COLLEGE PARK - Important dates in the six-decade history of the University of Maryland's Cole Field House, which hosts its last game Sunday.
Cole becomes the only on-campus arena in the country to host two NCAA Final Fours.
March 3: The last men's basketball game will be played at Cole Field House, when the Terrapins play the Virginia Cavaliers.
www.inform.umd.edu /News/CNS/wire/2002-editions/03-March-editions/020301-Friday/ColeTimeline_CNS-UMCP   (577 words)

  
 Silver Chips Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
But Cole Field House, which takes its name not from a local cable company but from a former University board member, will always be unsurpassable in my eyes.
I first started to appreciate Cole Field House when I was 11 years old and had the privilege to shoot hoops on Cole’s ancient hardwood at a basketball camp.
Cole is a building with a history ranging from the famous (the all-fl Texas Western’s National Championship victory over the all-white powerhouse Kentucky in 1966 in one of the most important basketball games ever played) to the infamous (students throwing bottles at the families of Duke players in 2001).
silverchips.mbhs.edu /printer.php?sid=477&printer=1   (541 words)

  
 ColeFears_CNS-UMCP.html   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
COLLEGE PARK - Police will be prominent at Sunday's final game at Cole Field House, in an effort to keep what should be a poignant farewell from turning into a raucous, or violent, one.
The University of Maryland athletic department is concerned that the last game at the beloved 47-year-old field house could trigger a free-for-all, in which students tear up seats, spray walls and trash the arena in a melodramatic farewell.
At Cole Field House on Sunday, Atwell said officers will patrol the field house before, during and after the 8 p.m.
www.journalism.umd.edu /cns/wire/2002-editions/03-March-editions/020301-Friday/ColeFears_CNS-UMCP.html   (313 words)

  
 cole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cole Field House was first opened in 1955 (Baker).
Throughout Cole, there are history plaques, banners, and pictures memorializing all the great things that have happened in Cole.
Cole Field House does not just house the pieces os history pertaining to itself, it is also the place where all the other sport's show their accomplishments.
www.wam.umd.edu /~troydem/cole.html   (227 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NCB - Memories of Cole
From 1955-2002, Cole Field House has witnessed some of the most outstanding games, players, coaches and events in the history of college basketball and echoes a potpourri of memories.
Cole is one of the best-ever arenas in the country.
And when I walked into Cole Field House knowing that I was hired by Spider Fry to be the basketball trainer and this was the basketball arena, I had goosebumps.
espn.go.com /ncb/s/2002/0302/1344203.html   (2996 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - College Basketball - Men - Maryland closes Cole Field House in style - Sunday March 03, 2002 11:58 PM
Long after No. 2 Maryland ended its 47-year stay at storied Cole Field House with a 112-92 rout of Virginia on Sunday night, each player climbed a ladder to cut down the net in front of the Terrapins' bench.
Cole Field House will remain a place where students take exams and receive their diplomas, but college basketball fans will remember it as the site of many of the sport's most significant games.
But Cole Field House will be remembered not for what it lacked, but for what it offered: wonderful sight lines from every seat.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/college/news/2002/03/03/virginia_maryland_ap   (937 words)

  
 Cole, George - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Cole, George   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cole was born in South London, and educated in Morden.
He was ‘discovered’ as a teenager by the Scottish actor Alastair Sim when they starred together in the West End stage play Cottage to Let (1941) and the subsequent film version (1941).
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Cole,+George   (194 words)

  
 Men's Basketball Game Notes :: Preview Wednesday night's game at Maryland.
Carolina is 29-17 against the Terps at Cole Field House and 43-30 overall on the road against Maryland.
Carolina is 6-0 in NCAA Tournament games played at Cole Field House, including a pair of victories in each of the Final Four seasons of 1967, 1969 and 1977.
Sophomore guard Brian Morrison is 12th in assists (3.18), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (.390), seventh in three-point field goals made (2.09) and 9th in assist/turnover ratio (1.30).
tarheelblue.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010802aab.html   (2214 words)

  
 Goodbye To Cole Field House
Cole was built during what I refer to as my "dead period" of following Carolina and ACC sports and I don't think I was aware they had built an arena larger than Reynolds Coliseum until I returned from the service in 1955.
In fact, it was the game at Cole in '57 that almost caused me to have a heart attack and I know that game was responsible for me developing a taste for cheap wine.
I don't think you could describe my relationship with Cole FH as a close one, but maybe one that was involved in two very special memories I have of college basketball over the years.
www.ramfanatic.com /Misc/goodbye_to_cole_field_house.htm   (951 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Terps close Cole with ex-Cav-ation project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Minutes earlier, Lonny Baxter helped turn the final game at Cole Field House into another fond memory for Terrapins fans, scoring 20 points as No. 2 Maryland finished 15-0 at home with a 112-92 rout of Virginia on Sunday.
The Terrapins finished 486-151 at Cole, closing out their stay the same way they started it — with a win over Virginia.
The Cavaliers have lost six straight on the road and nine in a row at Cole.
www.usatoday.com /sports/college/basketball/men/games/2002-03-03-uva-maryland.htm   (753 words)

  
 Local authors' farewell to Cole Field House
The last hurrah for the University of Maryland's Cole Field House is quickly approaching but the memories and the lore surrounding the old arena are forever captured through the words of Montgomery County residents John McNamara and David Elfin.
"Cole Classics!" opens with a foreword by current University of Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams and takes readers on a brief historical tour of the bigger events hosted by Cole Field House, such as the National Invitational track meet in the 1970s and a concert by Elvis Presley in 1974.
Mixed in are the top-10 games ever played in Cole such as Maryland's 31-30 win over then No. 2 South Carolina in 1971, a game that put the Terrapins on the national map, to last year's 102-67 victory over Virginia, which helped propel Maryland into its longest NCAA Tournament run.
www.gazette.net /gazette_archive/2002/200203/chevy/sports/88015-1.html   (717 words)

  
 Welcome To Portland's WB | KWBP | A barn of a building fights its age at UM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It is one of the few college arenas left open during the day, allowing students to cut through it on their way to classes, staff members to eat lunch there and others to watch basketball practices.
The next year, Cole again garnered attention as the site of the NCAA finals, in which an all-fl team from Texas Western (now the University of Texas at El Paso) beat an all-white team from Kentucky.
I think it still is," said Driesell, who said he thought the university should remodel Cole and continue to use it for men's basketball.
wb32tv.trb.com /news/local/bal-colesugg1997,0,5499123.story   (1403 words)

  
 Greg's Home Space: RIP, Cole Field House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Maryland Terps played their last game in Cole Field House yesterday (They won big, of course).
I'm sure their new arena will be a nicer place to go see a game in many ways, but it won't ever have that same rocking feel that Cole gets when the crowd is really in the game.
I went to a handful of games at Cole, it was always a great time...and it's part of the reason I'm such a Maryland fan today.
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 Cole Field House in Washington, DC - AOL City Guide
The field house was the first major sports arena located on a college campus when it was dedicated in 1955, and remained the one college gymnasium on the East Coast that sat as many as 12,000 fans until the late 1970s.
In 1992, Cole Field House was also the first ACC arena to have ever been filled by a women's basketball game.
After a long and storied history at Cole, Terrapins basketball abandoned it in 2002 in favor of a new arena, the Comcast Center.
search.cityguide.aol.com /washington/entertainment/cole-field-house/v-111720   (375 words)

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