FROM BLOW-OUTS TO BUZZER-BEATERS…THE PIT HAS SEEN IT ALL. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S BASKETBALL ARENA IS 50 YEARS OLD THIS WEEK.
MICHAEL CARLYLE WITH 610 “THE” SPORTS ANIMAL TELLS US THE PIT HAS NOT ONLY SEEN A LOT, IT’S ALSO HEARD A LOT. HE SAYS IT’S RECOGNIZED AROUND THE SPORTS WORLD AS ONE OF THE LOUDEST SPORTS ARENAS IN THE U-S AND ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT VENUES TO PLAY.
THE FIRST GAME AT THE PIT WAS PLAYED ON DECEMBER FIRST, 1966, AGAINST ABILENE CHRISTIAN. THE TWO SCHOOLS MARKED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY PLAYING A REMATCH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BOTH TIMES, THE LOBOS WON.
