Taco Bell Arena

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Taco Bell Arena is a 12,820-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. The arena opened in 1982 as the BSU Pavilion, receiving its current name in 2004 after Taco Bell signed a naming rights agreement with the university. It is home to the Boise State Broncos basketball, wrestling, and gymnastics teams. The venue is also used for concerts (max capacity 13,000) and many community events, including trade shows (17,000 square feet of arena floor space plus 10,000 square feet at auxiliary gym). The venue has hosted four Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournaments: 1985, 1989, 1990, and 1994.

The arena has been a common site for early-round NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament games, hosting first and second round competition seven times between 1983 and 2005. The tounament games played at Taco Bell Arena have resulted in some of the most memorable NCAA Tournament moments including UCLA's Tyus Edney's 94-foot dash in just over 4 seconds to make a layup that gave the Bruins a 74-73 win over Missouri in 1995, sustaining UCLA's run to a national title that year and #15 seed Hampton's upset of #2 seed Iowa State in 2001 -- making Hampton only the fourth #15 seed to beat a #2 seed in tournament history.

The NCAA Basketball Tournament will return to Taco Bell Arena in 2009.

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Current basketball arenas in the Western Athletic Conference
Cowan Spectrum (Idaho) • Event Center (San José State men) • Lawlor Events Center (Nevada) • Pan American Center (New Mexico State) • Save Mart Center (Fresno State) • Smith Spectrum (Utah State) • Stan Sheriff Center (Hawaii) • Taco Bell Arena (Boise State) • Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech)