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Home > Departments > Facilities Planning & Design > Campus Info > Building Profiles > North Campus Building Profiles > Alumni Arena

Alumni Arena

Alumni Arena

Facility:
Number:
Function:
Gross Square Feet:
Construction Cost:
Completed:
Architect:

ALUMNI
A480
Athletic
391,865
$26,309,000
1982, 1985
Robert Trayham Coles

OCCUPANTS 

Alumni Arena Occupany Report  Adobe Reader Document (PDF)

FUNCTION

Alumni Arena is a world class facility that houses the university's NCAA Division I sports teams and faculty. The building was constructed in two phases - 1982 and 1985. The addition included a gymnastic area, activity rooms, locker rooms and racket ball courts among other space uses. Alumni Arena also includes a 6,000 seat gym for basketball, wrestling or volleyball (also the site of commencements and lectures by prominent speakers) and a natatorium, The gym is also the site of a 50 meter Olympic pool with a 1.2 million gallon capacity.

NAMESAKE

The arena is dedicated to UB's alumni. Steven Sample (former UB president 1982-1991) believed that a strong athletic program enriches and enhances the academic program, and he "created" Alumni Arena to engender university spirit within the university community.