University of Dayton Arena (commonly known as UD Arena) is a 13,409-seat multi-purpose arena located in Dayton, Ohio. The arena opened in 1969. It is home to the University of Dayton Flyers basketball teams. From 2001 to 2010, the facility hosted the annual "play-in" game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament (officially the "opening round" game) which featured the teams rated 64th and 65th in the tournament field. Beginning in 2011, when the tournament expanded to four opening-round games, the arena continued to host all "first four" games.[2] Overall, the arena has hosted more men's NCAA Division I basketball tournament games than any other venue.
The playing court is known as Blackburn Court, named after historic UD coach Tom Blackburn. The Donoher Center expansion on the southwest corner of the arena was completed in 1998. Named for former Flyers basketball coach Don Donoher, the Center provides an NBA-caliber facility for conditioning and game preparation. The arena was extensively renovated during the summer of 2002. The additions include concession areas, luxury boxes, disabled access improvements, and a restaurant/bar. The venue was awarded the 2003 and 2004 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournaments. In 2010, four new video screens were installed, one in each of the arena's corners. Following the 2016–17 basketball season, a 3-year renovation project began at UD Arena. The renovations were completed by the 2020-2021 season, albeit no fans were permitted in the arena due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[3]
Since its opening in 1969, over 14 million visitors have attended events at the arena. In 2002, the arena was the site of the first ever high-definition television (HDTV) broadcast for ESPN.[2]
As of 2017, the University of Dayton has ranked in the top 25 in the nation for attendance at the arena 21 times.[4]
For the 2021-22 Men's basketball season, the team accounted that every game was sold out prior to the season beginning.[5]
NCAA basketball tournament hostingedit
The arena has hosted NCAA Tournament games 24 times since it opened. Along with its hosting duties for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Opening Round game ("play-in" game), it also served as the host of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) men's basketball conference tournament from 1989 to 1991 and was the host of the Atlantic Ten Basketball tournament in 2003 and 2004. The arena hosted the Opening Round game through 2010, when it was also a regional venue for the women's tournament. It then became the first location for the revised opening round of four games for the men's tournament in March 2011.
The University of Dayton Arena hosted the Round of 64 and Round of 32 games of the 2001, 2009, and 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournaments. UD Arena hosted the First Four games every year since 2011, with the exceptions of 2020 (in which the entire tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States) and 2021 (in which the entire tournament was moved to within the state of Indiana due to logistical concerns amid the pandemic).[6] Through the 2023 tournament, it has hosted 131 games in the NCAA men's basketball tournament over its history, making it the most used venue to host NCAA Men's Tournament games ahead of Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium which has hosted 83.[7]
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^"Transform UD Arena". transformudarena.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
^"NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Attendance Leaders Year-by-Year (1970–2010)" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
^"Men's Basketball Sells Out Season & Single-Game Tickets Before 2021-22 Opener". Dayton Flyers. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
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External linksedit
daytonflyers.com: UD Arena June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
College Sporting News
UD Arena Interactive Seating Chart
November 17, 2023
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University of Dayton Arena commonly known as UD Arena is a 13 409 seat multi purpose arena located in Dayton Ohio The arena opened in 1969 It is home to the University of Dayton Flyers basketball teams From 2001 to 2010 the facility hosted the annual play in game in the NCAA men s basketball tournament officially the opening round game which featured the teams rated 64th and 65th in the tournament field Beginning in 2011 when the tournament expanded to four opening round games the arena continued to host all first four games 2 Overall the arena has hosted more men s NCAA Division I basketball tournament games than any other venue University of Dayton ArenaUD ArenaLocation1801 Edwin C Moses BlvdDayton OH 45417 4666Coordinates39 44 08 N 084 12 0 W 39 73556 N 84 20000 W 39 73556 84 20000OwnerUniversity of DaytonCapacity13 409 basketball 14 000 full house events 5 500 half house events ConstructionBroke groundNovember 7 1968OpenedDecember 6 1969 1969 12 06 