Beasley Coliseum
Beasley Coliseum is a general-purpose indoor arena in the northwest United States, located on the campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. The home venue for the Cougars men's and women's basketball teams of the Pac-12 Conference, it opened 51 years ago in 1973, and its current seating capacity is 12,058 for basketball.
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| Full name | Beasley Coliseum |
|---|---|
| Former names | Washington State University Performing Arts Coliseum (1973–1981) |
| Address | 925 NE North Fairway Rd. |
| Location | Washington State University Pullman, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 46°44′6″N 117°9′27″W |
| Elevation | 2,550 feet (775 m) AMSL |
| Owner | Washington State University |
| Operator | Washington State University |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 8, 1971 |
| Opened | June 3, 1973 |
| Construction cost | $8.5 million ($56 million in 2022) |
| Architect | John Graham & Company |
| Tenants | |
| Washington State Cougars - NCAA (1973–present) | |
The arena was renamed in 1981 for Wallis Beasley (1915–2008), a long-time sociology professor and executive vice president, shortly before his retirement from the university. He was WSU's faculty representative for athletics in the 1960s and also served as interim university president. For its first eight years, the venue was known as "Washington State University Performing Arts Coliseum."
The building used "space frame" construction, relatively novel at the time. The elevation of the court is approximately 2,550 feet (775 m) above sea level.
The project was approved by the WSU board of regents in early 1969.