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Notre Dame Basketball: Three potential venues for Irish and Wildcats

By Ben Belden

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 11: Head coach Mike Brey of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish reacts following a play during their game against the Boston College Eagles in the second round of the 2020 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 11, 2020 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 11: Head coach Mike Brey of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish reacts following a play during their game against the Boston College Eagles in the second round of the 2020 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 11, 2020 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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Banker’s Life Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 08: General view of the exterior Bankers Life Fieldhouse before the Indiana Pacers versus Detroit Pistons game on March 8, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 08: General view of the exterior Bankers Life Fieldhouse before the Indiana Pacers versus Detroit Pistons game on March 8, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

Another real possibility to host a marquee Notre Dame-Kentucky matchup would be the home of the Indiana Pacers, Banker’s Life Fieldhouse.

First of all, this would be a good fit because Indiana and basketball are synonymous with teach other. Basketball is religion in Indiana, so what better way to pay homage than to bring a college basketball blue blood and another national brand together in Central Indiana?

Banker’s Life Fieldhouse is a beautiful facility and offers much of the same type of atmosphere as Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.

Geographically, it maybe is even better than having these two schools meet in Cleveland. Kentucky’s campus is about 189 miles (just about 3 hours of driving time) away from downtown Indianapolis, while Notre Dame’s campus is about 150 miles to the north, which calculates to about 2 and a half hours of drive time.

In short, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better halfway point for the Irish and Wildcats.

The only drawback here is that Notre Dame has historically played in the Hardwood Classic in Indianapolis, which pits them against other schools from the state. Taking that into consideration, maybe this wouldn’t be the most exciting venue, especially given Notre Dame’s familiarity with it.

Still, you can’t really go wrong playing as much basketball as possible in the Hoosier state.