:ExtraMile Arena

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| nickname =

| image = Taco bell arena 2009.jpg

| image_size = 240

| caption = View from southeast in 2009

| location = Boise State University
Boise, Idaho, U.S.

| mapframe = no

| address = 1401 Bronco Lane

| coordinates = {{coord|43.6035|N|116.199|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States##Location in Idaho

| pushpin_mapsize = 240

| pushpin_label = Boise

| pushpin_relief = yes

| elevation = {{convert|2700|ft|round=5}} AMSL

| broke_ground = February 1980

| opened = {{Start date and age|1982|5|16|br=yes}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g5ZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2799%2C1096327|work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho|agency=Associated Press |title=Youngest college graduate |date=May 17, 1982 |page=2C}}

| closed =

| demolished =

| owner = Boise State University

| operator =

| construction_cost = $17.5 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|17500000|1980}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}){{inflation-fn|US}}

| architect = CSHQA{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V81eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3862%2C4358387 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |agency=Associated Press |title=BSU selects architect |date=October 13, 1978 |page=11A}}

| former_names = BSU Pavilion {{small|(1982–2004)}}
Taco Bell Arena {{small|(2004–19)}}

| tenants = Boise State Broncos {{small|(NCAA) (1982–present)}}

| seating_capacity = 12,644 {{small|(basketball)}}
{{Collapsible list|expand=|framestyle=|titlestyle=|title=Detailed capacity|liststyle=|hlist=|bullets=|Center stage: 13,390|Half-house: 6,795|Theatre: 4,292}}

|website = {{URL|www.extramilearena.com|Venue Website}}

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ExtraMile Arena (formerly BSU Pavilion and Taco Bell Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the western United States, on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. It is located on the east end of campus, between West Campus Lane and César Chávez Circle, immediately northwest of Albertsons Stadium.

Home to the Broncos basketball and gymnastics teams, its current seating capacity is 12,644 for basketball. The elevation of its floor is approximately {{convert|2700|ft|round=5}} above sea level.

The venue is also used for concerts (capacity 13,390), community events, and trade shows ({{convert|17000|sqft|-1}} of arena floor space plus {{convert|10000|sqft|-1|abbr=on}} in the auxiliary gym). It hosted a Davis Cup tennis match in April 2013, a second-round tie between the U.S. and Serbia.

Bronco Gym

The arena's predecessor on campus was Bronco Gymnasium, which opened in the mid-1950s, during the junior college era. Its last varsity basketball game was the regular season finale in 1982 on February 27, against rival Idaho, ranked ninth in the AP poll.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tLdeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6031%2C2946904 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |agency=Associated Press |title=Vandals jump back into polls' top ten |date=February 23, 1982 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wk9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7035%2C2829798 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=staff and wire reports |title=Idaho makes return trip to Top Ten |date=February 23, 1982 |page=19}} Sold out two weeks in advance,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Xk9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4372%2C4269681 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=No. 9 Vandals stand in BSU's playoff way |date=February 27, 1982 |page=15}} the Saturday night game had a record attendance of 3,946;{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ubdeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3118%2C4992982|work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |title=Vandals leak but don't sink |date=February 28, 1982 |page=4C}} the capacity of the gym at the time was listed at 3,682.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uLdeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3410%2C4475536 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |title=Who wants it most? Idaho or BSU? |date=February 27, 1982 |page=2C}}

History

Long in the planning stages,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lbMSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5467%2C490890 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington|title=Pavilion issue near for unit |date=October 3, 1978 |page=5 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O_1jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3347%2C3015076|newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington|agency=Associated Press |title=Boise State pavilion plan hits big snag |date=December 20, 1979 |page=35}} the architects were Cline, Smull, Hamill and Associates of Boise, selected in October 1978. Ground was broken for the arena on February 19, 1980,{{cite news |url=https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1591&context=student_newspapers |work=The University Arbiter |agency=(Boise State University) |location=(Boise, Idaho) |title=Ground breaking begins pavilion |date=February 20, 1980 |page=5}}{{cite news |url=https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1592&context=student_newspapers|work=The University Arbiter |agency=(Boise State University) |location=(Boise, Idaho) |title=Pavilion begins |date=February 27, 1980 |page=1}} directly north of the Bronco Gym. Construction displaced the tennis courts and the right field area of the baseball field, currently the site of the auxiliary gym on the west side of the arena.

Eight tennis courts were rebuilt on the former baseball infield, west of the arena. The baseball field was not rebuilt as BSU dropped baseball as a varsity sport following the {{nowrap|1980 season.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yJNfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FDEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2023%2C1956440 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |agency=Associated Press |title=Boise State drops baseball program |date=May 6, 1980 |page=C1}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CFZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Re4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5702,6845869& |newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|last=Goodwin|first=Dale|title= Baseball's 'out' at Idaho|date=May 13, 1980|page=19}}}} During their final season, the Broncos played home games at Borah Field (now Wigle Field) at Borah High School, {{convert|4|mi|0|spell=in}} west of campus.

The arena opened {{Years or months ago|1982}} in 1982 as the BSU Pavilion; its first event was commencement on May 16, followed by graduation ceremonies for the city's three public high schools. That August, it hosted an eight-day Billy Graham Crusade,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Sv1LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3725%2C2046714 |newspaper=Spokane Chronicle |location=Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Standing-room only crowd attends Boise crusade |date=August 9, 1982 |page=3}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DktOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5377%2C146600 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington|agency=Associated Press |title=Graham ends crusade in Boise |date=August 16, 1982 |page=10}} and its first significant sporting event was the NCAA basketball tournament in March 1983.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MIVUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=944DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6456%2C6602917 |newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record |location=Washington |agency=UPI |title=Big-time sports hit Boise|date=March 16, 1983 |page=14}}

In April 2017, Boise State ended their wrestling program, which had been using the arena as its home venue.{{cite news|last1=Southorn|first1=Dave|last2=Katz|first2=Michael|title=Anger, frustration, shock: Wrestlers grapple with loss of Boise State program|url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/article145320164.html|newspaper=The Idaho Statesman|date=April 18, 2017|access-date=April 20, 2017}}

=Naming rights=

The BSU Pavilion received its first naming rights sponsorship in June 2004 with Taco Bell, a fast-food restaurant chain based in Irvine, California; the 15-year agreement with the university was for $4 million and the venue was renamed Taco Bell Arena.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=1824704&type=story|title=Taco Bell pays $4 million for naming rights|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2009-03-22}} At its expiration in 2019, Boise State entered into a new agreement with ExtraMile, a convenience store chain jointly owned by Chevron and Jacksons; the 15-year agreement was for $8.4 million and it became ExtraMile Arena.{{cite web|url=https://broncosports.com/news/2019/5/22/general-boise-state-reaches-naming-rights-agreement-with-extramile.aspx|title=Boise State Reaches Naming Rights Agreement with ExtraMile|publisher=broncosports.com|access-date=2019-05-22}}

Basketball tournaments

File:Taco Bell Arena Interior 2013.jpg
in January 2013]]

While the Broncos were members, the venue hosted four Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournaments: 1985, 1989, 1990, and 1994. In those four tourneys, BSU made the finals in 1989 and won the title in 1994.

ExtraMile Arena has been a familiar site for early-round NCAA tournament games, hosting first and second round competition nine times (1983, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2018). It had been scheduled to return in 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the entire tournament getting moved to Indiana.

In 1995, UCLA guard Tyus Edney dashed the length of the {{convert|94|ft|adj=on}} court in just over four seconds to make a layup that gave the Bruins a 75–74 win over Missouri,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n2JWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4850%2C8606599 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Edney sinks game-saver for Bruins |date=March 20, 1995 |page=C1 }} which sustained UCLA's run to the national title.{{cite news|last=Friend |first=Tom |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/20/sports/ncaa-tournament-west-ucla-dash-knocks-wind-out-of-missouri.html |title=N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: WEST; U.C.L.A. Dash Knocks Wind Out of Missouri |work=The New York Times |date=March 20, 1995 |quote=U.C.L.A.'s Tyus Edney ran a 94-foot dash in 4.7 seconds today. That he also managed to toss in a swooping layup left Missouri with its hands over its face. The No. 1-seeded Bruins trailed the No. 8-seeded Tigers by 1 point with 4.8 seconds remaining when Edney, a turbo point guard, started his cross-country journey. He took the inbounds pass under his own basket, was neck-and-neck with defender Jason Sutherland at midcourt, freed himself with a behind-the-back dribble, made a hairpin turn to the lane and banked in a shot over 6-foot-9-inch Derek Grimm at the buzzer.}}

In 2001, it was the site of the closest first-round day at a single host location, with the four games on March 15 decided by a combined total of seven points.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GVFTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=musDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6746%2C3911811 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=Hampton stuns Cyclones, 58–57 |date=March 16, 2001 |page=2D }} One was Hampton's 58–57 upset of #2 seed Iowa State — only the fourth #15 seed to advance since the tournament expanded from 53 to 64 teams in 1985.

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.tacobellarena.com}}
[https://digital.boisestate.edu/digital/collection/archives/search/searchterm/Aerial%20photographs!Taco%20Bell%20Arena/field/subjec!builda/mode/exact!exact/conn/and!and/order/date/ad/asc Historical aerial photographs] via Boise State Digital Collections

Category:College basketball venues in Idaho

Category:College gymnastics venues in the United States

Category:College wrestling venues in the United States

Category:Boise State Broncos basketball

Category:Convention centers in Idaho

Category:Sports venues in Boise, Idaho

Category:Sports venues completed in 1982

Category:1982 establishments in Idaho

Category:Taco Bell