Fansided

31 sports stadiums most likely to be haunted

By John Buhler

Aug 22, 2014; Green Bay, WI, USA; General view of statue of Green Bay Packers former coach Vince Lombardi before the game against the Oakland Raiders at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 22, 2014; Green Bay, WI, USA; General view of statue of Green Bay Packers former coach Vince Lombardi before the game against the Oakland Raiders at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 7, 2015; Bloomington, IN, USA; Indiana Hoosiers guard Yogi Ferrell (11) misses a game tying free throw with 2 seconds to go in the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Assembly Hall. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 7, 2015; Bloomington, IN, USA; Indiana Hoosiers guard Yogi Ferrell (11) misses a game tying free throw with 2 seconds to go in the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Assembly Hall. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

25. Bloomington Assembly Hall

Basketball is religion in the Hoosier State, so it should come as no surprise that one of the sport’s most iconic venues makes this list.

The construction and opening of Assembly Hall coincided with the arrival of Hall of Fame head coach Bob Knight, who helped the Indiana men’s basketball team win three National Championships (1976, 1981, 1987) in 29 seasons.

Even before Knight arrived, Indiana had won National Championships under head coach Branch McCracken, for whom Assembly Hall’s court is named. McCracken passed in 1970, only a few months before Knight took over the program in 1971.

McCracken has almost certainly seen a few games at Assembly Hall from the afterlife. If basketball is religion in Indiana, then it stands to reason the legendary coach enjoys hanging out in the state’s greatest house of worship.

Assembly Hall also has the sort of unique and uncompromising construction ghosts and ghouls presumably love. The 17,472 seats in the arena are virtually all situated along the sidelines, with very few seats behind the baskets. This means a very steep climb on the sidelines to the nosebleed sections.

Views are obstructed by the overhanging scoreboard at half court, but it’s all about the atmosphere at Assembly Hall. McCracken seems like a benevolent sort of spirit to have in the arena, but once Knight’s ghost joins the party, it will not be a surprise to see a few chairs slide across the court seemingly of their own accord. Who could that be?

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