 However, it had no air conditioning and few amenities, and the court had to be shared by all UF indoor sports programs.As years passed, it was increasingly seen as small and outdated, and was compared to a "dismal and dreary old high school gym" by observers.By the early 1970s, Florida was the only school in the Southeastern Conference without a modern basketball facility, a factor that affected the recruiting of top players and held back the growth of its long-mediocre basketball program.