- Anderson Arena
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stadium_name = Anderson Arena
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location = Bowling Green, Ohio
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opened =1960
closed =
demolished =
owner = Bowling Green State University
operator = Bowling Green State University
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construction_cost =
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former_names =
tenants = Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball, women's basketball, women's volleyball, women's gymnastics
seating_capacity = 4,700Anderson Arena is a
basketball arena inBowling Green, Ohio . The arena opened in 1960 and is home to theBowling Green State University Falcons men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. The facility currently seats 4,700 people. In 1983 it hosted games from theMid-American Conference men's basketball tournament involving the Falcons, including the championship game. Anderson Arena was named after BGSU basketball coachHarold Anderson .New arena
On
March 1 ,2008 , Bowling Green State University received an$ 8 million donation from Kermit and Mary Lu Stroh and $7.7 million of the donation will go to construct a new convocation center to house BGSU's volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams, as well as special events. Construction of theStroh Center will begin in 2010, with a scheduled opening in 2012. Anderson Arena will then serve as the home for BGSUGymnastics , as well student-athlete support services. [cite web | url=http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/genrel/030108aaa.html | title=BGSU Receives $8 Million, the Largest Gift in its Nearly 100-Year History| publisher=BGSUFalcons.com | date=2008-03-01 | accessdate=2008-03-26] [cite web | last = Gilbert | first = Meghan | title = $8M gift to BGSU is largest in its history | publisher = Toledo Blade | date = March 01, 2008 | url = http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080301/NEWS21/803010377| accessdatee = 2008-03-26]In
July 2008 , the university announced that a 23-foot falcon statue would be installed at the entrance of the new arena. The statue is a gift fromNorth Carolina philanthropist, Irwin Belk, and will cost $100,000. The statue will be designed by the Jon Hair Studio of Fine Art nearCornelius, North Carolina and will be the largest statue falcon statue in the world. [cite web | last = | first = | title = Falcon Statue to be a Part of the Stroh Center | publisher = BGSUFalcons.com | date = July 16, 2008 | url = http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/071608aaa.html | accessdatee = 2008-07-18]Photo gallery
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