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Beasley Coliseum
Home of the Washington State Cougars
925 NE North Fairway Rd
Pullman, WA 99163
Opened: June 3, 1973
Beasley Coliseum, originally known as the Performing Arts 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 (775 m) 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
Feb 17, 2026Pacific @ Washington State 0 - 0
Feb 7, 2026Santa Clara @ Washington State 0 - 0
Jan 31, 2026Portland @ Washington State 0 - 0
Jan 27, 2026Seattle @ Washington State 0 - 0
Jan 24, 2026Pepperdine @ Washington State 0 - 0
Jan 15, 2026Gonzaga @ Washington State 0 - 0
Jan 4, 2026Oregon State @ Washington State 0 - 0
Jan 2, 2026Loyola Marymount @ Washington State 0 - 0
Dec 20, 2025Mercer @ Washington State 0 - 0
Dec 7, 2025Nevada @ Washington State 0 - 0