Firestone Fieldhouse is a multipurpose arena

Arena

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 located in Malibu, California

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, a suburb

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 of Los Angeles

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. It was built in 1973 as the home of the Pepperdine University

Pepperdine University

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 Waves basketball

Basketball

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 and volleyball

Volleyball

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 team

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s, who still play at the Fieldhouse today. It seats 3,104 for sporting events and up to 5,000 for concert

Concert

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s, graduation

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 ceremonies and lecture

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s.

The fieldhouse, a modern facility, was officially dedicated on September 20, 1975 by President

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 Gerald R. Ford. A year later 4,500 fans crowded the Fieldhouse to see Pepperdine defeat the UNLV

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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 Runnin' Rebels basketball team by a score of 93-91.

The floor at Firestone Fieldhouse, which measures 110 feet (33.5 m) by 110 feet (12,100 square feet) has been replaced twice. The current floor at the arena is a wooden floor. The arena features two team locker rooms and a smaller locker room for officials. There are two concession stands and two scoreboards (one on each end) at the Fieldhouse.