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Levitt Arena

1845 Fairmount St

Wichita, KS 67260

Opened: December 3, 1955

Levitt Arena, originally known as University of Wichita Field House and then WSU Field House, now called the Charles Koch Arena, is a 10,506 seat multi-purpose arena in Wichita, Kansas. It is located on the southeast corner of 21st and Hillside on the campus of Wichita State University in northeast Wichita. The arena is home of the Wichita State Shockers men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams.

The arena was originally built in 1953 as the University of Wichita Field House by what was then the Municipal University of Wichita. It was considered several years ahead of its time because of its circular design, which gave nearly every fan a clear sight line and put the seats very close to the action. As a result, it was quickly nicknamed "The Roundhouse," a name that has stuck to this day. When Wichita joined the state university system in 1964, the arena was renamed the WSU Field House.

In 1969, the arena was officially renamed Levitt Arena after Wichita department store magnate Henry Levitt, who had recently died. Levitt's Wichita clothing store sponsored basketball team won three consecutive national Amateur Athletic Union titles in the 1930s at a time when colleges and corporate-sponsored teams competed in the same tournament.

Following a $6 million endowment from Charles Koch the arena underwent a $25 million renovation in 2002-03, popularly known as the "Roundhouse Renaissance". The old arena concourse was completely demolished and a new one built around the original playing/seating area. A portion of the seating bowl was remodeled to make for more legroom. The basketball court itself became Devlin Court, named after a family of program supporters. All new seating was installed as well as a video scoreboard, and virtually every surface that was not renovated was given a fresh coat of paint. The Shocker basketball teams played at the Kansas Coliseum for the 2002-03 season while the arena was rebuilt, while the volleyball team played at the Heskett Center on the WSU campus.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Feb 25, 2002	Northern Iowa @ Wichita State	86 - 74
Feb 20, 2002	Illinois State @ Wichita State	77 - 66
Feb 9, 2002	Missouri State @ Wichita State	71 - 63
Feb 3, 2002	Indiana State @ Wichita State	87 - 84
Jan 22, 2002	Creighton @ Wichita State	67 - 55
Jan 19, 2002	Evansville @ Wichita State	81 - 63
Jan 12, 2002	Drake @ Wichita State	81 - 65
Jan 10, 2002	Southern Illinois @ Wichita State	88 - 79
Jan 2, 2002	Bradley @ Wichita State	70 - 64
Dec 21, 2001	Western Carolina @ Wichita State	102 - 73