The Oldest Basketball Arenas

423 arenas qualify, ranked by opening year. No. 1 is Portland Exposition Building in Portland, Maine (opened 1915).

  1. 1G LeaguePortland Exposition Building — Maine Celtics (Portland, Maine)opened 1915
  2. 2WNBACoca-Cola Coliseum — Toronto Tempo (Toronto, Ontario)opened 1921
  3. 3G LeaguePublic Hall — Cleveland Charge (Cleveland, Ohio)opened 1922
  4. 4D-IRose Hill Gymnasium — Fordham Rams (Bronx, New York)opened 1925
  5. 5D-IPalestra — Penn Quakers (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)opened 1927
  6. 6D-IAlaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion — Washington Huskies (Seattle, Washington)opened 1927
  7. 7D-IHinkle Fieldhouse — Butler Bulldogs (Indianapolis, Indiana)opened 1928
  8. 8D-IWilliams Arena — Minnesota Golden Gophers (Minneapolis, Minnesota)opened 1928
  9. 9G LeagueWestchester County Center — Westchester Knicks (White Plains, New York)opened 1930
  10. 10D-IJohn J. Lee Amphitheater — Yale Bulldogs (New Haven, Connecticut)opened 1932
  11. 11D-IHaas Pavilion — California Golden Bears (Berkeley, California)opened 1933
  12. 12D-IDevlin Fieldhouse — Tulane Green Wave (New Orleans, Louisiana)opened 1933
  13. 13D-ILundholm Gym — New Hampshire Wildcats (Durham, New Hampshire)opened 1938
  14. 14D-IGallagher-Iba Arena — Oklahoma State Cowboys (Stillwater, Oklahoma)opened 1938
  15. 15D-IMcAlister Field House — The Citadel Bulldogs (Charleston, South Carolina)opened 1939
  16. 16D-ICameron Indoor Stadium — Duke Blue Devils (Durham, North Carolina)opened 1940
  17. 17D-ISwinney Recreation Center — Kansas City Roos (Kansas City, Missouri)opened 1941
  18. 18D-IGallagher Center — Niagara Purple Eagles (Lewiston, New York)opened 1949
  19. 19D-IGill Coliseum — Oregon State Beavers (Corvallis, Oregon)opened 1949
  20. 20D-IHagan Arena — Saint Joseph's Hawks (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)opened 1949
  21. 21D-IMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center — Kent State Golden Flashes (Kent, Ohio)opened 1950
  22. 22D-ITudor Fieldhouse — Rice Owls (Houston, Texas)opened 1950
  23. 23D-IThe Field House — East Texas A&M Lions (Commerce, Texas)opened 1950
  24. 24D-IUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena — Milwaukee Panthers (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)opened 1950
  25. 25D-IWelsh–Ryan Arena — Northwestern Wildcats (Evanston, Illinois)opened 1952
  26. 26D-ICalihan Hall — Detroit Mercy Titans (Detroit, Michigan)opened 1952
  27. 27D-IMemorial Gymnasium — Vanderbilt Commodores (Nashville, Tennessee)opened 1952
  28. 28D-ISwisher Gymnasium — Jacksonville Dolphins (Jacksonville, Florida)opened 1953
  29. 29D-IMoore Gymnasium — Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Daytona Beach, Florida)opened 1953
  30. 30D-IDahlberg Arena — Montana Grizzlies (Missoula, Montana)opened 1953
  31. 31D-ICabot Center — Northeastern Huskies (Boston, Massachusetts)opened 1954
  32. 32D-IHornets Nest — Sacramento State Hornets (Sacramento, California)opened 1955
  33. 33D-ICharles Koch Arena — Wichita State Shockers (Wichita, Kansas)opened 1955
  34. 34D-IAllen Fieldhouse — Kansas Jayhawks (Lawrence, Kansas)opened 1955
  35. 35D-IMcDougald–McLendon Arena — North Carolina Central Eagles (Durham, North Carolina)opened 1955
  36. 36D-IHank McCamish Pavilion — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Atlanta, Georgia)opened 1956
  37. 37D-IMoody Coliseum — SMU Mustangs (University Park, Texas)opened 1956
  38. 38D-IUniversity Arena — Western Michigan Broncos (Kalamazoo, Michigan)opened 1957
  39. 39D-IBrick Breeden Fieldhouse — Montana State Bobcats (Bozeman, Montana)opened 1957
  40. 40D-IThe Sobrato Center — San Francisco Dons (San Francisco, California)opened 1958
  41. 41D-IAlumni Gymnasium — Rider Broncs (Lawrenceville, New Jersey)opened 1958
  42. 42D-ICotterell Court — Colgate Raiders (Hamilton, New York)opened 1959
  43. 43D-IFirst Horizon Coliseum — UNC Greensboro Spartans (Greensboro, North Carolina)opened 1959
  44. 44D-IRedhawk Center — Seattle Redhawks (Seattle, Washington)opened 1959
  45. 45D-IRobert A. Mott Athletics Center — Cal Poly Mustangs (San Luis Obispo, California)opened 1960
  46. 46D-IKnights Hall — Bellarmine Knights (Louisville, Kentucky)opened 1960
  47. 47D-IHamilton Gymnasium — Denver Pioneers (Denver, Colorado)opened 1961
  48. 48D-ISchollmaier Arena — TCU Horned Frogs (Fort Worth, Texas)opened 1961
  49. 49D-IPremier America Credit Union Arena — CSUN Matadors (Northridge, California)opened 1962
  50. 50D-ILe Moyne Events Center — Le Moyne Dolphins (DeWitt, New York)opened 1962
