Gym dandies: Summit

Summit
School    Arena    Capacity    Opened    Did you know?
1. South Dakota State    Frost Arena    6,500    1973    Champaign’s Scott Nagy has built a league power in the home of the Jackrabbits
2. Oakland    Athletics Center O’rena    3,000    1998    Golden Grizzlies opened the gym with the only appearance by Michigan State, which went on to the Final Four
3. Nebraska Omaha    Ralston Arena    4,691    2012    When Mavericks aren’t playing, you can see indoor football, amateur hockey, roller derby and lingerie football
4. UMKC    Municipal Auditorium    9,827    1936    No building has hosted more NCAA Final Fours (nine) than the Kansas City fixture, which was renovated in 2007
5. Western Illinois    Western Hall    5,139    1964    After 20 years on a tartan surface, the Leathernecks returned to wood in 1993
6. North Dakota State    Bison Sports Arena    5,830    1970    Howard Porter and eventual NCAA runner-up Villanova played the sixth game in the building, routing the home team
7. South Dakota    Dakota Dome    10,000    1979    One of the first multi-purpose domes in the nation, South Dakota landmark houses football, volleyball, track, softball and swimming
8. IPFW    Memorial Coliseum    5,800    1952    Home of the Mastodons was expanded in 1992 and renovated 10 years later
9. IUPUI    IUPUI Gymnasium    1,215    1982    “The Jungle” is the former home of the Nike camp, which saw LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Grant Hill and Chris Webber visit campus
 

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