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***Dee Events Center - Pics/History
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The beautiful Dee Events Center is a building of many uses, but its primary function, and the number one reason for its construction, was to house the Weber State University basketball program. It is a fitting showcase for a basketball team and program that is one of the best in the Nation!
Weber State men's basketball teams have won 18 Big Sky Conference titles, and represented the school and Conference in the NCAA Championships on 16 occasions.
The Dee Events Center itself has been on national display, hosting the annual NCAA Tournament on four different occasions: The 1979-80 First and Second Rounds, in 1982-83 it served as the West Regional Final Site with North Carolina State defeating Virginia, 62-61, to advance and eventually win the NCAA Final Four, and in 1985-86 the Dee Events Center was once again the site of the First and Second Rounds. Recently, in 1993-94, The Dee Center was one of two sites in the western United States to host an NCAA First and Second Round Sub-Regional.
The 11.3 million dollar building represents the combined efforts and cooperation of students, university and community member for the development of a functional events facility for the greater Ogden and Weber County area.
In addition to those funds provided through student fees and revenue bonds, more than $5 million dollars was raised from private sources in a variety of memorialization programs. The highlight of the fund drive was the contribution of more than $2 million dollars from the Lawrence T. Dee and Donnell B. Stewart families.
Ground breaking ceremonies on the forty-three acre site were conducted on March 21, 1975. Dedication ceremonies were held on November 1, 1977, a little more than two and half years after construction was started. The first scheduled event in the facility was a men's basketball game on November 29, 1977, in which Weber State defeated Long Beach State, 99-96 in overtime.
The Dee Events Center can accommodate more than 12,000 spectators in chair-backed seats, half of which are cushioned, and accented in red to compliment the WSU school colors of royal purple and white.
Twenty portals permit rapid entry or exit to the arena from the concourse, which completely surrounds the building. Restrooms, concessions stands and offices are located around the concourse, as well as display cases featuring all aspects of WSU Athletics. A ground level entry, is available for a variety of special occasions.
A spacious parking lot completely surround the building with over 3,000 parking stalls. There are five different exits, from the lot of 46th street on the south , Harrison Blvd. on the west and Country hills Drive on the north.
An electronic message board was constructed west of the facility, above the Harrison Blvd. entrance, and was put into use in December of 1979. Construction of the marquees was assisted through a donation of funds provided by the Edith Dee Mac Green Charitable Foundation. In past years, the message board was re-designed with new updated graphic capabilities. The board is used to publicize upcoming Dee Center and Weber State events. Also, a Daktronic Jumbotron scoreboard, along with a new floor and press seating area were added.
Weber State men's basketball teams have won 18 Big Sky Conference titles, and represented the school and Conference in the NCAA Championships on 16 occasions.
The Dee Events Center itself has been on national display, hosting the annual NCAA Tournament on four different occasions: The 1979-80 First and Second Rounds, in 1982-83 it served as the West Regional Final Site with North Carolina State defeating Virginia, 62-61, to advance and eventually win the NCAA Final Four, and in 1985-86 the Dee Events Center was once again the site of the First and Second Rounds. Recently, in 1993-94, The Dee Center was one of two sites in the western United States to host an NCAA First and Second Round Sub-Regional.
The 11.3 million dollar building represents the combined efforts and cooperation of students, university and community member for the development of a functional events facility for the greater Ogden and Weber County area.
In addition to those funds provided through student fees and revenue bonds, more than $5 million dollars was raised from private sources in a variety of memorialization programs. The highlight of the fund drive was the contribution of more than $2 million dollars from the Lawrence T. Dee and Donnell B. Stewart families.
Ground breaking ceremonies on the forty-three acre site were conducted on March 21, 1975. Dedication ceremonies were held on November 1, 1977, a little more than two and half years after construction was started. The first scheduled event in the facility was a men's basketball game on November 29, 1977, in which Weber State defeated Long Beach State, 99-96 in overtime.
The Dee Events Center can accommodate more than 12,000 spectators in chair-backed seats, half of which are cushioned, and accented in red to compliment the WSU school colors of royal purple and white.
Twenty portals permit rapid entry or exit to the arena from the concourse, which completely surrounds the building. Restrooms, concessions stands and offices are located around the concourse, as well as display cases featuring all aspects of WSU Athletics. A ground level entry, is available for a variety of special occasions.
A spacious parking lot completely surround the building with over 3,000 parking stalls. There are five different exits, from the lot of 46th street on the south , Harrison Blvd. on the west and Country hills Drive on the north.
An electronic message board was constructed west of the facility, above the Harrison Blvd. entrance, and was put into use in December of 1979. Construction of the marquees was assisted through a donation of funds provided by the Edith Dee Mac Green Charitable Foundation. In past years, the message board was re-designed with new updated graphic capabilities. The board is used to publicize upcoming Dee Center and Weber State events. Also, a Daktronic Jumbotron scoreboard, along with a new floor and press seating area were added.
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Wow, very nice work guys. How is it that whenever we try doing something like this at Idaho State it gets shot down in flames and then pissed on?