The Elmen Center is the basketball arena for the Augustana College

Augustana College (South Dakota)

Augustana College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The campus makes the school the largest private university in South Dakota...

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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South Dakota

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. It is located on the Augustana campus. The Elmen Center seats approximately 4,000 fans. The Elmen Center is 81,000 square feet.

The Elmen Center was completed in 1989. Previously, Augustana basketball games were held at the Sioux Falls Arena

Sioux Falls Arena

The Sioux Falls Arena is an 7,500 seat multi-purpose arena, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The facility was originally built in 1961. It seats 6,113, for basketball games and 4,760, for indoor football and hockey....

. In 2000, the Elmen Center was the location of the NCAA Division II Elite 8 volleyball tournament.

In addition to sports, the building can be used as a venue for concerts.

On October 15, 2009, a fire broke out in the building after an object was left on hot equipment in the sauna.
The fire resulted in the building's evacuation and about $25,000 in damage.