Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
| "The Brick" | |
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| Former names | MSC Fieldhouse MSU Fieldhouse |
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| Location | 1 Bobcat Circle Bozeman, Montana 59717 |
| Owner | Montana State University |
| Operator | Montana State University |
| Capacity | 8,900 (Concerts) 7,250 (Basketball) 3,800 (theater) |
| Surface | Mondo (sectional wood floor for basketball) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1955 |
| Opened | January 11, 1957 |
| Construction cost | $1.6 Millon ($13.6 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Wilson & Berg |
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| MSU Bobcats (NCAA) | |
Worthington Arena inside the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse is a 7,250.-seat multi-purpose arena in Bozeman, Montana. It is the home of the Montana State University (MSU) Bobcats men's and women's basketball teams and the Bobcat's indoor track and field teams. The building also hosts numerous tournaments, concerts, plays, speaking engagements, and trade shows throughout the year and annually hosts the Montana High School Association All Class State Volleyball Tournament and the MSU Spring Rodeo. The arena hosted the Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament finals in 1988, 1996, and 2002, and the Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament in 1993.
The building was the inspiration of architect Oswald "Ozzie" Berg Jr. and Montana State College (MSC) President Roland Renne, who dreamed of an indoor facility large enough for college football games. Though there was not enough funding to build it big enough to house a full sized football field, the Fieldhouse was, at the time of construction, the largest clear span wooden structure in the world (it has since been surpassed by other buildings such as the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona and the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington).
It opened in 1957 as the MSC Fieldhouse. The building was renamed the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in 1981, in honor of John "Brick" Breeden, and the arena inside was named Worthington Arena in 1985 in honor of Max Worthington. Breeden and Worthington were members of the 1929 "Golden Bobcats" basketball team that was named national champions by the Helms Foundation. Breeden would go on to coach the Bobcats basketball team and serve as athletic director, and Worthington, also a former coach, served as a school administrator and longtime booster.
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