Carver–Hawkeye Arena

Mediacom Court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Construction
"Carver"
Former names	Hawkeye Sports Arena (planning)^[1]
Location	1 Elliot Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Owner	University of Iowa
Operator	University of Iowa
Capacity	15,400 (2011-present) 15,500 (1983-2011)
Surface	Parquet
Broke ground	July 15, 1980^[1]
Opened	January 3, 1983
Renovated	2009-2011
Construction cost	$18.4 million ($43.7 million in 2016 dollars^[2])
Architect	Caudill Rowlett Scott^[3] Durant Group
Structural engineer	Geiger Berger Associates^[3]
General contractor	CRS/Knutson^[3]
Tenants
Iowa Hawkeyes men's and women's basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, and wrestling

Outside of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Carver–Hawkeye Arena is a 15,400-seat multi-purpose indoor arena located in Iowa City, Iowa. Opened in 1983, it is the home court for The University of Iowa Hawkeyes men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the university's wrestling, gymnastics, and volleyball teams. It was named for the late industrialist Roy J. Carver of Muscatine, Iowa, a prominent statewide booster, who donated $9.2 million to The University of Iowa before his death in 1981.^[4] Prior to the arena's opening, Iowa's athletic teams played at the Iowa Field House.

Entirely funded by private contributions, the arena was expected to be open for the 1982–83 school year, but weather slowed construction to the point where the first event was held on January 3, 1983. Iowa's wrestling team defeated Oklahoma and two days later, the men's basketball team played their first game – a loss to Michigan State – in the new arena.^[4]

Notable athletic events in the arena include the Big Ten and NCAA wrestling championships, the National Duals, the U.S. Olympic wrestling trials in 1984 and 2012, and the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.

The arena also serves as the site of commencement exercises for several of the university's colleges, and has hosted concerts by artists such as Whitney Houston, Stevie Nicks, *NSYNC, Metallica, Guns N' Roses, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, and speeches by Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton as well as Desmond Tutu and Jane Goodall. Carver-Hawkeye has also hosted many of Hancher Auditorium's performances since that building sustained damage in the Iowa flood of 2008. It also hosted World Wrestling Entertainment while its primary Eastern Iowa venue, the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, underwent renovations from 2011 to 2013.

History

Predecessors

A logo commemorates the 25-year anniversary of Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa basketball and wrestling teams initially competed at a building named the "Armory," which was located on the east bank of the Iowa River. With a capacity of 3,000, the Armory was easily large enough, considering that the fan support Iowa's teams received in that era was much less than it is today. Later, in 1927, the Iowa Field House was opened during Paul Belding's tenure as athletic director. Considered as a "magnificent structure for its day," the Field House was home to Iowa's basketball and wrestling teams, and included an indoor track and a swimming pool.^[4]

The Field House, however, was known for its steel balconies and sub-par acoustics, along with columns that obstructed views. When demand was high for Hawkeye basketball, bleachers were placed behind the baskets, allowing some 15,000 to attend games. Season ticket sales skyrocketed during the highly successful tenures of head coaches Ralph Miller and Lute Olson, and support for a new arena gradually increased. Following approval from the Iowa Board of Regents, construction of Carver–Hawkeye Arena began.^[4]

On December 6, 2008, Iowa set the national collegiate wrestling dual meet attendance record as 15,955 fans packed the arena for Iowa-Iowa State match. The previous record of 15,646 was set Feb. 1, 2002, when Minnesota hosted Iowa at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Tom Brands, Brent Metcalf, and Tony Ramos are the only Hawkeye wrestlers to never lose a match during their college career in Carver Hawkeye Arena.

References

1 2 McNeil, Heidi (July 16, 1980). "Arena Ground Broken, Bagged" (PDF). The Daily Iowan (University of Iowa). p. 8. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
1 2 3 Architecture: the AIA journal, Volume 73, Issues 4-6. New York: American Institute of Architects. 1984. p. 384. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 3 4 Carver-Hawkeye Arena: Celebrating 25 Years. University of Iowa, 2008.

External links

Carver-Hawkeye Arena: The Home of the Hawkeyes webpage (HawkeyeSports.com: Facilities)

University of Iowa

Academics

Colleges:	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (School of Music · School of Art) College of Business College of Dentistry College of Education College of Engineering Graduate College College of Law College of Medicine College of Nursing College of Pharmacy College of Public Health

Affiliations:	American Association of Universities Big Ten Conference Committee on Institutional Cooperation CIMBA Iowa Board of Regents Universities Research Association

Programs/Research:	Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development Injun Satellite Program International Writing Program Iowa Electronic Markets Iowa Law Review Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Iowa Review Iowa Women's Archives ISCABBS The Journal of Corporation Law Philological Quarterly University of Iowa Press UMPERLC Writers' Workshop

Athletics

Teams:	Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Field hockey Football Wrestling

Rivalries:	Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Series) Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin "Big Four" men's basketball

Campus

Athletics Hall of Fame Beckwith Boathouse Carver-Hawkeye Arena Children's Hospital Cambus Duane Banks Field Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City Iowa Fieldhouse Iowa Memorial Union Iowa River Kinnick Stadium Museum of Art Museum of Natural History Old Capitol Old Capitol Mall Pappajohn Business Building Ped Mall Pentacrest Recreation & Wellness Center Thomas C. Carson House

Student Life

Alumni Faculty "Alma Mater Iowa" The Daily Iowan Hawkeye Marching Band "Hawkeye Victory Polka" Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" Iowa Biennial KRUI-FM KSUI "On Iowa" "Roll Along Iowa" WSUI

Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball

Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) Iowa Armory (1905–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)

Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)

Culture & lore	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" First 5-on-5 college basketball game

People	Head coaches Individual honors

Seasons	1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball

Venues	Iowa Field House (1974–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)

Rivalries	Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)

Culture & lore	Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Basketball arenas of the Big Ten Conference

State Farm Center (Illinois)
Assembly Hall (Indiana)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa)
Xfinity Center (Maryland)
Crisler Center (Michigan)
Breslin Student Events Center (Michigan State)
Williams Arena (Minnesota)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (Nebraska)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (Northwestern)
Value City Arena (Ohio State)
Bryce Jordan Center (Penn State)
Mackey Arena (Purdue)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (Rutgers)
Kohl Center (Wisconsin)

Music venues of Iowa

Outdoor venues	Harrah's Council Bluffs Mid-America Motorplex W.D. Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion

Theaters and clubs	Des Moines Civic Center Adler Theatre River Music Experience Paramount Theatre

Arenas	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Five Flags Center Hilton Coliseum McElroy Auditorium McLeod Center Mid-America Center Tyson Events Center U.S. Cellular Center UNI-Dome Wells Fargo Arena

Festivals	80/35 Music Festival Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival

Historic venues	The Col Ballroom Surf Ballroom

Coordinates: 41°39′49″N 91°33′16″W / 41.66361°N 91.55444°W / 41.66361; -91.55444

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