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Foster Auditorium

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Opened: January 1, 1939

Closed: December 31, 1968

Foster Auditorium is a multi-purpose facility at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It was built in 1939 as a Works Progress Administration project and has been used for Alabama basketball, women's sports (in the 1970s and 1980s), graduations, lectures, concerts, and other large gatherings, including registration. Its status as the largest indoor building on campus came to an end in 1968 with the opening of the Memorial Coliseum.

The building housed the Department of Kinesiology until 2006. In April 2009, the University announced a major renovation for the auditorium. After the renovation, the Crimson Tide women's basketball and volleyball programs moved back to Foster Auditorium, their original home.

Foster Auditorium was the site of a full court shot during the January 4, 1955 basketball game between the University of Alabama and the University of North Carolina. Alabama player George Linn made the 84 foot 11 inch shot at the end of the first half. The shot was featured in Sports Illustrated, and is commemorated at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A brass marker was placed in the gym floor to indicate the location of the shot.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Feb 19, 1968	Vanderbilt @ Alabama	89 - 74
Feb 5, 1968	Florida @ Alabama	64 - 59
Feb 3, 1968	Georgia @ Alabama	95 - 81
Jan 6, 1968	Tennessee @ Alabama	82 - 63
Jan 2, 1968	Vanderbilt @ Alabama	67 - 61
Dec 28, 1967	Tulane @ Alabama	83 - 90
Dec 16, 1967	Ole Miss @ Alabama	59 - 76
Feb 27, 1967	Tennessee @ Alabama	52 - 53
Feb 13, 1967	Ole Miss @ Alabama	73 - 83
Jan 30, 1967	Georgia @ Alabama	73 - 66