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Hec Edmundson Pavilion

3870 Montlake Blvd

Seattle, WA 98105

Opened: December 27, 1927

Hec Edmundson Pavilion, originally known as the University of Washington Pavilion, then the Bank of America Arena, now called the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion (or Hec Ed), is an indoor arena on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It serves as home to several of the university's sports teams, known as the Washington Huskies.

Originally opened in late 1927 as the University of Washington Pavilion, the brick venue is home to the UW men's and women's basketball programs, as well as the women's volleyball and gymnastics teams. The current seating capacity of Hec Ed is 10,000 for basketball.

At the reopening in November 2000, the title "Bank of America Arena" was added, following a payment of $9.1 million by Bank of America for the 10-year naming rights. (When the naming rights were originally awarded in June 1998, it was to be called "Seafirst Arena." Although Seafirst was acquired in 1983 by B of A, the name continued to be used until 1999, when Bank of America retired the brand.) The sponsorship of the arena expired after ten years in 2010 and was without an immediate successor. After several unsponsored months, the university announced its approval of Seattle-based Alaska Airlines as the new sponsor of Hec Ed on January 20, 2011.

The pavilion is located immediately north of Husky Stadium, bounded on the west by Montlake Boulevard. Originally the University of Washington Pavilion, the building was constructed in nine months in 1927 for $600,000 and opened on December 27. After 20 years, it was renamed the Hec Edmundson Pavilion on January 16, 1948, honoring the university's longtime track and basketball coach. An Olympian in 1912 in the 400 and 800 meters, Edmundson (1886-1964) had stepped down the previous spring after 27 seasons as head basketball coach and continued as head track coach through the 1954 season.

The building was designed as a multi-purpose field house, handling six or seven men's sports, including use as an indoor football field and track. Seating and flooring were intentionally mobile. The floor was originally dirt, and the football team practiced in the venue during bad weather. The basketball floor was laid over a bed of 2x4s, resulting in a variety of bounce characteristics. Hec Ed originally had glass skylights in its ceiling. During the state high school basketball tournament in 1938, one of these fell during a windstorm and injured two adults, resulting in their permanent removal. The pavilion was used as a venue for the 1990 Goodwill Games and the flooring was renovated for the event.

Hec Ed has hosted the NCAA basketball Final Four twice, in 1949 (no semifinals) and 1952 (the first "Final Four"). The attendance record for the building is 12,961, set during the semifinals of the 1957 high school state basketball tournament. Hec Ed hosted the state tournament for over fifty years. Arguably the biggest game in the building since its renovation occurred on March 6, 2004, when the UW men's basketball team upset top-ranked and undefeated Stanford on national television (ABC), 75-62, with 10,086 in attendance. On January 19, 2019, the men's basketball team became the first in NCAA history to record 1,000 wins in the same building.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Feb 26, 2000	Stanford @ Washington	77 - 52
Feb 24, 2000	Cal @ Washington	75 - 64
Feb 12, 2000	Arizona State @ Washington	81 - 67
Feb 10, 2000	Arizona @ Washington	65 - 56
Jan 23, 2000	Oregon State @ Washington	74 - 57
Jan 20, 2000	Oregon @ Washington	76 - 74
Jan 8, 2000	USC @ Washington	81 - 79
Jan 6, 2000	UCLA @ Washington	62 - 63
Dec 23, 1999	Boise State @ Washington	57 - 72
Dec 17, 1999	Wichita State @ Washington	47 - 61