Clune Arena - Basketball
Clune Arena - Basketball
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Rededicated on Dec. 6, 1993, Clune Arena, home of Falcon basketball, is part of one of the most impressive buildings in the country -- the Cadet Field House. The Field House is a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6 million building is five stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet -- the size of three football fields laid side by side.
The structure is divided into three areas -- basketball arena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined seating capacity of over 9,000. The building provides space for competition in basketball, volleyball, indoor track, wrestling, fencing, gymnastics, lacrosse and ice hockey. Practice facilities are also available for football, basketball, track, soccer, golf and tennis, as well as for intramural events.
Both tartan and FieldTurf surfaces are utilized in the building. The basketball arena floor base and indoor track are covered with tartan surfaces. Until 1982, basketball games were played on the tartan surface. Now the Falcons play on a removable wooden floor placed over the tartan.
Spectators for both ice hockey and basketball games are seated above the playing surface, with participants on the lower level. The arena’s lower level includes dressing rooms, supply areas, medical rooms, laundry facilities and offices for the department of athletics.
The basketball arena, with a capacity of 5,508, was named in honor of former athletic director Col. John J. Clune. Clune served as the Academy’s athletic director from 1975-1991. He retired in 1991 and succumbed to cancer the following year. In honor of his memory, the athletic department renamed the arena “Clune Arena” to remember his legacy in Falcon athletics.
Clune Arena has hosted numerous concerts, high school graduations and miscellaneous basketball events, including the 1997 McDonald’s All-American Boy’s Game.
Recent upgrades in 2018, include a new multi-million dollar scoreboard and LED ribbon boards that encircle the upper bowl of the arena.
Rededicated on Dec. 6, 1993, Clune Arena, home of Falcon basketball, is part of one of the most impressive buildings in the country -- the Cadet Field House. The Field House is a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6 million building is five stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet -- the size of three football fields laid side by side.
The structure is divided into three areas -- basketball arena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined seating capacity of over 9,000. The building provides space for competition in basketball, volleyball, indoor track, wrestling, fencing, gymnastics, lacrosse and ice hockey. Practice facilities are also available for football, basketball, track, soccer, golf and tennis, as well as for intramural events.
Both tartan and FieldTurf surfaces are utilized in the building. The basketball arena floor base and indoor track are covered with tartan surfaces. Until 1982, basketball games were played on the tartan surface. Now the Falcons play on a removable wooden floor placed over the tartan.
Spectators for both ice hockey and basketball games are seated above the playing surface, with participants on the lower level. The arena’s lower level includes dressing rooms, supply areas, medical rooms, laundry facilities and offices for the department of athletics.
The basketball arena, with a capacity of 5,508, was named in honor of former athletic director Col. John J. Clune. Clune served as the Academy’s athletic director from 1975-1991. He retired in 1991 and succumbed to cancer the following year. In honor of his memory, the athletic department renamed the arena “Clune Arena” to remember his legacy in Falcon athletics.
Clune Arena has hosted numerous concerts, high school graduations and miscellaneous basketball events, including the 1997 McDonald’s All-American Boy’s Game.
Recent upgrades in 2018, include a new multi-million dollar scoreboard and LED ribbon boards that encircle the upper bowl of the arena.
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