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in dollars) | architect = John Graham & Company | former_names = Washington State University Performing Arts Coliseum | tenants = Washington State Cougars - NCAA (1973–present) | capacity = 11,671 (2006-present) 11,566 (2004-2006) 12,058 (1973-2004) }} Beasley Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Opened in June 1973,〔〔 its current seating capacity is 11,671 for basketball. It is the home venue for both the Cougars men's and women's basketball teams. The current men's head coach is Ernie Kent, and the women's head coach is June Daugherty. 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. Beasley was WSU's faculty representative for athletics in the 1960s and also served as interim university president. ==First games== Its first sporting event was an NBA exhibition game between Seattle and Portland on September 25, 1973. The first collegiate sporting event was a men's varsity basketball game against LSU on December 1, immediately preceded by a freshman game.〔(This Week in Cougar History )〕 Intercollegiate basketball was formerly played in Bohler Gymnasium, which opened in 1928 and is now home to Cougar volleyball. The building's inaugural event was the university's commencement exercises on June 3, 1973.〔〔〔 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「Beasley Coliseum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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