Bramlage Coliseum

It’s not Allen Fieldhouse, but it is still an exciting environment for a basketball game. I was impressed most by the sound system. At 12,500 seats there is not a bad view in the place. The jumbotron is easily viewable from any seat. Most of the seating in the building has been updated from bleachers to plastic seats, which makes for a more comfortable experience. Facility is well maintained.

Bramlage Coliseum is a great venue to watch college basketball. My first time, I came for National Girls and Women in Sport Day. It was a women’s basketball game with all of the women’s teams in booths around the concourse prior to the start of the game. I was also able to meet K-State’s new soccer coach who is starting the program that will debut in Fall 2016.
Last night I attended my first men’s game, K-State’s upset over KU. There really is not a bad seat in the house. The arena is relatively small, seating just over 12,500. That means there is only one true seating level though and not really any nosebleed seats or sections. I had excellent seats on the 12^th row behind the basket, with seat backs. The crowd was ferocious, there is a lot of entertainment at the game between time-​outs and at halftime, and the powercat pride was exciting. Parking is not terrible — $ 5 for women’s games and $ 10 for men’s games. We parked by the exit to the lot and got out pretty fast. Go cats!