Spokane Coliseum

Spokane Coliseum
"The Boone Street Barn"

Location	Spokane, Washington
Coordinates	47°39′59″N 117°25′18″W / 47.666420°N 117.421562°W / 47.666420; -117.421562
Opened	1954
Closed	Spring 1995
Demolished	Spring 1995
Capacity	5,400
Tenants
Gonzaga Bulldogs (NCAA) 1958-1965, 1979–1980 Spokane Flyers (WHL) 1980-1981 Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 1985-1995

Spokane Coliseum (nicknamed The Boone Street Barn) was an indoor arena, located in Spokane, Washington. It opened in 1954 and had a capacity of 5,400.

It was host to a number of teams, including the Spokane Chiefs, of the WHL. The arena served as the home of the men's basketball program of Gonzaga University, from its entry into NCAA Division I competition in 1958, until the opening of the on-campus John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion, later the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre, in 1965. The Bulldogs returned to the Coliseum in 1979, their first year in the West Coast Athletic Conference, for conference home games only^[1] before returning to Kennedy Pavilion for the 1980-81 season.^[2] They continued to use the Coliseum for occasional home games until its demise.

During 1990, discussions for a new arena to replace the Spokane Coliseum began.^[3] One factor that led to the idea included several damages to the arena which had a leaking roof and rusted boilers.^[3] Another major issue was the size of Spokane Coliseum, which had then recently lost potential bookings from ZZ Top and New Kids on the Block due to its small size.^[3] Ultimately the Spokane Coliseum was replaced by the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in 1995 and demolished that same year. The space it occupied became a parking lot for the new arena.

Notes and references

^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007 Gonzaga University Men's Basketball Media Guide. Gonzaga University Athletics. pp. 123–133. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
^ "Through The Ages – Homes of the Bulldogs" (PDF). 2007 Gonzaga University Men's Basketball Media Guide. Gonzaga University Athletics. p. 108. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Spokane Coliseum not worth repairing, tax breakers say". The Spokesman Review. 1990-10-27.

Preceded by Kelowna Memorial Arena (as Kelowna Wings)	Home of the Spokane Chiefs 1985–1995	Succeeded by Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Preceded by Russell Gymnasium	Home of Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball 1958–1965, 1979–1980	Succeeded by John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion

v t e Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball

Seasons	2002-03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Rivalries	Saint Mary's Washington Washington State

Consensus All-Americans	Frank Burgess Dan Dickau Adam Morrison Blake Stepp Kelly Olynyk

Conference Players of the Year	John Stockton Jeff Brown Bakari Hendrix Casey Calvary Dan Dickau Blake Stepp Ronny Turiaf Adam Morrison Derek Raivio Jeremy Pargo Matt Bouldin Kelly Olynyk

Coaches	George Varnell William H. Mulligan Frank McKevitt Fred Burns Ed Mulholland Robert E. Harmon William S. Higgins John R. McGough Guy Condon Edward Geheves Gus Dorais Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith S. Dagly Perry Teneyck Claude McGrath B. Frasier Charles Henry Eugene Wozny Gordon White Claude McGrath L. T. Underwood Hank Anderson Adrian Buoncristiani Dan Fitzgerald Jay Hillock Dan Fitzgerald Dan Monson Mark Few

Arenas	Russell Gymnasium (1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–80) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (select games, 1995–present)

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