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Bradley Center
	The Bradley Center Logo;
Location	1001 N Fourth St; Milwaukee, WI 53203
Owner	State of Wisconsin
Operator	Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation
Capacity	Concerts: 20,000; College basketball: 19,000; NBA games: 18,717; Ice hockey: 17,800
Opened	1988
Tenants
	Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) (1988-present); Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) (1988-present); Marquette University (NCAA) (1988-present); Milwaukee Wave (MISL) (1987-2003); Milwaukee Mustangs (AFL) (1994-2001)

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The Bradley Center is an indoor arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is home to the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL (and formerly of the IHL) and the Marquette University men's basketball team. It was also the former home of the Milwaukee Wave of the MISL from 1987-2003, the Milwaukee Mustangs of the AFL from 1994-2001, and the Badger Hockey Showdown from 1989-2002.

==History== The arena was completed in 1988 at a cost of $90 million. It was meant to be a modern replacement of The MECCA Arena (currently named the U.S. Cellular Arena), which was built in 1950. It was a gift to the State of Wisconsin by philanthropists Jane Pettit and Lloyd Pettit in memory of Jane's late father, Harry Lynde Bradley of the Allen-Bradley company. The arena seats 20,000 for end-stage concerts, 18,717 for NBA games, 19,000 for college basketball, and 17,800 for ice hockey.

The Bradley Center is the 3rd oldest active arena used in the NBA (behind Madison Square Garden and Continental Airlines Arena).

Events

The Bradley Center hosted the Frozen Four in 1993, 1997, and 2006. The 2006 tournament was unique because the eventual champion University of Wisconsin Badgers had an unofficial home-rink advantage because of the statewide appeal of the Badgers and the location of the tournament in Milwaukee, just under 80 miles from the Kohl Center in Madison.

The arena has played host for numerous WWE events as well, such as No Way Out 2002, Taboo Tuesday 2004. One of the most memorable moments in WWE history occurred in this facility when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin held Vince McMahon "hostage" at gun-point in October 1998, until finally threatening to kill him in the ring. As he raised his weapon to fire, the weapon was revaled as a simple toy gun that fired a banner saying "BANG 3:16", causing McMahon to wet himself. WWE is planning to come with a RAW and Friday Night Smackdown SuperShow in early 2007.

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Preceded by MECCA Arena 1968–1988	Home of the Milwaukee Bucks 1988–present	Succeeded by current

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 The '''Bradley Center''' is an [[list of indoor arenas|indoor arena]] in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]. It is home to the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] of the [[NBA]], the [[Milwaukee Admirals]] of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]] (and formerly of the [[International Hockey League|IHL]]) and the [[Marquette University]] men's basketball team. It was also the former home of the [[Milwaukee Wave]] of the [[Major Indoor Soccer League|MISL]] from 1987-2003, the [[Milwaukee Mustangs]] of the [[Arena Football League|AFL]] from 1994-2001, and the Badger Hockey Showdown from 1989-2002.
-== History ==The arena was completed in [[1988]] at a cost of $90 million. It was meant to be a modern replacement of [[U.S. Cellular Arena|The MECCA Arena]] (currently named the U.S. Cellular Arena), which was built in 1950.  It was a gift to the State of Wisconsin by philanthropists Jane Pettit and Lloyd Pettit in memory of Jane's late father, Harry Lynde Bradley of the [[Allen-Bradley]] company. The [[arena]] seats 20,000 for end-stage [[concerts]], 18,717 for [[NBA]] games, 19,000 for [[college basketball]], and 17,800 for [[ice hockey]].
+==History== The arena was completed in [[1988]] at a cost of $90 million. It was meant to be a modern replacement of [[U.S. Cellular Arena|The MECCA Arena]] (currently named the U.S. Cellular Arena), which was built in 1950.  It was a gift to the State of Wisconsin by philanthropists Jane Pettit and Lloyd Pettit in memory of Jane's late father, Harry Lynde Bradley of the [[Allen-Bradley]] company. The [[arena]] seats 20,000 for end-stage [[concerts]], 18,717 for [[NBA]] games, 19,000 for [[college basketball]], and 17,800 for [[ice hockey]].
 The Bradley Center is the 3rd oldest active arena used in the [[NBA]] (behind [[Madison Square Garden]] and [[Continental Airlines Arena]]).

v t e Basketball arenas of the Big East Conference
Men only	Capital One Arena (Georgetown) CHI Health Center Omaha (Creighton) Amica Mutual Pavilion (Providence) Fiserv Forum (Marquette) Madison Square Garden (St. John's) Prudential Center (Seton Hall) Wells Fargo Center (Villanova)
Women only	Alumni Hall (Providence) D. J. Sokol Arena (Creighton) McDonough Gymnasium (Georgetown) McGrath–Phillips Arena (DePaul) Al McGuire Center (Marquette) Walsh Gymnasium (Seton Hall)
Both sexes	Carnesecca Arena (St. John's) Cintas Center (Xavier) Finneran Pavilion (Villanova) Gampel Pavilion (UConn) Hinkle Fieldhouse (Butler) Wintrust Arena (DePaul) XL Center (UConn)