  51. 51D-ICassell Coliseum — Virginia Tech Hokies (Blacksburg, Virginia)opened 1962
  52. 52WNBAClimate Pledge Arena — Seattle Storm (Seattle, Washington)opened 1962
  53. 53D-IState Farm Center — Illinois Fighting Illini (Champaign, Illinois)opened 1963
  54. 54D-IE. A. Diddle Arena — Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (Bowling Green, Kentucky)opened 1963
  55. 55D-IBaptist Health Arena — Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Richmond, Kentucky)opened 1963
  56. 56D-ISharp Gymnasium — Houston Christian Huskies (Houston, Texas)opened 1963
  57. 57D-IPatrick Gym — Vermont Catamounts (Burlington, Vermont)opened 1963
  58. 58D-IBurr Gymnasium — Howard Bison (Washington, Washington, D.C.)opened 1963
  59. 59D-ITitan Gym — Cal State Fullerton Titans (Fullerton, California)opened 1964
  60. 60D-IStegeman Coliseum — Georgia Bulldogs (Athens, Georgia)opened 1964
  61. 61D-IBanterra Center — Southern Illinois Salukis (Carbondale, Illinois)opened 1964
  62. 62D-IWestern Hall — Western Illinois Leathernecks (Macomb, Illinois)opened 1964
  63. 63D-IPrather Coliseum — Northwestern State Demons (Natchitoches, Louisiana)opened 1964
  64. 64D-ICostello Athletic Center — UMass Lowell River Hawks (Lowell, Massachusetts)opened 1964
  65. 65D-IPauley Pavilion — UCLA Bruins (Los Angeles, California)opened 1965
  66. 66D-IWilliam H. Detrick Gymnasium — Central Connecticut Blue Devils (New Britain, Connecticut)opened 1965
  67. 67D-IReed Green Coliseum — Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)opened 1965
  68. 68D-IBuccaneer Field House — Charleston Southern Buccaneers (North Charleston, South Carolina)opened 1965
  69. 69D-IMoby Arena — Colorado State Rams (Fort Collins, Colorado)opened 1966
  70. 70D-IThe Pit — New Mexico Lobos (Albuquerque, New Mexico)opened 1966
  71. 71D-IReilly Center — St. Bonaventure Bonnies (St. Bonaventure, New York)opened 1966
  72. 72D-IViking Pavilion — Portland State Vikings (Portland, Oregon)opened 1966
  73. 73D-ILantz Arena — Eastern Illinois Panthers (Charleston, Illinois)opened 1967
  74. 74D-IMackey Arena — Purdue Boilermakers (West Lafayette, Indiana)opened 1967
  75. 75D-IStopher Gymnasium — Nicholls Colonels (Thibodaux, Louisiana)opened 1967
  76. 76D-ICrisler Center — Michigan Wolverines (Ann Arbor, Michigan)opened 1967
  77. 77D-IIsland Federal Credit Union Arena — Stony Brook Seawolves (Stony Brook, New York)opened 1967
  78. 78D-IColeman Coliseum — Alabama Crimson Tide (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)opened 1968
  79. 79D-IClune Arena — Air Force Falcons (USAF Academy, Colorado)opened 1968
  80. 80D-IPurcell Pavilion at Edmund P. Joyce Center — Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Notre Dame, Indiana)opened 1968
  81. 81D-IPan American Center — New Mexico State Aggies (Las Cruces, New Mexico)opened 1968
  82. 82NBAMadison Square Garden — New York Knicks (New York, New York)opened 1968
  83. 83D-IKoessler Athletic Center — Canisius Golden Griffins (Buffalo, New York)opened 1968
  84. 84D-IWilliams Arena at Minges Coliseum — East Carolina Pirates (Greenville, North Carolina)opened 1968
  85. 85D-IMillett Hall — Miami RedHawks (Oxford, Ohio)opened 1968
  86. 86D-IConvocation Center — Ohio Bobcats (Athens, Ohio)opened 1968
  87. 87D-ILittlejohn Coliseum — Clemson Tigers (Clemson, South Carolina)opened 1968
  88. 88D-ISHM Memorial Center — South Carolina State Bulldogs (Orangeburg, South Carolina)opened 1968
  89. 89D-IWilliam J. Nicks Building — Prairie View A&M Panthers (Prairie View, Texas)opened 1968
  90. 90D-IMoody Coliseum — Abilene Christian Wildcats (Abilene, Texas)opened 1968
  91. 91D-ISmith Spectrum — Utah State Aggies (Logan, Utah)opened 1968
  92. 92D-IMaples Pavilion — Stanford Cardinal (Stanford, California)opened 1969
  93. 93D-IJadwin Gymnasium — Princeton Tigers (Princeton, New Jersey)opened 1969
  94. 94D-IUniversity of Dayton Arena — Dayton Flyers (Dayton, Ohio)opened 1969
  95. 95D-IKathleen and Tom Elam Center — UT Martin Skyhawks (Martin, Tennessee)opened 1969
  96. 96D-IFertitta Center — Houston Cougars (Houston, Texas)opened 1969
  97. 97D-IUTRGV Fieldhouse — UTRGV Vaqueros (Edinburg, Texas)opened 1969
  98. 98D-IJon M. Huntsman Center — Utah Utes (Salt Lake City, Utah)opened 1969
  99. 99D-IICCU Dome — Idaho State Bengals (Pocatello, Idaho)opened 1970
  100. 100D-IHarrison HPER Complex — Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Itta Bena, Mississippi)opened 1970

Capacity figures vary by source. Opening years count the current building, not later renovations.