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Idaho Center
16200 Idaho Center Blvd
Nampa, ID 83687
Opened: February 21, 1997
Originally known as the Idaho Center, now called the Ford Idaho Center, is a complex of sports and entertainment venues in Nampa, Idaho, approximately 15 miles west of Boise Idaho. The Ford Idaho Center Arena is best known for rodeo. It annually hosts the Snake River Stampede, considered one of the nation's top rodeos, during the third week in July. The Stampede moved indoors to the Ford Arena in 1997; it was formerly held in an outdoor stadium (now demolished) near Lakeview Park. Since 1999, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) has hosted a Built Ford Tough Series (originally Bud Light Cup) event at the Ford Idaho Center in what has been a major stop of the tour.

In March 2004, the Ford Idaho Center Arena was the home court for the Boise State men's basketball team for a second-round matchup in the NIT against the UWM Panthers. The game was moved to the Ford Idaho Center due to a prior scheduled Metallica concert at Boise State's Taco Bell Arena. The game drew a crowd of 10,153, the largest for a basketball game in the arena's history. BSU and Idaho played a non-conference basketball game at the arena on December 31, 2011; the Broncos won 76-73 before 7,540 spectators.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Dec 31, 2011Idaho @ Boise State 73 - 76
Dec 23, 1997Idaho State @ Idaho 63 - 83