Bank of Colorado Arena

Coordinates: 40°24′08″N 104°42′11″W / 40.402251°N 104.703097°W / 40.402251; -104.703097

Bank of Colorado Arena
Construction

Former names	Butler-Hancock Hall Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion
Location	1862 10th Avenue Greeley, CO 80639
Owner	University of Northern Colorado
Operator	University of Northern Colorado
Capacity	2,992 (2011-present) 2,941 (2006-2011) 4,500 (1975-2006)
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	1974
Opened	February 4, 1975
Construction cost	$13.3 million (renovation)
Architect	Lamar Kelsey and Associates
Tenants
Bears (NCAA)

Bank of Colorado Arena at Butler-Hancock Athletic Center is a 2,992-seat multi-purpose arena in Greeley, Colorado, USA. It was built in 1974 and is home to the University of Northern Colorado Bears men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the Bears volleyball, wrestling and indoor track and field programs.

Located on Northern Colorado's west campus, the Bank of Colorado Arena serves as "The Home of the Bears." Originally named for longtime UNC coaches Pete Butler and John W. Hancock, Butler-Hancock Hall opened its doors February 4, 1975. The venue was renamed the Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion during the 2004–05 season. It hosted the finals of the 2011 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament.

The venue is undergoing renovations including a new seating structure involving chairback, permanent seating along the sides of the court as well as added seating behind each basket. There will be permanent chairback seating behind the east end basket and portable bleacher seating behind the west end goal.

On November 14, 2014, Northern Colorado announced a 15-year naming rights agreement with the Bank of Colorado to rename the arena the Bank of Colorado Arena.^[1]

Top 10 Butler-Hancock crowds

4,674 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3/18/89)
4,429 vs. Augustana (2/23/89)
4,013 vs. Alaska-Farbanks (3/17/89)
3,875 vs. South Dakota State (2/25/89)
3,586 vs. Air Force (2/4/75)
3,311 vs. Denver (2/7/05)
3,192 vs. Colorado State (12/1/09)
3,104 vs. South Dakota (1/19/89)
3,013 vs. Denver (12/28/09)
2,932 vs. Metro State (12/5/86)

UNC men's basketball year-by-year at Butler-Hancock

Year Record Pct.

1974-75 4-1 .800
1975-76 8-3 .727
1976-77 6-3 .667
1977-78 9-5 .643
1978-79 5-6 .455
1979-80 6-5 .545
1980-81 4-7 .364
1981-82 9-2 .818
1982-83 7-5 .583
1983-84 3-8 .273
1984-85 13-1 .929
1985-86 9-5 .643
1986-87 10-2 .833
1987-88 10-3 .769
1988-89 15-2 # .882
1989-90 7-6 .538
1990-91 2-10 .167
1991-92 12-4 .750
1992-93 8-5 .615
1993-94 6-7 .462
1994-95 7-6 .538
1995-96 5-7 .417
1996-97 5-8 .385
1997-98 10-3 .769
1998-99 6-6 .500
1999-00 5-7 .417
2000-01 7-5 .583
2001-02 9-3 .750
2002-03 5-6 .455
2003-04 4-5 .444
2004-05 7-4 .636
2005-06 5-9 .357
2006-07 3-9 .250
2007-08 9-4 .692
2008-09 9-4 .692
2009-10 13-2 .867
2010-11 14-0 1.000

Total 276-172 .616

References

↑ http://uncbears.com/news/2014/11/14/GEN_1114145219.aspx

External links

Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion official site

Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball

Venues	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1975–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

University of Northern Colorado

Academics	Monfort College of Business Summer Enrichment Program Colorado School of Public Health (joint program with UC & CSU)

Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Bank of Colorado Arena Football Nottingham Field Rugby Football Club Fighting Whites (former intramural team)

Student life	The Crucible The Mirror

Basketball arenas of the Big Sky Conference

Reese Court (Eastern Washington)
Cowan Spectrum (Idaho)
Holt Arena / Reed Gym (Idaho State)
Dahlberg Arena (Montana)
Worthington Arena (Montana State)
Walkup Skydome (Northern Arizona)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center / Ralph Engelstad Arena (North Dakota)
Bank of Colorado Arena (Northern Colorado)
Stott Center (Portland State)
Colberg Court (Sacramento State)
Centrum Arena (Southern Utah)
Dee Events Center (Weber State)

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