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Performing Arts Coliseum

925 NE North Fairway Rd

Pullman, WA 99163

Opened: June 3, 1973

Originally known as the Performing Arts Coliseum, now called Beasley Coliseum, is a general-purpose arena on the campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Opened in June 1973, its current seating capacity is 12,058 for basketball. It is the home venue for both the Cougars men's and women's basketball teams of the Pac-12 Conference.

The arena was renamed in 1981 for Wallis Beasley (1915-2008), a long-time sociology professor and executive vice president, shortly before his retirement from the university. He was WSU's faculty representative for athletics in the 1960s and also served as interim university president. For its first eight years, the venue was known as "Washington State University Performing Arts Coliseum."

The building used "space frame" construction, relatively novel at the time. The elevation of the court is approximately 2,550 feet above sea level. Located on the east side of campus, the building includes the home arena for Cougars men's and women's basketball. It is named Friel Court in honor of Jack Friel (1898-1995), the longtime head coach of the WSU men's basketball team, who led the Cougars to 495 victories in 30 seasons.

Friel stepped down as head coach in 1958 and five years later became the first commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, originally based in Pullman (from 1963 to 1971), because that's where he lived. The court was named for Friel in late April 1977, announced by President Glenn Terrell at a meeting of the board of regents; the dedication ceremony was at halftime on December 3. The court surface was tartan (polyurethane) for its first decade; a traditional hardwood floor debuted in the fall of 1983

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Mar 15, 1975	Michigan @ UCLA #	91 - 103
Feb 20, 1975	UCLA @ Washington State	69 - 61
	# - 1974-75 NCAA Tournament