McKale Center - Tuscon, AZ

McKale Center, also known as McKale Memorial Center, is a historic athletic arena located on the University of Arizona's campus in Tucson, Arizona. It serves as the home for the Arizona Wildcats basketball team and has been a significant venue for college basketball in the Pac-12 Conference. The arena, which opened in 1973, has a capacity of 14,688 spectators and is known for its iconic place in the college basketball landscape. McKale Center is not only a venue for basketball but also hosts physical training and therapy facilities. The arena's construction was marked by a large copper cap that has oxidized brown, and it was named in honor of J.F. "Pop" McKale, a major athletic figure at the University of Arizona. The McKale Center has been a staple of Arizona Athletics, leading the Pac-12 Conference in attendance every year since the 1984-85 season.