Renovated199820022017 2019Construction costapproximately 4 5 million 37 9 million in 2022 dollars 1 ArchitectPretzinger amp Pretzinger original design GBBN Architects amp 360 Architecture 2002 renovation TenantsDayton Flyers NCAA 1969 present NCAA s First Four 2001 present The playing court is known as Blackburn Court named after historic UD coach Tom Blackburn The Donoher Center expansion on the southwest corner of the arena was completed in 1998 Named for former Flyers basketball coach Don Donoher the Center provides an NBA caliber facility for conditioning and game preparation The arena was extensively renovated during the summer of 2002 The additions include concession areas luxury boxes disabled access improvements and a restaurant bar The venue was awarded the 2003 and 2004 Atlantic 10 Conference men s basketball tournaments In 2010 four new video screens were installed one in each of the arena s corners Following the 2016 17 basketball season a 3 year renovation project began at UD Arena The renovations were completed by the 2020 2021 season albeit no fans were permitted in the arena due to the COVID 19 Pandemic 3 Since its opening in 1969 over 14 million visitors have attended events at the arena In 2002 the arena was the site of the first ever high definition television HDTV broadcast for ESPN 2 Contents 1 Construction 2 Arena attendance 3 NCAA basketball tournament hosting 4 Other events 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksConstruction editUD Arena was designed by Pretzinger amp Pretzinger Architects and Engineers citation needed Construction commenced on November 7 1968 2 The arena was opened on December 6 1969 2 Arena attendance editAs of 2017 the University of Dayton has ranked in the top 25 in the nation for attendance at the arena 21 times 4 For the 2021 22 Men s basketball season the team accounted that every game was sold out prior to the season beginning 5 NCAA basketball tournament hosting editThe arena has hosted NCAA Tournament games 24 times since it opened Along with its hosting duties for the NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Opening Round game play in game it also served as the host of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference now Horizon League men s basketball conference tournament from 1989 to 1991 and was the host of the Atlantic Ten Basketball tournament in 2003 and 2004 The arena hosted the Opening Round game through 2010 when it was also a regional venue for the women s tournament It then became the first location for the revised opening round of four games for the men s tournament in March 2011 The University of Dayton Arena hosted the Round of 64 and Round of 32 games of the 2001 2009 and 2013 NCAA men s basketball tournaments UD Arena hosted the First Four games every year since 2011 with the exceptions of 2020 in which the entire tournament was canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the United States and 2021 in which the entire tournament was moved to within the state of Indiana due to logistical concerns amid the pandemic 6 Through the 2023 tournament it has hosted 131 games in the NCAA men s basketball tournament over its history making it the most used venue to host NCAA Men s Tournament games ahead of Kansas City s Municipal Auditorium which has hosted 83 7 nbsp Floor used for First Four 2017Other events editAs the largest indoor arena between Cincinnati and Columbus UD Arena is a regular stop for concert tours Elton John Elvis Presley Aerosmith Rush Bob Seger Motley Crue George Strait Kenny Chesney Usher Lupe Fiasco Jay Z and others have performed there It has been host to the Winter Guard International color guard indoor percussion and winds World Championships since 2005 It hosted the Royal Hanneford Circus for most of the 1990s WWE has hosted matches at the UD Arena since the 1980s The Flyer Pep Band UD s basketball pep band plays at every UD basketball game at the arena The University of Dayton holds its graduation ceremonies at the arena nbsp Exterior 2008 nbsp Interior 2008See also editList of NCAA Division I basketball arenasReferences edit 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 May 28 2023 a b c d University of Dayton Arena University of Dayton Athletics Archived from the original on June 12 2010 Retrieved February 19 2009 Transform UD Arena transformudarena com Retrieved March 12 2018 NCAA Division I Men s Basketball Attendance Leaders Year by Year 1970 2010 PDF NCAA Retrieved October 19 2012 Men s Basketball Sells Out Season amp Single Game Tickets Before 2021 22 Opener Dayton Flyers Retrieved December 1 2012 NCAA Tournament Returns To UD Arena UD Men s Basketball News Story WHIO Dayton www whiotv com Archived from the original on November 26 2009 Harris Doug February 13 2012 UD pushing toward First Four sellout Dayton Daily News Retrieved February 14 2012 External links editdaytonflyers com UD Arena Archived June 12 2010 at the Wayback Machine College Sporting News UD Arena Interactive Seating Chart Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title UD Arena amp oldid 1184680085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
