Arena-Auditorium
Arena in Laramie, Wyoming, US
"Pimple on the Prairie", "Dome of Doom", "Double A"
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Interior view of the Arena-Auditorium, 2011
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Location |
1000 East University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071 |
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Coordinates | 41°18′48.04″N 105°34′9.91″W / 41.3133444°N 105.5694194°W / 41.3133444; -105.5694194 |
Owner | University of Wyoming |
Operator | University of Wyoming |
Capacity |
15,028
(1982-2014)
11,612 (2014-present) |
Construction | |
Opened | February 20, 1982 |
Construction cost | $15 million |
Architect | Arena Associates (Corbett Associates of Jackson & Dehnert, Richardson, & Bensman of Lander) |
Tenants | |
Wyoming Cowboys |
Arena-Auditorium is a 11,612-seat multi-purpose arena in Laramie, Wyoming . The arena opened in 1982 and has since been the home of the University of Wyoming Cowboys basketball team, as well as home to the Cowgirls basketball team since 2003. [1] It replaced the previous home of Cowboys basketball, War Memorial Fieldhouse . [ citation needed ]
Nicknamed the " Pimple on the Prairie , " Dome of Doom " and the " Double A ," the Arena-Auditorium is the highest NCAA Division I college basketball court in the nation, built at an elevation of 7,220 ft (2,201 m). The facility hosted the 1986 and 1991 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournaments. [1] It also hosted the West Regional of the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Tournament. [2] The largest crowd to watch a basketball game at the Arena-Auditorium was on March 2, 2002 when Wyoming played Utah in men's basketball. Wyoming won that game by a final score of 57–56 in front of 16,089 people. [3]
In 2007 the Cowgirls hosted 5 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) games at the Double A, plus the March 31st WNIT championship game in which Wyoming beat the Wisconsin Badgers 72–56. [4] For the title game against Wisconsin, the women's basketball team sold out the Double A in less than 14 hours following their semi-final victory against Kansas State . [ citation needed ] The 15,462 in attendance was largest crowd ever for a women's basketball game played at the University of Wyoming, as well as the second biggest crowd ever at the Double A [5] and second biggest in WNIT tournament history. [6]
Then-Senator Barack Obama spoke to a capacity crowd at the Double A on March 7, 2008. The speech was as a part of the future President's campaign to win the Wyoming Democratic Party caucus, which he did win the following day.
See also
References
- 1 2 Arena-Auditorium at wyomingathletics.com, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
- ↑ UNI Nabs Four No. 1 Seeds for NCAA West Regional at unipanthers.com, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
- ↑ Link text at utahutes.cstv.com, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
- ↑ 2007 Postseason at womensnit.com, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
- ↑ Cowgirls are WNIT Champions! at wyomingathletics.com, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
- ↑ Postseason WNIT Attendance Records at womensnit.com, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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Laramie, Wyoming
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