Alumni Coliseum

Alumni Coliseum
Construction
Paul S. McBrayer Arena

Location	Eastern Kentucky University 521 Lancaster Avenue Richmond, Kentucky 40475
Owner	Eastern Kentucky University
Operator	Eastern Kentucky University
Capacity	6,500
Surface	Wood
Broke ground	1963
Opened	September 23, 1963
Construction cost	$3,244,623 (1963) ($25.1 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Architect	Hartstern, Louis, and Henry
Tenants
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (NCAA) (1963–present)

McBrayer Arena - Interior (2004)

McBrayer Arena - Interior (2006)

Alumni Coliseum is a multi-use sports arena located on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky.

History

Built in 1963, the Paul S. McBrayer Arena located inside Alumni Coliseum, is capable of seating around 6,500 people in both chairback seats and on wooden benches (8,000 for concerts). The arena's ceiling is made completely of wooden beams and is believed to be the largest of its kind in existence. It was named for the former EKU Men's Basketball Coach Paul McBrayer who compiled a record of 219-144. The floor graphics were updated for the 2005-06 seasons and the banners were redone to be more unified.

Usage

The arena is home to the Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's and women's basketball team, and the women's volleyball team. In addition to university sponsored athletics Alumni Coliseum has also played host to a variety of other sporting events, including the All "A" Classic High School basketball tournament, KHSAA Region 5 Swimming and Diving Championships, and continues to host the Special Olympics Kentucky Summer Games.

The arena has also hosted numerous musical performers over the years, more recently including 3 Doors Down, O.A.R. (Of A Revolution), Diamond Rio, Nappy Roots and The Black Eyed Peas. It also hosted the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament in 1979.

The Donald Combs Natatorium, located behind the basketball arena, is the former home of the university's swimming and diving team and is now used predominantly for EKU recreation and the Model Laboratory School Swim team. The natatorium houses a 6 lane 25 yard swimming pool as well as one and three meter diving boards.

The Alumni Coliseum also houses four other basketball courts in an auxiliary gymnasium, an outdoor swimming pool, eight classrooms, the Chad Bratzke Student Academic Athletic Success Center, and twenty additional offices.

References

↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball

Venues	Alumni Coliseum (1963–present)

Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

Eastern Kentucky University

Facilities	Alumni Coliseum Model Laboratory School Roy Kidd Stadium Turkey Hughes Field

Athletics	Men's basketball Football

Basketball arenas of the Ohio Valley Conference

Dunn Center (Austin Peay)
Curb Event Center (Belmont)
Lantz Arena (Eastern Illinois)
McBrayer Arena (Eastern Kentucky)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville State)
Ellis Johnson Arena (Morehead State)
CFSB Center (Murray State)
Vadalabene Center (SIU Edwardsville)
Show Me Center (Southeast Missouri State)
Skyhawk Arena (Tennessee–Martin)
Gentry Complex (Tennessee State)
Eblen Center (Tennessee Tech)

College basketball venues in Kentucky

Division I

ACC	KFC Yum! Center (Louisville)

C-USA	E. A. Diddle Arena (WKU)

Horizon	BB&T Arena (Northern Kentucky)

OVC	CFSB Center (Murray State) Ellis Johnson Arena (Morehead State) Alumni Coliseum (Eastern Kentucky)

SEC	Rupp Arena (Kentucky men) Memorial Coliseum (Kentucky women)

Division II

G-MAC	Alumni Gymnasium (Georgetown) Owensboro Sports Center (Kentucky Wesleyan)

GLVC	Knights Hall (Bellarmine)

SIAC	William Exum Center (Kentucky State)

Division III

Heartland	Clive M. Beck Center (Transylvania)

Presidents	Connor Convocation Center (Thomas More)

SAA	Alumni Gymnasium (Centre)

NAIA

Appalachian	John M. Robsion Arena (Union)

KIAC	Campus Center (Brescia) George E. Luce Physical Activities Center (Asbury) Grady Nutt Athletic Center (Alice Lloyd) Marshall Gymnasium (Midway) Seabury Center (Berea)

Mid-South	Biggers Sports Center (Lindsey Wilson) Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center (Pikeville) Lourdes Hall (St. Catharine) O. Wayne Rollins Center (Cumberlands) Powell Athletic Center (Campbellsville)

Coordinates: 37°44′14″N 84°18′5″W / 37.73722°N 84.30139°W / 37.73722; -84.30139

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