Allen Fieldhouse is home to the Kansas City Jayhawks. This sporting venue traces its heritage all the way back to 1955, when it first opened. Even though you’ll get a bit of ritualistic hostility from the KC fans, this is one of the most prestigious sports venues basketball players can play at in the US. It is connected to the history of basketball and the rituals that the sports fans who attend the venue go through are entertaining in their own right.
Even the beginning of a game at the Allen Fieldhouse is an established ritual. If your college sports team were scheduled as visitors here, you’d find yourself greeted by a crowd busy reading the university’s newspaper. This ritual shunning of the visiting team—it’s really very friendly and designed to be comedic—goes all the way back to the opening of the venue. The Jayhawks, of course, are treated to a warm welcome by eager sports fans, who shred their papers into confetti to throw at the floor on the arrival of the home team.
This connection to sports history makes the Allen Fieldhouse so popular. Sports fans and visiting teams who come here are experiencing the sort of fan dedication that makes sports as enjoyable as they are. Jayhawks fans do engage in some ribbing. If you’re taken out of the game for a foul, for instance, and you’re on the opposing team, expect to get an enthusiastic goodbye wave from the home team fans.
Sports venues like these make games into true community events and the Allen Fieldhouse is legendary among sports fans.
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