Joe Craft Center

. The 102,000 ft² (9,480 m²) structure contains separate practice courts for the men's and women's basketball programs; support spaces, including coach offices, will be available ["Basketball Practice Facility." 2005 February 2005. University of Kentucky. 14 Dec. 2006 [http://www.uky.edu/EVPFA/Facilities/CPMD/CapitalProjects/currentconstruction/bpf/bpf.htm] .] . The project also includes a ticket office, athletic administration offices and the renovation of 17,500 ft² (1,630 m²) of space in Memorial Coliseum to support requirements from the volleyball, gymnastics and other sports teams.

Construction began in August 2005 on the north side of the Coliseum. The $30 million structure was completed on January 11, 2007 "Kernel Editorial: Practice facility will benefit all of UK's athletic teams." Kentucky Kernel [Lexington] January 16, 2007. February 28, 2007. [http://media.www.kykernel.com/media/storage/paper305/news/2007/01/16/Opinions/Kernel.Editorial.Practice.Facility.Will.Benefit.All.Of.Uks.Athletic.Teams-2634121.shtml] "] . As a result, Memorial Coliseum has more ample space for volleyball and gymnastics practice and games.

The facility is named after Joe Craft, a Hazard, Kentucky native, who pledged $6 million towards the completion of the $30 million project.

Features

The Joe Craft Center features several state-of-the-art video rooms for game film viewing, separate men's and women's locker rooms and new coaches' offices . It also includes two practice basketball courts.

References

See also

* Buildings at the University of Kentucky
* Cityscape of Lexington, Kentucky
* Memorial Coliseum
* University of Kentucky

External links

* [http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=37&url_article_id=18184&change_well_id=2 UK Athletics Receives Record Gift for Practice Facility, UKAthletics.com]
* [http://ukcc.uky.edu/cgi-bin/dynamo?maps.391+campus+0604 Joe Craft Center at UK campus guide]