Redbird Arena

Redbird Arena
Construction

Location	232 West College Avenue Normal, IL 61761
Coordinates	40°30′38.18″N 88°59′56.44″W / 40.5106056°N 88.9990111°W / 40.5106056; -88.9990111Coordinates: 40°30′38.18″N 88°59′56.44″W / 40.5106056°N 88.9990111°W / 40.5106056; -88.9990111
Owner	Illinois State University
Operator	Illinois State University
Capacity	10,200
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	May 8, 1986^[1]
Opened	January 13, 1989^[2]
Construction cost	$17.4 million ($33.3 million in 2016 dollars^[3])
Architect	CRS Sirrine Inc.^[4]
Structural engineer	Geiger Engineers
General contractor	C. Iber & Sons Inc.^[4]
Website
Redbird Arena Website

Redbird Arena is a 10,200-seat multi-purpose arena located in Normal, Illinois. Built in 1989, the building is notable for its use of a Teflon-coated roof that gives off a "glow" during night events. The home of the Illinois State Redbirds, it hosted the 1990 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament title game.

Sports

When competing in volleyball, Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena has a virtually unrivalled home advantage. The sheer number of volleyball fans has made Illinois State one of just 10 college volleyball programs to draw more than 250,000 fans in the last decade.^[5]

Students who enjoy men's basketball and sit in the student section often paint their faces red and wear red t-shirts and become part of "Red Alert," the official student spirit group of Illinois State athletics.

Amentities

Redbird Arena boasts new scoreboards installed during the 2006-2007 basketball season. The center-hung scoreboard has four-sided HD video boards. They were initiated at the Bradley game when the court was named after ISU great Doug Collins.^[6]^[7] For the 2011-2012 basketball season an HD video board between opposing benches courtside was installed. It was funded and named after sponsor Frontier Communications Company, that also provided new black leather chairs for players and coaches.

Miscellaneous

Redbird Arena has hosted a variety of Illinois High School Association events. It has been the home of the girls' volleyball tournament since 1990 and the girls' basketball tournament since 1992. It has also hosted the dual team portion of the state wrestling tournament and in 2006 hosted the inaugural state competitive cheerleading meet.^[8]

References

↑ Marquardt, Susan (November 19, 1988). "So Long Horton...Hello Redbird Arena". The Pantagraph. Bloomington–Normal. p. 50. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
↑ Hanley, Brian (January 12, 1989). "Illinois State a Winner in Arena Debut". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
1 2 "Redbird Arena". Structurae. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
↑ "Redbird Arena". Illinois State University Department of Athletics. May 12, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
↑ Benson, Jim (February 4, 2007). "ISU Falls to Bradley". The Pantagraph. Bloomington–Normal. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
↑ Benson, Jim (February 21, 2007). "Students Get Real–World Experience at ISU Games". The Pantagraph. Bloomington–Normal. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
↑ Sharer, Randy (March 10, 2006). "Good Cheer Name of Game at Redbird". The Pantagraph. Bloomington–Normal. Retrieved February 21, 2015.

External links

Illinois State University

Academic colleges	Applied Science and Technology Arts and Sciences Business Education Fine Arts

Athletics	Basketball Fight song Football Reggie Redbird

Facilities	Duffy Bass Field Fell Arboretum Hancock Stadium John W. Cook Hall Horton Fieldhouse Redbird Arena University High School Watterson Towers

News and radio	The Vidette WGLT WZND-LP

Related	Critique Gamma Phi Circus List of notable Illinois State University alumni

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball

Venues	John W. Cook Hall (1898–1925) McCormick Gymnasium (1925–1963) Horton Fieldhouse (1963–1988) Redbird Arena (1989–present)

Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 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 2016–17

Basketball arenas in the Missouri Valley Conference

Carver Arena (Bradley, men's) Renaissance Coliseum (Bradley, women's) Knapp Center (Drake) Ford Center (Evansville) Redbird Arena (Illinois State) Hulman Center (Indiana State) Joseph J. Gentile Arena (Loyola) JQH Arena (Missouri State) McLeod Center (Northern Iowa) SIU Arena (Southern Illinois) Charles Koch Arena (Wichita State)

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