Gallagher-Iba Arena
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| The hall after a game in 2005 | |
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4-H Club and Student Activity Building (1938–1939) |
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| place | Stillwater , Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 7 '33 " N , 97 ° 3' 54" W |
| owner | Oklahoma State University |
| operator | Oklahoma State University |
| start of building | February 25, 1938 |
| First game | December 9, 1938 |
| Renovations | 1987 |
| Extensions | 2001 |
| surface | parquet |
| costs | US $ 389,000 |
| capacity | 13,611 |
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The Gallagher-Iba Arena is the basketball and wrestling hall of Oklahoma State University (OSU) in Stillwater . It is the oldest basketball arena for the Big 12 Conference and the home of the Oklahoma State Cowboys .
Stadium description and location
The hall, which is located in the eastern area of the campus with the other sports facilities at the university, belongs to the OSU Athletics Center, which opened at the end of 2000. The building is directly linked to the Boone Pickens Stadium, which can hold 60,000 spectators , and replaces a fourth grandstand on the east side of the stadium. It can be reached via Interstate 35 and Oklahoma State Highway 51 . It is at the intersection of Western Hall of Fame Avenue and Knoblock Street.
The stadium currently has around 13,600 seats, including boxes in the west stand. The capacity for games of the women's team and for wrestling matches is significantly lower as parts of the grandstands are not made available.
There is a video screen about eight by ten meters that was installed in 2013. The hall floor is made of hardwood - hardwood and was named after Eddie Sutton , named, a longtime basketball coach at the University. It was relocated in 1938 and has not been replaced since.
history
The stadium as a sports facility
Construction of the hall, initially called the 4-H Club and Student Activity Building , began in February 1938. The name explained itself in the financing by a fund of the organization 4H . The stadium should serve the university as a multi-purpose hall and offer space for around 8,000 spectators.
The opening game took place on December 9, 1938 against the University of Kansas . The following year the first wrestling event took place. In honor of wrestling coach Edward Gallagher , the hall was renamed Gallagher Hall at the beginning of 1939 .
In 1987 the stadium was renovated at a cost of US $ 3.8 million; the capacity was reduced to about 6,400. In addition, the surname of long-time basketball coach Henry Iba was added to the stadium name. Since then this has been called the Gallagher-Iba Arena .
In 2001 the capacity of the hall was more than doubled by raising its roof, so that up to 13,611 spectators can now watch the games. In the first few years the games were still well attended. In the meantime, the US $ 56 million measures are viewed more critically, as the stadium is usually only half full.
Other events
In March 2001 Margaret Thatcher , the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, gave a speech at the stadium.
Web links
- Gallagher-Iba Arena , okstate.com (English)
- Boone Pickens Stadium AZ Guide , okstate.com (English)
- Virtual stadium tour, okstatebasketball.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Big 12 Travel Center - Men's Basketball. In: big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference, accessed August 29, 2014 .
- ^ Donor Seating - Men's Basketball. (No longer available online.) In: okstate.com. Oklahom State University, archived from the original on June 26, 2014 ; accessed on August 6, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Seating Guide - Women's Basketball. (No longer available online.) In: okstate.com. Oklahoma State University, archived from the original on Aug. 19, 2014 ; accessed on August 6, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Seating Guide - Wrestling. (No longer available online.) In: okstate.com. Oklahoma State University, archived from the original on June 26, 2014 ; accessed on August 6, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Oklahoma State athletics: New video board being installed in Gallagher-Iba Arena. In: NewsOK.com . Oklahoma Publishing Company, June 25, 2013, accessed August 6, 2014 .
- ^ Eddie Sutton Court. In: okstate.com. Oklahoma State University, accessed August 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Shelley Thompson: A past enriches the future . In: Cowboy Journal . No. 2 , 2000 ( online [accessed August 6, 2014]). online ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tom Kensler: OSU Tradition Gets Facelift Gallagher-Iba Arena Unveiled Tonight. In: NewsOK.com. Oklahoma Publishing Company, December 10, 1987, accessed August 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Berry Tramel: OSU would have been better off with the old Gallagher-Iba Arena. In: NewsOK.com. Oklahoma Publishing Company, January 24, 2013, accessed August 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Michael Baker: Margaret Thatcher Spoke at OSU in 2001. (No longer available online.) In: STATE - The official magazine of Oklahoma State University. Oklahoma State University, archived from the original on Aug. 12, 2014 ; accessed on August 11, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
