Bank of Colorado Arena at Butler-Hancock Athletic Center is a 2,992-seat multi-purpose
arena
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in
Greeley, Colorado
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, United States. It was built in 1974 and is home to the
University of Northern Colorado
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Bears men's and women's
basketball
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teams, as well as the Bears
volleyball
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,
wrestling
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and indoor
track and field
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programs.
Located on Northern Colorado's west campus, the Bank of Colorado Arena serves as "The Home of the Bears." Originally named for longtime UNC coaches
Pete Butler and
John W. Hancock, Butler-Hancock Hall opened its doors February 4, 1975. The venue was renamed the Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion during the 2004–05 season. It hosted the finals of the 2011
Big Sky Conference
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men's basketball tournament.
The venue is undergoing renovations including a new seating structure involving chairback, permanent seating along the sides of the court as well as added seating behind each basket. There will be permanent chairback seating behind the east end basket and portable bleacher seating behind the west end goal.
On November 14, 2014, Northern Colorado announced a 15-year naming rights agreement with the Bank of Colorado to rename the arena the Bank of Colorado Arena.
Top 10 Butler-Hancock crowds
* 4,674 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3/18/89)
* 4,429 vs. Augustana (2/23/89)
* 4,013 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks (3/17/89)
* 3,875 vs. South Dakota State (2/25/89)
* 3,586 vs. Air Force (2/4/75)
* 3,311 vs. Denver (2/7/05)
* 3,198 vs. University of Illinois Chicago (3/30/18)
* 3,192 vs. Colorado State (12/1/09)
* 3,104 vs. South Dakota (1/19/89)
* 3,013 vs. Denver (12/28/09)
* 2,932 vs. Metro State (12/5/86)
UNC men's basketball year-by-year at Butler-Hancock
Year Record Pct.
*1974-75 4-1 .800
*1975-76 8-3 .727
*1976-77 6-3 .667
*1977-78 9-5 .643
*1978-79 5-6 .455
*1979-80 6-5 .545
*1980-81 4-7 .364
*1981-82 9-2 .818
*1982-83 7-5 .583
*1983-84 3-8 .273
*1984-85 13-1 .929
*1985-86 9-5 .643
*1986-87 10-2 .833
*1987-88 10-3 .769
*1988-89 15-2 # .882
*1989-90 7-6 .538
*1990-91 2-10 .167
*1991-92 12-4 .750
*1992-93 8-5 .615
*1993-94 6-7 .462
*1994-95 7-6 .538
*1995-96 5-7 .417
*1996-97 5-8 .385
*1997-98 10-3 .769
*1998-99 6-6 .500
*1999-00 5-7 .417
*2000-01 7-5 .583
*2001-02 9-3 .750
*2002-03 5-6 .455
*2003-04 4-5 .444
*2004-05 7-4 .636
*2005-06 5-9 .357
*2006-07 3-9 .250
*2007-08 9-4 .692
*2008-09 9-4 .692
*2009-10 13-2 .867
*2010-11 14-0 1.000
Total 276-172 .616
See also
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List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
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References
External links
Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion official site
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College basketball venues in the United States
College volleyball venues in the United States
Basketball venues in Colorado
Northern Colorado Bears basketball
Sports venues completed in 1975
1975 establishments in Colorado