Global InformationCU Events Center information
"The Keg" | |
 Against Oregon in January 2020 | |
  CU Events Center Location in Colorado  CU Events Center Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Coors Events Center (2008–2018); Coors Events/Conference Center (1990–2008); CU Events/Conference Center (1979–1990) |
|---|---|
| Location | 950 Regent Drive[1] Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°00′17″N 105°15′38″W / 40.0047°N 105.2606°W |
| Owner | University of Colorado |
| Operator | University of Colorado |
| Capacity | 11,064 |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 1977 |
| Opened | November 8, 1979 44 years ago |
| Construction cost | $7,579,756[2] ($31.8 million in 2023[3]) |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs |
| Structural engineer | John A. Martin & Associates[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Colorado Buffaloes (Basketball & Volleyball) | |
The CU Events Center is an 11,064-seat multi-purpose arena in the western United States, on the main campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Opened 44 years ago in 1979, it is home to the Colorado Buffaloes men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball of the Pac-12 Conference. The playing surface is named the Sox Walseth Court in honor of the former Buffaloes men's and women's basketball head coach.[5]
The building is an eight-sided concrete structure, with three levels: arena floor, service level, and the concourse level.[6] Single-tiered inside, it replaced the Balch Fieldhouse, the current home of the indoor track and field team located directly adjacent to Folsom Field. The approximate elevation at street level is 5,400 feet (1,600 m) above sea level making it the college basketball arena with the 5th highest elevation in the country.[7]
- ^ "Facilities".
- ^ "2011-2012 Colorado Buffaloes Women's Basketball Info Guide" (PDF). Colorado Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-13. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Entertainment". John A. Martin & Associates. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ Rogers, Max (June 4, 2012). "Pac-12 Basketball: Colorado Buffaloes Auctioning off Walseth Basketball Court". Bleacher Report.
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