Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion

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Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, commonly known as Hec Ed, is a 10,000-seat basketball arena on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle. The arena opened on December 27, 1927 as the University of Washington Pavilion. It was renamed the Clarence S. "Hec" Edmundson Pavilion on January 16, 1948, after a University track and basketball coach. It is home to the University of Washington Huskies men's and women's basketball programs, volleyball team, and gymnastics squad. It hosted the 1949 and 1952 NCAA men's basketball Final Four.

The arena underwent a major renovation beginning in 1999 that took 19 months and cost US$40 million. It expanded capacity from 7,900 to 10,000, and attempted to make the environment more intimate for fans, for example by removing of support pillars that had previously obscured the view from certain seats. It was also at this time that "Bank of America Arena" was added to the name, following a payment of $9.1 million by Bank of America for the 10-year naming rights. Arguably the biggest game in arena history came against number one ranked Stanford on March 6, 2004. The upstart Huskies upset the Cardinal 75-62 which eventually led to the Huskies becoming a powerhouse basketball school.

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Current basketball arenas in the Pacific Ten Conference
Beasley Coliseum (Washington State) • Haas Pavilion (California) • Hec Edmundson Pavilion (Washington) • Galen Center (USC) • Gill Coliseum (Oregon State) • Maples Pavilion (Stanford) • McArthur Court (Oregon) • McKale Center (Arizona) • Pauley Pavilion (UCLA) • Wells Fargo Arena (Arizona State)