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Originally Posted by sirkingwilliam
Is that arena for basketball?
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Yes!
The original plan was to expand/renovate the convocation center this year. Instead campus planners decided it would be better to build a new arena as the current convocation center is too small and out-of-date for serious collegiate basketball. It was built in 1975 and only holds 5,100 people. It will still be used or intramural and commencement ceremonies once the new facility is built [no timetable for construction of latter athletic park phase(s) yet]. I'm hoping the school plans to sell naming rights for the various stadiums to help fund construction.