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Fant–Ewing Coliseum is a 7,085-seat multi-purpose
The first men's basketball game played in Fant-Ewing was on December 1, 1971, against
arena
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in Monroe, Louisiana
Monroe (historically french: Poste-du-Ouachita) is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolita ...
, United States, on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe
The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) is a public university in Monroe, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System.
History
ULM opened in 1931 as Ouachita Parish Junior College. Three years later it became the Northeast Cen ...
. It was built in 1971 and is home to the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
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men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. The arena also hosts concerts and events.
History
The first men's basketball game played in Fant-Ewing was on December 1, 1971, against Sam Houston State
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, who defeated ULM 71–70. The Bearkats' Mike Newell made the first free throw of a two-shot foul with no time left on the clock to the disappointment of an opening night capacity crowd.
It has hosted the Southland Conference
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men's basketball tournament five times and the Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournament three times.
During the 2006–07 season, a student-only section was created, named the "Hawk's Nest".
See also
*List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
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* List of music venues
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References
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