Auburn Sports Arena was a 2,500 seat multi-purpose

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. Nicknamed "The Barn," it opened in 1946. It was home to the

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team. It was replaced when the

Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The arena, which opened in 1969, is best known as the former home of the Auburn men's and women's basketball, women' ...

opened in 1968. After it closed, it continued to host Auburn's women's gymnastics team. In 1996, the Auburn Sports Arena was destroyed by a fire that occurred during the Auburn-LSU football game. The fire was likely started by the embers of a tailgater's grill. The site has since been replaced with a parking deck.

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