Английская Википедия:Gill Coliseum

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox venue Gill Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the northwest United States, located on the campus of Oregon State University in Шаблон:Nowrap Opened in December 1949,[1] the arena currently lists a seating capacity of 9,301[2] and is home to the Oregon State Beavers' basketball, wrestling, volleyball, and gymnastics teams.[3] It is named after Amory T. "Slats" Gill, the Beavers' basketball coach for 36 seasons (from 1928 to 1964), who compiled a Шаблон:Nowrap record.

The court is named for another OSU head coach, Ralph Miller, who led the 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 players, including Gary Payton, Brent Barry, AC Green, Lester Conner, and Steve Johnson.

The elevation at street level is approximately Шаблон:Convert above sea level.

History

Prior to the construction of Gill Coliseum, intercollegiate basketball games were hosted in the Oregon Agricultural College Gymnasium,[4] constructed in 1914.[5] which continues to stand as the current Шаблон:Nowrap

Gill Coliseum opened in December Шаблон:Nowrap and housed the Horner Museum in the basement until the museum's closure Шаблон:Nowrap

NCAA tournament

Gill Coliseum has hosted Western region games in the men's Division I NCAA tournament 11 times (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1983). The most recent in 1983 was the West sub-regional of the 52-team tournament. It included eventual champion North Carolina State; in their opener on Friday night, the sixth-seeded Wolfpack (20–10) was down six points to #11 Pepperdine with less than a minute to go in the first overtime, then rallied and won in double overtime. It was the late game and finished Шаблон:Nowrap

Other features

The facility 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 Шаблон:Nowrap renovation of the arena in 2009 included making Gill compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.[6] The renovation also included sandblasting the exterior and applying new paint. New windows were installed on the east and west sides of the coliseum.[6] The court has gone numerous remodels as Oregon State has updated their branding. Prior to the 2013–14 season, the court was updated to reflect the athletic department's re-branding along with some graphics surrounding the lower seating.Шаблон:Cn

Construction of the Sports Performance Center (SPC) 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 Шаблон:Convert building is the home to over $500,000 in training equipment and a Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap sprint track. The four-story facility includes two full-size regulation courts and basketball offices which opened Шаблон:Nowrap

Gallery

See also

References

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External links

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Шаблон:OSUtemplate Шаблон:Oregon State Beavers men's basketball navbox Шаблон:Oregon State Beavers women's basketball navbox Шаблон:Pacific-12 Conference basketball venue navbox Шаблон:Oregon NCAA Division I college basketball venue navbox

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  1. ↑ Heartwell, James C. The History of Oregon State College Basketball, 1901/02–1952/53. Corvallis, OR: Cascade Printing Co. 1953; p. 67.
  2. ↑ Oregon State University Athletic Department, "Gill Coliseum," osubeavers.com/
  3. ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок OSUGN не указан текст
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
  5. ↑ OAC's New Gym, Scene of Commencement Activities," Corvallis Gazette-Times, vol. 6, no. 28 (June 4, 1914), pg. 1.
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
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