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Practice Facility Construction Facts - Courtesy CU Facilities
and Maintenance Communications
Groundbreaking: March 25, 2010
Completion Date: August 2011
Gross Square Footage (the total sum of the floor
space over every level of a building): 35,644 square feet
Drilled Pier Foundation: 2,900 linear
feet
Sandstone Veneer: 7,000 square feet
Precast Concrete Exterior Wall Panels:
12,000 square feet
Flat Roof Area: 19,600 square feet
Clay Tile Roof Area: 8,000 square feet
Mass Excavation: 14,300 cubic yards
Wood Sports Floor: 19,000 square feet
Mechanical Ductwork: 63,000 pounds
Piping: 4,600 linear feet
Lighting: 380 new interior fixtures, 40 per
gym
Coors Events Center Facts
Constructed: 1977-79
First Event: Nov. 8, 1979 - CU MenGÇÖs Basketball
vs. Russian National Team (L 88-73, attendance: 9,769)
MenGÇÖs Basketball All-Time Record at Coors Events Center:
313-145 (.683)
WomenGÇÖs Basketball All-Time Record at Coors Events Center:
340-114 (.749)
WomenGÇÖs Volleyball All-Time Record at Coors Events Center:
211-94 (.692)
Average Number of Events Per Year at Coors Events Center:
180 not including practices. This includes
Buffs competitions, exams, meetings, conferences, camps, high
school games, concerts and more. If you included practices
for each team that uses the facility, the number would increase to
almost 1,000 total events per year.
Largest MenGÇÖs Basketball Crowd: 11,363 - Jan. 22,
2001 vs. Kansas
Largest WomenGÇÖs Basketball Crowd: 11,199 -
March 28, 1989 vs. UNLV (NCAA Tournament)
Largest Volleyball Crowd: 4,111 GÇô Nov. 11, 2006
vs. Nebraska
- Home of Colorado
basketball since 1979 and CU volleyball since 1988.
- The facility was
originally called the CU Events/Conference Center, but was renamed
in September 1990 in honor of a $5 million gift from the Adolph
Coors Foundation.
- There are three levels to
the Events Center. The arena floor occupies 8,000 square feet,
while the conference level takes up 15,000 square feet and houses
the basketball operations center, club room, weight room and
interview room.
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