Legends of the Fieldhouse

In February I witnessed the last basketball game before the Fieldhouse underwent renovation. As each day goes by and I witness the progress this building is making, it only serves to make me sentimental for the past, and all the good times I've had in that building. I would like to take the time to remember some of the legends that have passed through those doors. With all due respect to Tim Brown, The Cherry Poppin Daddies, Sue Moran, Marvin O'Connor, Andre Howard, Babul, Desmond Tutu, and Nick Lamparella, here are the 3 greatest Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse legends.

My number 3 choice may come as a surprise to some people, as its Mark McGrath, lead singer of Sugar Ray. Sugar Ray set the bar for late 90's lame pop music, and this is no small feat. Pop music in the late 90's/early 2000's was nothing short of horrendous, but Mark McGrath managed to lead the way and separate his band from the pack. Sugar Ray's 1999 performance in the Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse was witnessed by dozens of elated "music" fans and will never be forgotten. Knowing that they had to follow Orgy, a band who's one hit was a cover song, makes this fieldhouse moment one for the archives.

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