There’s a distinctive atmosphere and a particular sound inside Calgaard Gymnasium on the campus of Trinity University, which is hidden under massive and mangled heritage and live oak trees deep in the heart of San Antonio, Texas. I first noticed it in 2018 when my daughter Claire and I began attending Trinity games with hopes that she might be able to play basketball there in college.
Perhaps it’s the design of the court or the aesthetics of the gym’s layout, but there is a loud rumbling when teams are stampeding up and down the court, a more distinctive sound than in any other gym I’ve been in.