Drake Fieldhouse
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| Drake Fieldhouse | |
|---|---|
| Location | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Owner | Drake University |
| Operator | Drake University |
| Tenants | Drake Bulldogs |
| Capacity | |
The Drake Fieldhouse, built in 1926 as a companion to Drake's football stadium. It is the location for the athletic department offices. An indoor track, a tartan court area, as well as equipment and locker rooms is located inside it as well. It formerly was the home for Drake Bulldogs men's basketball until the move to Veterans Memorial Auditorium. The first basketball game was played on January 4, 1927. The last regularly scheduled game was played during the 1961-62 school year. The last men's basketball game to be played there was on February 28, 1987. That was because Veterans Memorial Auditorium was not available so they had to play Southern Illinois in the conference tournament at the Fieldhouse.
Drake Fieldhouse has hosted many high school events over the years, including the boys state basketball tournament around the time of World War II and the girl's indoor track tournament as recently as the mid 1990s.
