The Louis Brown Athletic Center, or The RAC as it’s often called, is home to the Rutgers men’s and women’s basketball programs.
Opened in 1977, the Louis Brown Athletic Center is one of the great arenas in the nation to watch exciting college basketball. The reasons for this are numerous - Excellent sightlines! Outstanding lighting! Incredible acoustics! The fans are right on top of the action. It's also the perfect-sized venue to see a basketball game. This 8,000 seat arena has been dubbed, “louder than a 757 from nearby Newark.” The RAC is definitely one of the toughest college basketball arenas in the nation for visiting opponents.
 Most fans and students still refer to this truncated pyramid, which lies on the northern end of the Livingston campus, as "The RAC," which is short for Rutgers Athletic Center, the original name of the facility.
The RAC was named the second-loudest arena in the nation by cbsportsbeat.com.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT
THE RAC
"The Scarlet Knights
play great there, and
the crowd is right on top
of you and intimidating.”
- Jay Bilas of
ABC/ESPN
"It's appropriately named because back in the olden days, the RAC served as a torture device. It's always been a difficult
building to play in for us."
- Connecticut Head Coach Jim Calhoun
“It is very difficult at the RAC. They have a great home crowd. The student body and everybody really comes out to support them. Just the way the
gym is shaped, it seems like everybody is on top of you. At times, if you're not focused, you can get lost in the game just by how intense the crowd is."
- Former Connecticut Guard Ben Gordon
“The RAC is a hard place to play. Rutgers is extremely tough here. They give you everything they've got."
- Former Connecticut Center Emeka Okafor
“They’re definitely some of the best fans on the road that I’ve played against. It’s crazy how much they love their team. The way the gym is made, it’s
just made to keep the noise in. It’s loud and crazy down there.”
- Former Syracuse Forward Hakim Warrick
“They play fearlessly in this building. That's their trademark. They make tough shots in this place. "
- Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey
"The crowd here is great. They are always going to be a factor."
- Providence Head Coach Tim Welsh
"The Rutgers Athletic Center has been a House of Horrors for Syracuse."
- The Syracuse Post-Standard
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