Matthew Knight Arena
The Matthew Knight Arena (MKA) is a 12,364-seat, multi-purpose arena in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is home of the University of Oregon Ducks basketball teams, replacing McArthur Court. It is located on the east side of campus at the corner of Franklin Boulevard and Villard Street, a gateway to campus as people arrive from I-5. The arena was originally intended to be ready for the start of the 2010–11 basketball season, but instead opened for the men's basketball game against the USC Trojans on January 13, 2011. It is named for chief donor Phil Knight's son, Matthew Knight, who died aged 34 in a scuba diving accident. The arena cost $227 million and was designed as collaboration between TVA Architects of Portland and Ellerbe Becket of Kansas City, Missouri. Hoffman Construction Company of Portland was the general contractor.
MKA | |
The exterior of the arena | |
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| Location | 1390 Villard St. Eugene, OR 97401 United States |
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| Coordinates | 44.045°N 123.066°W |
| Public transit | EmX Agate Station |
| Owner | National Championship Properties (subsidiary of University of Oregon) |
| Operator | Arena Network |
| Capacity | 12,364 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 7, 2009 |
| Opened | January 13, 2011 |
| Construction cost | $227 million ($295 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | TVA Architects Ellerbe Becket |
| Structural engineer | Haris Engineering, Inc. |
| Services engineer | Henderson Engineers Inc. |
| General contractor | Hoffman Construction Company |
| Tenants | |
| Oregon Men's Basketball (NCAA) (2011–present) Oregon Women's Basketball (NCAA) (2011–present) Oregon Volleyball (NCAA) (2011–present) Oregon Acrobatics & Tumbling (NCATA) (2011–present) | |
The Ducks inaugurated the arena to a sold-out crowd on January 13, 2011, beating the USC Trojans, 68–62.