- Beasley Coliseum
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arena_name = Beasley Coliseum
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location =Washington State University ,Pullman
opened =1973
owner = Washington State University
operator = Washington State University
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tenants = Washington State University Cougars (NCAA) (1973 -Present)
seating_capacity = 11,566
and is named for Wallis Beasley, a WSU professor, vice president and acting president. Beasley was also WSU's faculty representative for athletics in the 1960s.The building includes Friel Court, the name of the basketball playing surface honoring Jack Friel. Friel coached the Cougar men's basketball team to 495 victories over 30 years. Beasley Coliseum is home to both the
Washington State Cougars men's and women'sbasketball teams. It replacedBohler Gymnasium which is now home to Cougarvolleyball . Current men's basketball coach is Tony Bennett, while the current women's basketball coach isJune Daugherty .Despite the building's full name, it is not only used for
concerts , big-name speakers, dinners and Commencement, but also for basketball as mentioned above. Seating capacities for concerts range from 2,500 in a theater configuration to 9,000 in an end-stage configuration and 12,000 in the round.The Coliseum's Hall of Fame -- famous entertainers who have performed there --include comedians such as
Bob Hope ,Bill Cosby ,Jay Leno andWhoopi Goldberg and musical stars or shows such asThe Fifth Dimension ,Tony Orlando and Dawn ,Stevie Wonder ,Grease (musical) andCats (musical) . TheHarlem Globetrotters have performed there five times.External links
* [http://beasley.wsu.edu BEASLEY PERFORMING ARTS COLISEUM]
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