Cox Arena

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Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl

Location	5500 Canyon Crest Drive San Diego, California 92182
Opened	1997
Owner	San Diego State University
Operator	San Diego State University Associated Students of SDSU
Construction cost	$29 million USD
Architect	Carrier Johnson
Tenants
San Diego State Aztecs (1997-present) San Diego Shockwave (NIFL) (2007-present)
Seats
Basketball: 12,414

Cox Arena, located on the San Diego State University (SDSU) campus in San Diego, California, USA, is the home of the SDSU Aztecs' basketball teams. Built in 1997, it seats 12,414 for basketball and up to 12,845 for concerts. Cox Arena also hosts SDSU's commencement ceremonies. Previously, the Aztecs played at Peterson Gym.

The SDSU men's basketball team plays at Cox Arena. In 2006 the team was the Mountain West Conference regular season champion, won the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament, advanced to the NCAA tournament, and sent two players to the All-Conference team.

Cox Arena was built on the site of the old "Aztec Bowl" stadium (a Works Progress Administration project) on the SDSU campus, and the university (or its affiliated corporation) still owns the arena. Site of many events including those just mentioned, it was named for Cox Communications, which owns the local cable television system in the greater San Diego regional area, and which paid fees to become the arena's corporate sponsor. The arena's official name is Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl.

The Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl hosted the NCAA Tournament first and second rounds in 2006. It has once before played host in 2001. In the 2006 tourney, the first round was delayed and the building evacuated due to a bomb-sniffing dog picking up scents of a potentially dangerous substance. These fears were unfounded, however, and play went on as scheduled, albeit delayed.

It has also hosted WCW Bash at the Beach in 1998, and in 2007 will be the home of the San Diego Shockwave indoor football team.

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San Diego State University

Colleges: College of Arts & Letters • College of Business Administration • College of Education • College of Engineering • College of Health & Human Services (and Graduate School of Public Health) • College of Sciences • College of Professional Studies & Fine Arts • College of Extended Studies • American Language Institute • Imperial Valley Campus
People: List of San Diego State University alumni and faculty
Media: KPBS (TV/DT/FM) • KCR (AM) • San Diego State University Press
Research: SDSU Research Foundation • Facilities: Biological Field Stations • Mount Laguna Observatory
Athletics: SDSU Aztecs • Arenas/Stadiums: Qualcomm Stadium • Cox Arena • Tony Gwynn Stadium

Current Basketball Arenas in the Mountain West Conference
Arena-Auditorium (Wyoming) • Clune Arena (Air Force) • Cox Arena (San Diego State) • Cox Pavilion (UNLV women) • Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (TCU) • Huntsman Center (Utah) • Marriott Center (BYU) • Moby Arena (Colorado State) •The Pit (New Mexico) • Thomas & Mack Center (UNLV men)

Atlantic Conference		Pacific Conference
Current arenas in the National Indoor Football League
BankUnited Center \| Bud Adams Equestrian Center \| Colonial Center \| Cumberland County Crown Coliseum \| Expo Hall \| Georgia International Horse Park \| Greensboro Coliseum \| Hard Rock Arena \| Jacksonville Equestrian Center \| Jim Brandon Equestrian Center \| Lee County Civic Center \| Robarts Arena \| Wall2Wall Soccer		Casper Events Center \| Colorado State Fair Events Center \| Cowtown Coliseum \| Cox Arena \| Denver Coliseum \| Fairplex \| Ford Arena \| Pasadena Convention Center \| San Antonio Rose Palace