Bob Devaney Sports Center
Encyclopedia
The Bob Devaney Sports Center is a sports complex
on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska
that includes a 13,595-seat multi-purpose arena
, a 1,000-seat covered 25-yard swimming
and diving
facility (Devaney Center Natatorium) and a 5,000-seat covered track and field (athletics
) facility (Devaney Sports Center Indoor Track) that features a 200-meter hydraulic-banked track, one of only 3 in the United States
and 7 in the world. The arena opened in 1976 and is named after former Nebraska football coach and athletic director Bob Devaney
. It is home to the Cornhuskers basketball
, gymnastics
, indoor track and field
and swimming
and diving
teams. The building replaced the Nebraska Coliseum
, the current home of the volleyball
and wrestling
teams.
It hosted the 1980, 1984 and 1988 men's NCAA basketball tournament
Midwest first- and second-round games, and the 1993 women's NCAA tournament first round. In the arena's first thirty years, the men's basketball team has never had a losing home schedule.
A planned replacement
for the basketball teams is due to open in 2013.
Sports complex
A sports complex is a group of sports facilities. For example, there are stadiums for athletic and football, baseball stadiums, swimming pools, gymnasiums. This area is a sports complex....
on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
that includes a 13,595-seat multi-purpose arena
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
, a 1,000-seat covered 25-yard swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
facility (Devaney Center Natatorium) and a 5,000-seat covered track and field (athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
) facility (Devaney Sports Center Indoor Track) that features a 200-meter hydraulic-banked track, one of only 3 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and 7 in the world. The arena opened in 1976 and is named after former Nebraska football coach and athletic director Bob Devaney
Bob Devaney
Robert S. "Bob" Devaney was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1957 to 1961 and at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1962 to 1972, compiling a career college football record of 136–30–7...
. It is home to the Cornhuskers basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, indoor track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
and swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
teams. The building replaced the Nebraska Coliseum
Nebraska Coliseum
The University of Nebraska Coliseum , the home of Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball, is an on-campus arena at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska. Located East of Memorial Stadium, the arena opened in 1926 for the basketball team; the first game was a loss to Kansas...
, the current home of the volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and wrestling
Collegiate wrestling
Collegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the collegiate and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the folk wrestling styles practised in the early history of the United States...
teams.
It hosted the 1980, 1984 and 1988 men's NCAA basketball tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
Midwest first- and second-round games, and the 1993 women's NCAA tournament first round. In the arena's first thirty years, the men's basketball team has never had a losing home schedule.
A planned replacement
Lincoln Haymarket Arena
Lincoln Haymarket Arena is an indoor arena currently under construction in Lincoln, Nebraska. Once completed in 2013, it will have a seating capacity of roughly 16,500. It will host basketball games and will be the home of the University of Nebraska men's and women's teams...
for the basketball teams is due to open in 2013.
External links
- Bob Devaney Sports Center (from Huskers.com) - multi-purpose 13,595-seat arena from the NU men's basketball program viewpoint
- Bob Devaney Sports Center - same as above, from the NU women's basketball program viewpoint
- Bob Devaney Center Natatorium - indoor swimming and diving facility
- Bob Devaney Sports Center Indoor Track - indoor track and field (athletics) facility