Gill Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Corvallis, Oregon, located on the campus of Oregon State University.<!-- (OSU)--> Opened in December 1949, the arena currently lists a seating capacity of 9,301 and is home to the Oregon State Beavers' basketball, wrestling, volleyball, and gymnastics teams. constructed in 1914. which continues to stand as the current Langton Hall.

Built at a cost of $1.8 million,

NCAA tournament

Gill Coliseum has hosted Western region games in the men's Division I NCAA tournament 11 times (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1983). The most recent in 1983 was the West sub-regional of the 52-team tournament. It included eventual champion North Carolina State; in their opener on Friday night, the sixth-seeded Wolfpack (20–10) was down six points to #11 Pepperdine with less than a minute to go in the first overtime, then rallied and won in double overtime. It was the late game and finished

Other features

The facility has a sports medicine center, located on the lower level of the coliseum, that provides injury prevention and rehabilitation services. The center includes cardiovascular equipment and improved training facilities. Part of a renovation of the arena in 2009 included making Gill compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The renovation also included sandblasting the exterior and applying new paint. New windows were installed on the east and west sides of the coliseum.

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File:Gill Coliseum exterior 1956.jpeg|The exterior of Gill Coliseum in 1956

File:Gill Coliseum entrance.JPG|The facade of Gill Coliseum photographed in May 2008

File:Gill Coliseum interior 1956.jpeg|A basketball game in Gill Coliseum, circa 1956

File:Gill Coliseum.jpg|The basketball court at Gill Coliseum in 2007

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See also

  • List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
  • Chiles Center
  • McArthur Court
  • Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)

References

  • Gill Coliseum (Oregon State Athletics official website)