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Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Former names Assembly Center Location 900 E. 900 N.
Logan, UT 84322Broke ground 1968 Opened December 1, 1970 Owner Utah State University Operator Utah State University Surface Hardwood Construction cost $3 million Architect Folsom and Hunt Capacity 10,270 Tenants Utah State Aggies
(Men's & Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Gymnastics)The Dee Glen Smith Spectrum is a 10,270-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Utah State University in Logan, Utah. It is best known for being the home of the Utah State Aggies men's basketball team. It also hosts the women's team as well as gymnastics, volleyball, and other sporting events.
In addition to sporting events, the Smith Spectrum is utilized for concerts, commencement ceremonies, the Festival of the American West, and other special events central to the Cache Valley community. It also houses the USU Athletics Department Offices and the USU Ticket Office.
The arena, originally known as the Assembly Center, opened for its first basketball game on December 1, 1970. It became known as the Spectrum within the next year, and was named for Dee Glen Smith, founder of Smith's Food and Drug.
USU men's basketball
Main article: Utah State Aggies men's basketballThe Smith Spectrum has gained a reputation as one of the nation's toughest venues for visiting men's basketball teams. In December 2005, the Utah State Aggies played their 500th game in the Spectrum. In those games, USU amassed a dominating record of 398 wins and 102 losses versus its competition.
Utah State University men's basketball team cutting the nets down in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum following their fourth-straight WAC regular-season championship. February 26, 2011
The team's most recent successes are even more impressive. Over the last 11 years since Stew Morrill has been head coach, Utah State has amassed a record of 159-12 (.930) overall. In that same time period, the Aggies are 84-8 (.913) against league opponents and 75-4 (.949) in non-conference games. A frenzied student section and loyal fan base from the Cache Valley region create a level of noise that is widely credited in the team's incredible home court advantage. Boasting one of the greatest organized efforts in College Basketball, the Spectrum repeatedly draws comments as one of the toughest venues in the west. At the end of the 2008-09 season, Utah State held the second-longest home winning streak in the NCAA, having won 34 straight home games. The Aggies finished the 2007-08 season as well as the 2008-09 season with undefeated marks at home.
Large crowds are another characteristic of the arena, as the Aggies have averaged better than 7,000 fans per game in 35 of their 39 seasons in the Smith Spectrum, and have averaged better than 8,500 fans per game over the past two seasons (2007–09).
Utah State University Logan • Old Main • Merrill-Cazier Library • Smith Spectrum • Romney Stadium • Performance Hall • Jon M. Huntsman School of Business • Chase Fine Arts Center • Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art • USU Museum of Anthropology • George Nelson FieldhouseCenters Space Dynamics Laboratory • Utah Botanical Center • Swaner EcoCenter • Utah Water Research Laboratory • Prehistoric Museum • Institute of Frescography • Honors ProgramPresidents • Alumni • FacultyUtah State Aggies • Football • Men's Basketball • Big Blue • Fight Songs • Battle of the Brothers • Old Oquirrh Bucket • Western Athletic Conference • Athletics DirectorRegional Campuses USU-Brigham City • USU-College of Eastern Utah • USU-Tooele • USU-Uintah BasinOutreach Basketball arenas of the Western Athletic Conference Save Mart Center (Fresno State) • Stan Sheriff Center (Hawai'i) • Cowan Spectrum (Idaho) • Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech) • Lawlor Events Center (Nevada) • Pan American Center (New Mexico State) • Event Center (San Jose State) • Smith Spectrum (Utah State)
Coordinates: 41°44′52″N 111°48′43″W / 41.74768°N 111.81197°WCategories:- College basketball venues in the United States
- Indoor arenas in the United States
- Utah State University
- Sports venues in Cache County, Utah
- Event venues established in 1970
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- Sports venues in Utah
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