Oregon Basketball Court: Matthew Knight Arena and The 10 Coolest Sports Fields

The Oregon basketball court, Matthew Knight Arena, was used for the first time yesterday, as the Ducks beat the USC Trojans, 68-62 in Pac-10 college basketball play.

12,364 fans showed up to see this incredibly cool court that is truly unique.

With that in mind, here's a list of the 10 coolest fields and courts out there.

10. This Random Court

This was found randomly on the internet and isn't a professional field, so it can't rank any higher than No. 10.

But it's awesome.

Visit greenscenelandscape.com to check out whatever it is they do.

9. University Of New Haven's Blue Turf

Blue turf is cool.

But too bad that the University of New Haven football team copied it from Boise State.  So I can't put them any higher than No. 9.

I do love the yellow and blue combo, though.

8. LSU's Purple Turf

This would have been awesome.

LSU put out an April Fool's joke that they were switching to a purple-turf field.

I give them props for the joke, but not for the lack of cojones.  Just do it, Tigers!

7. Run's House Court

The best court on reality television.  Check out that image in the paint.

6. Eastern Washington's Red Turf

Eastern Washington has one of the most ridiculous fields out there.  I think it's a horrible idea (other than the publicity it generates), but nonetheless, it's unique and cool.

Now that's a confusing practice...

5. Boise State's Blue Turf

The original blue turf definitely deserves a spot on the list.

Orange end zones are a nice touch, too.

4. West Hills High Schooll's Alternating Blue Turf

This high school in the San Diego area knows what it's doing.  The Wolf Pack beat Boise State (just like the Nevada version did) and one-upped them with a double-blue colored field.

Awesome.

3. Matthew Knight Arena

Matthew Knight Arena features the most daring design of all the courts/fields on this list.

But it just misses out on being the coolest.

2. Half-Grass, Half-Clay Tennis Court

Obviously, this was a complete gimmick never to be used in a real tennis match.

But when Roger Federer (the King of Grass) faced off against Rafael Nadal (the King of Clay), it was an awesome sight to see. 

1. Barrow High School's Blue And Yellow, Ocean-Hugging Field

Just read the ESPN.com story; I can't do this justice with anything I say.

And yes, that is the ocean right next to the field.

 

Matt Rudnitsky is a student at the University of Michigan and a Featured Columnist/writing intern at Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Mattrud