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- Before the construction of the Pavilion, the on-campus home to the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team was the 2,400-seat Men's Gym, currently known as the Student Activities Center, but then disparagingly known as the " B. O. barn." After John Wooden led the Bruins to the national championship in 1964, fans and Wooden felt that a more suitable arena needed to be constructed.
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Oct 1, 2012 · There’s a brand-new sound system; a state-of-the-art, high-definition scoreboard; and an LED system that winds around the top of the arena, highlighting game statistics in the four corners of the building.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, was recruited to UCLA partly on the promise of playing in the new arena. H.R. Haldeman ( Chief of Staff of Nixon White House 1969–1973) headed the campaign to build a state-of-the-art sports arena.
Jan 17, 2024 · The arena will be located on a 28-acre mixed-use development lot in Inglewood, according to Urbanize LA. It’ll hold 18,000 people. It’ll be just south of the campus the Rams’ SoFi stadium is on.
History. In 2017, the City of Inglewood approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with the Los Angeles Clippers to build a new, basketball-specific arena for the team, which would be located across from the then-under construction SoFi Stadium. [4] .
Sep 29, 2022 · UCLA chancellor Franklin D. Murphy promoted the construction of a $6.5-million, 44,000-seat stadium that would be nestled into the hillside west of the student athletic fields. It would be...
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Aug 8, 2024 · Entertainment & Arts. Review: L.A.’s new Intuit Dome just might be one of the best arena designs in America. But there’s one missing link. Inglewood’s new Intuit Dome, seen with its...
Situated just across the street from Exposition Park, USC agreed to play all its home games at the Coliseum, a circumstance that contributed to the decision to build the arena. From 1928 to 1981, the UCLA Bruins also played home games at the Coliseum.
