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| Alumni Coliseum (Baptist Health Arena) |
• Alumni Coliseum (Paul S. McBrayer Court at Baptist Health Arena) has been the home arena for Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball since the 1963-64 season. The women's basketball team began playing here in 1976. The volleyball team has played in the coliseum since 1991. The arena seats 4,692 fans for athletic events.
• The coliseum features a wooden laminated cross-arched roof spanning 309 feet and providing an unobstructed view of events held in the main auditorium. A total of 616,276 board feet of lumber form the 170 beams and roof, which arches gracefully 81 feet above the floor level. The wood is southern pine finished in its natural beauty.
• From the spring of 2024 into the fall of 2025, the arena underwent a $53 million multi-phase renovation.
• Within the arena, all the seating was replaced, three new video boards were installed, a new removable court was added, a 300-seat conference center overlooking the court was created and the Central Bank Courtside Club was added.
• Additional renovations to the arena include new locker rooms with player lounges and video rooms, a new fan shop, new concession areas and restrooms, new offices and meeting spaces, and a new athletic training room.
• The renovation also provided advanced lighting, audio and video technology in the arena.
