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Bison Sports Arena is a 5,830^[1] seat multi-purpose arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It was built in 1970 and is home to the North Dakota State University Bison basketball and wrestling team.

Fundraising was launched as part of the Edge Campaign to privately raise money for the extension and renovation of the Bison Sports Arena. On October 11, 2013, the NDSU Foundation voted unanimously to back the project up to 41 million, pending legislative approval. On November 23, 2013, the State Board Of Higher Education unanimously approved the project. On December 11, 2013 the project was unanimously approved and construction could begin in 2014.

The renovation will include:

Scheels Center basketball arena, Shelly Ellig indoor track and field facility (completed), 14,500 sq. ft. basketball training facility, 15,000 sq. ft. performance training center, 2,000 sq. ft. Hall of Fame display, team store, ticket office, and a Student Athlete Academic Center.

References

^ http://www.gobison.com/sports/2013/4/19/bsa.aspx?tab=bisonsportsarena

External links

Official website

North Dakota State University

Located in: Fargo, North Dakota

Campus

Campus Historic District

Athletics

Teams	The Bison Baseball Basketball (Men's/Women's) Football Soccer Softball Volleyball Wrestling
Venues	Fargodome Scheels Center Newman Outdoor Field Dacotah Field Tharaldson Park Terrence Dahl and Donna Beres Track Complex Shelly Ellig Indoor Track and Field Facility Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
Other	Dakota Marker Nickel Trophy

Media

School songs

v t e North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
Venues	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (1931–1970) Scheels Arena (2014–2016) Bison Sports Arena / Scheels Center (1970–2014; 2016–present)
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Pep band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
Venues	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (1966–1970; 2014–2016) Bison Sports Arena / Scheels Center (1970–2014; 2016–present)
Culture & lore	"On Bison" Pep band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Basketball arenas of the Summit League
Current arenas	Hamilton Gymnasium (Denver) Swinney Recreation Center (Kansas City) Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (North Dakota) Scheels Center (North Dakota State) Baxter Arena (Omaha) Mabee Center (Oral Roberts) Schoenecker Arena (St. Thomas) Sanford Coyote Sports Center (South Dakota) Frost Arena (South Dakota State)
Future arenas	Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (St. Thomas; opening in 2025)

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