$7.50 hotdogs, long restroom lines, cold and drafty, and now this?!!! I say tear the place down!

So, how much did those guys you mentioned donate toward getting the place built?? Sheesh, someone had to pay for it. And why should naming the court be any different from naming the building? Are you going to take issue with the building being called the Galen Center? At least be consistent.

It's not like our basketball tradition has anybody that begins to compare to what Lute Olson and John Wooden have done for their respective teams in college basketball. I have no problem with it as an alum. Not like I know the guy, but then again I don't know who half the buildings on campus were named after... I just know they all had $$$$$$$.

The Galens, with their more than generation donation, made it all happen. If they wanted to court to be named after a "lesser" player, but one with a solid reputation, more power to them. They donated in excess of $50 million? Did people ask similar questions when Ed Pauley donated $1 million toward the building of Pauley Pavilion at UCLA? I don't think so. Let's just hope that more rich and extraordinarily generous donors like the Galens, Lucas, and the many others who have donated to USC in the recent past will be given as much recognition as possible. They've contributed to an amazing campus experience that the students at USC should be extremely grateful for.

Alright Scott,

Since you have a problem, why don't you donate money and then you can decide who's name goes on the building or court.

I wonder if they would consider TrojanHoya court. How much do you think I should donate? Maybe I can drum up enough support through msgboards for my idea. Should be no problem I have lots of time to waste.

It's heart-warming in this day of big egos that the wealthy donor and longtime USC supporter, who provided the hefty contribution, didn't want his name on the court, reportedly asking instead it be named in honor of his USC classmate and dear friend, Jim Sterkel, who died tragically at an early age. Trojan Family at its finest.

Maybe your greatest post ever Scott. Keep it up!!

I've got to know... Didn't one of the announcers on the high school game tonite on FOX have the name Sterkel?

I would like to see Lorenzo Orr court. How do we make that happen.

Ralph Miller, Lute Olson, John Wooden - what do they have in common? they were the most important thing to ever happen to their buildings/programs.

now who is the most important person in usc basketball history? (Mr Galen already has his name on the building) pete carroll.

you honor great players in other ways. the Galen Center is the biggest thing to ever happen to usc hoops and Carroll is the reason it happened.

stupid trojies.

Garrett and his money machine (Winston, Eskanazi and the others USC sales reps) once again add to the current reputation of Heritage Hall...

EVERYTHING'S FOR SALE!!!

How about the Harold "Baby Jordan" Minor Court?

The Tex "Traingle Offense Was Invented Here" Winter Court?

The "Copdoctor Used to Tailgate Here" Court?

LOL. That was almost funny, my neurotic, obsessed imposter. Almost... Glad to know I have a fan out here in cyberspace. You post early in the morning and late in the evening and you're obsessed with me...I'm almost flattered.

Anyone griping about the court being named after Jim Sterkel needs to read the following column that appeared in the L.A. Times:

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke5nov05,1,7181377.column?coll=la-headlines-sports

Then you'll understand why!

It's actually about humanity Scott, but since you're not human, you wouldn't get it. SC has little, if any, basketball tradition, so your argument #1 goes out the door. SC does, however, partic. in the last decade, shown a serious concern to social matters, community, putting teeth into the meaning of "Trojan family", etc. So, a rich guy wants to name the floor after his very good friend who died of cancer, who inspired him, who wrote a poem to the donor in honor of the donor's own son, who was also dying of cancer...I don't know Scottie, maybe you can cut everyone a break. The floor would be named for someone no matter what. It's the nature of college sports today that everything that can get named for a price, will. So why not have the means be a little more human, a little less commercial, than the end of having just another corporate name or famous person out there. This was a statement showing that people do count, regardless of their starpower, name recognition, etc. Perhaps one day you'll understand that.

SC sports history is replete with outstanding hero's but we lose sight of the fact that all of these heros stand on the shoulders of the many common everday players without whom we wouldnt have our hero's. What a great wat to honor the common men of Troy.

Has anyone else figured out who the "Mr.Anonymous" donor is yet?

Not hard to figure out who the donor is. They went to the same high school, named in Plashke's article. If you check out that high school's wikipedia entry there is only one famous businessman alumna and it is from the same graduation year as Sterkel.

I remember big Jim Sterkel who went to Mark Keppel High School just after I did. He teamed up with Danny Rogers, another Aztec, at Keppel. The two went to Fullerton JC where they won the state title in their sophomore year. Rogers and Sterkel were very close in their basketball days. They both transferred to USC. Rogers made more waves than Sterk at SC. He broke Bill Sharman's single season scoring record. I'm happy to see Jim Sterkel's name on the Galen court. He was an all-around good guy, and that should count for something.