Gill Coliseum
| Gill Coliseum | |
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| Ralph Miller Court | |
Ralph Miller Court basketball setup  |
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| Location | 660 Southwest 26th Street Corvallis, Oregon 97331 |
| Coordinates | 44°33′41″N 123°16′49″W / 44.561361°N 123.280226°WCoordinates: 44°33′41″N 123°16′49″W / 44.561361°N 123.280226°W |
| Broke ground | June 1948 |
| Opened | December 16, 1949[1] |
| Owner | Oregon State University |
| Operator | Oregon State University |
| Construction cost | $1.8 million[2] |
| Architect | Jones and Marsh[2] |
| Capacity | 9,604 (2011-present)[3] 10,400 (1984-2011) 10,000 (1949-1984) |
| Tenants | |
| Oregon State Beavers (NCAA) | |
Gill Coliseum is a 9,604-seat[3] multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Opened in 1949, the arena is home to the Oregon State Beavers' basketball, wrestling, volleyball, and gymnastics teams. It is named after famed basketball coach Amory T. "Slats" Gill who compiled a 599-392 record in 36 seasons. The court is named after another famed OSU coach, Ralph Miller, who led the men's basketball program from 1971 to 1989. The building also houses a weight room, equipment center, locker rooms, and offices for the Oregon State University athletic department and its teams. Inside, on the south wall of Gill Coliseum is a painted mural of many former Oregon State men's basketball players including Gary Payton, Brent Barry, AC Green, and Steve Johnson.
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[edit] History
Prior to Gill, the Men's Gymnasium was used to host intercollegiate basketball games.[4] That building is the current Langton Hall.[4] Gill Coliseum opened in 1949 and now has a sports medicine center, located on the lower level of the coliseum, that provides injury prevention and rehabilitation services. The center includes cardiovascular equipment and improved training facilities. Part of a $7 million renovation of the arena, other projects include making Gill compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and painting the exterior.[5] During the summer of 2009 the outside was sandblasted prior to applying the new paint and new windows were added on the East and West sides.[5]
[edit] Sports Performance Center
Construction of the Sports Performance Center began in early 2007, and work was completed in spring 2008. The building is located between Gill Coliseum and the Tommy Prothro Football Complex. The SPC houses a practice facility for wrestling and offices for the weight training staff. The 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) building is the home to over $500,000 in training equipment and a 4-lane 60-yard (55 m) sprint track. Due for completion by 2012, a four-story facility will be added on, to include two full-size regulation courts as well as basketball offices.
[edit] References
- ^ Gill Coliseum Basketball Game
- ^ a b Souvenir program January 13th, 1951. "Fifty Years of Basketball at Oregon State College". Page 5. http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/14472/GoldenJubileeBasketballOregonState.pdf?sequence=1
- ^ a b Oregon State Game Notes
- ^ a b "Legendary Hoop Star Red Rocha, Tower of the ‘Thrill Kids,’ Dies". Oregon Stater (OSU Alumni Association) 95 (2): 32. Spring 2010. http://www.osualum.com/s/359/file_lib/1/28/201004_sports_634055524876424940.pdf.
- ^ a b "Barrels of paint for Gill; big plans for the area". Oregon Stater 94 (3): 48. Fall 2009. http://www.osualum.com/s/359/file_lib/1/25/spring09Stater_WEB_4451_633875952129294886.pdf.
[edit] External links
Media related to Gill Coliseum at Wikimedia Commons
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