Marriott Center
New seating, 2012
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Brigham Young University 701 E University Parkway Provo, Utah, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′14″N 111°38′56″W / 40.254°N 111.649°WCoordinates: 40°15′14″N 111°38′56″W / 40.254°N 111.649°W |
| Owner | Brigham Young University |
| Operator | Brigham Young University |
| Capacity | 19,000 (2015-present) 20,951 (2012–2015) 22,700 (1971–2012) |
| Opened | 1971, 46 years ago |
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BYU Cougars (NCAA) men's and women's basketball |
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The Marriott Center is a 19,000-seat multi-purpose arena in the western United States, located on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. It is home to the BYU Cougars men's and women's basketball teams.
The largest basketball arena in the West Coast Conference (in which BYU competes for most sports, except football), it is among the largest on-campus basketball arenas in the nation. In addition to basketball, the Marriott Center is used for weekly devotionals and forums.
The elevation of the court is approximately 4,650 feet (1,420 m) above sea level.
The Marriott Center was named in honor of benefactor and hotel tycoon J. Willard Marriott, founder of the Marriott Corporation. When the arena opened 46 years ago in 1971, it passed the University of Minnesota's Williams Arena as the largest college basketball arena in the nation. It was also the largest venue in the nation built for basketball, larger than any NBA (or ABA) arena at that time. It lost both distinctions when the University of Kentucky opened Rupp Arena in 1976, but remained as the largest basketball-specific facility on a U.S. college campus until 1987, when the University of Tennessee opened Thompson–Boling Arena.
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