Back in the day, finding Michael Muldawer at the Palestra was a safe bet. A Philadelphia native and former University of Pennsylvania student, he would take his wife, a former student at Temple, more often than not to soak up city basketball in one of the country’s most storied arenas.
The Palestra is still beloved, but for clarity’s sake: this was the golden era. Felt in full houses for Big 5 doubleheaders. Seen in luminaries like Bill Bradley on the court. Heard when cheers for La Salle and Temple, still close to the pulse of college basketball, rained down.