At historic Gallagher-Iba Arena, they named the court after Eddie Sutton -- the former player and coach. His signature reprinted large across the court in his honor. Well, the relationship between Eddie and Oklahoma State has been strained for some time, and got a little worse when
Well with a change in coaches and a need to paint a new 3-point line on the court, Oklahoma State decided it was time for a makeover to Eddie Sutton Court. The new court -- pictured above -- has a much smaller imprint of Eddie Sutton.
The new court was selected by fans and students from eight design choices. In five of the choices Sutton's replica signature was completely removed, with only a printed version of his name on the court. In the other three, the signature was severely reduced.
It's hard not to see that some sort of animosity remains between the Oklahoma State athletic department and the Sutton clan. Forget the dramatically scaled down signature. Over half of the choices offered completely removed Sutton's signature from "his" court.
