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in dollars) | architect = Charles L. Marshall | general_contractor = Bennett Construction | capacity = 16,300 (1994-present) 15,600 (1986-1994) 15,200(1964-1983) 17,000 (1955-64) | record_attendnce = 17,228 (March 1, 1955 vs. K-State) | tenants = Kansas Jayhawks (NCAA DI) (1955–present) | website = }} Allen Fieldhouse is an indoor arena on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kansas. It is home of the Kansas Jayhawks men's and women's basketball teams. The arena got its named from Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, a former coach of the Jayhawks whose tenure lasted 39 years. Allen Fieldhouse is one of college basketball's most historically significant and prestigious buildings, with 37 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament games having been hosted at the center. The actual playing surface has been named the James Naismith Court, in honor of basketball's inventor, who established Kansas' basketball program and served as the Jayhawks' first coach from 1898 to 1907. ESPN's online publication, ''The Magazine'', named Allen Fieldhouse the loudest college basketball arena in the country."〔 The Men's basketball program at the University of Kansas has a current record at Allen Fieldhouse, as of March 3, 2015, is 732-109. Since 1994, the Jayhawks have gone 296-15. Since 2007, they have gone 140-3, making Allen Fieldhouse the statistically greatest home-court advantage in all of sports during this time. Allen Fieldhouse has also hosted several NCAA tournament regionals, NBA exhibition games, and occasional concerts such as The Beach Boys, Elton John, James Taylor, Sonny and Cher, Leon Russell, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, Tina Turner, Harry Belafonte, Henry Mancini, The Doobie Brothers, Kansas and Bob Hope as well as speakers, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.lawrence.com/events/2004/may/21/4735/ )〕 in 2004, U.S. presidential candidate Senator Robert F. Kennedy (which drew over 20,000) in 1968 and the anarchist Abbie Hoffman in 1970.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kuhistory.com/proto/story.asp?id=67 )〕 ==History== The construction of Allen Fieldhouse began in 1952, but quickly slowed to a halt because of a federal mandate restricting steel consumption following the Second World War and during the Korean War. However, university officials were able to find a loophole: by adding some rooms for gun and weapons storage, construction of the building was able to continue under the guise of an "armory." Allen Fieldhouse was dedicated on March 1, 1955. Since then renovations have included minor seating expansions in 1986 and 1994, as well as accessibility upgrades in 1999 to modernize concession stands and restroom facilities, and to install an elevator in the south end. Handicapped seating was moved courtside behind both baskets in 2001. The concourse was originally an indoor track. At times the Fieldhouse has been home to men's and women's basketball, indoor track and field, volleyball, and practice facilities for the American football and softball teams. Since additional facilities were constructed to accommodate many of those needs, it is now used primarily for basketball. Max Falkenstien was a stalwart figure in the radio booth, working every home game in Allen Fieldhouse from its construction to his retirement in 2006, 51 years later. Renovations completed in 2005 include a thorough cleaning of the exterior, and the creation of a new Booth Family Hall of Athletics facility on the east side of the Fieldhouse. Interior renovations include a new hardwood court, new windows, and a multimillion-dollar video board and sound system. After 2006, new banners for the retired jerseys and conference and national championships were installed. Renovations completed in 2009 include an expansion of the Booth Family Hall of Athletics and the creation of a donor atrium, as well as improved concessions, wider concourses, and restroom upgrades. The building also received brand new locker rooms, training rooms, film rooms, and player lounges. A pedestrian bridge connecting the fieldhouse to the existing facility parking garage was also constructed. The improvements cost approximately $7.8 million. In December 2010, the Booth family announced that they had purchased the founding document of the game of basketball, Dr. Naismith's original 13 Rules of Basketball. The document will be permanently housed in a new addition to Allen Fieldhouse called the "DeBruce Center".〔(DeBruce Center )〕 The story behind the Booth family purchasing the document from a Sotheby's auction directly from the Naismith family was featured in an ESPN ''30 for 30'' documentary, including fending off a rival bidder who wanted to donate the document to his alma mater Duke University for a similar display at Cameron Indoor Stadium. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Allen Fieldhouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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