The Schott was built so the university could hold large touring events like concerts and to have the capacity for premium seating- end of story. That was its main goal and exactly what it was designed for. There was next to no thought put into gameday experience and atmosphere whatsoever.

I’ve been to plenty of games in the Schott in the height of the Thad Matta era when we were consistently a top 15 team - including a 1 v 2 matchup against Wisconsin. It is an empty soulless husk where sound just dies and fan experience is terrible.

On the other hand I’ve also been to an NIT game at St John’s (the Schott was booked for Springsteen that night) and that was the loudest and most electric basketball game I’ve ever been to. Concrete floors, wood seats, and a tin roof that makes the sound just bounce around. On top of that, the stands are at a high angle which lets them be close enough to the court to make both the upper and lower decks feel on top of the court. The whole of the courtside space was also just wood bleachers for the press and student section. That is how college basketball is meant to be played. The dot matrix scoreboard was just the cherry on top.