McCarthey Athletic Center
| The New Kennel, K2, The Kennel | |
February 2013
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| Location |
Gonzaga University 801 N. Cincinnati Street Spokane, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°39′54″N 117°23′56″W / 47.665°N 117.399°WCoordinates: 47°39′54″N 117°23′56″W / 47.665°N 117.399°W |
| Owner | Gonzaga University |
| Operator | Gonzaga University |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 24, 2003 |
| Opened | November 19, 2004 |
| Construction cost |
$25 million ($31.7 million in 2017 ) |
| Architect | ASLC & Ellerbe Becket |
| Project manager | Garco Construction Inc. |
| Structural engineer | DCI Engineers Inc. |
| Tenants | |
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Gonzaga Bulldogs (2004–present) (Men's and Women's basketball) (West Coast Conference, NCAA) |
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| McCarthey Athletic Center | |
McCarthey Athletic Center or "MAC" is a 6,000-seat indoor arena in the northwest United States, located on the campus of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Opened thirteen years ago in November 2004, it is home to the university's Bulldog basketball programs, members of the West Coast Conference (WCC) in Division I of the NCAA.
Often called "The New Kennel," its nickname was inherited from the school's former basketball arena, Charlotte Y. Martin Centre, popularly known as "The Kennel," which had been home to the Bulldogs for 39 years. As the MAC has become the established basketball arena on campus its nickname as "The New Kennel" is gradually becoming "The Kennel" with the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre being known as the "Martin Centre." The elevation of the court is approximately 1,900 feet (580 m) above sea level.
Formerly the largest basketball arena in the WCC, it lost this distinction when BYU joined in 2011; the Marriott Center in Provo seats 19,000 – more than triple the MAC capacity.
Ground was broken in April 2003 on the site of the baseball venue, Pecarovich Field. The arena's naming rights went to the McCarthey brothers of Salt Lake City, as a result of major gifts by Gonzaga trustee Philip McCarthey and regent Thomas McCarthey; both are GU alumni and former owners of The Salt Lake Tribune. The new baseball stadium was later built to the south and opened in 2007; in the interim, Bulldogs played at Avista Stadium, home of the minor league Spokane Indians of the short-season Northwest League.
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