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| Former names | BSU Pavilion(1982–2004) Taco Bell Arena(2004–19) |
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| Address | 1401 Bronco Lane |
| Location | Boise State University Boise, Idaho,U.S. |
| Coordinates | 43°36′13″N116°11′56″W / 43.6035°N 116.199°W /43.6035; -116.199 |
| Elevation | 2,700 feet (825 m)AMSL |
| Owner | Boise State University |
| Capacity | 12,644(basketball) Detailed capacity
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| Broke ground | February 1980 |
| Opened | May 16, 1982; 43 years ago (1982-05-16)[1] |
| Construction cost | $17.5 million[1] ($66.8 million in 2024)[2] |
| Architect | CSHQA[3] |
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| Boise State Broncos(NCAA) (1982–present) | |
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ExtraMile Arena (formerlyBSU Pavilion andTaco Bell Arena) is a multi-purpose indoorarena in thewestern United States, on the campus ofBoise State University inBoise,Idaho. It is located on the east end of campus, between West Campus Lane andCésar Chávez Circle, immediately northwest ofAlbertsons Stadium.
Home to theBroncosbasketball and gymnastics teams, its currentseating capacity is 12,644 for basketball. The elevation of its floor is approximately 2,700 feet (825 m) abovesea level.
The venue is also used for concerts (capacity 13,390), community events, and trade shows (17,000 square feet (1,580 m2) of arena floor space plus 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) in the auxiliary gym). It hosted aDavis Cuptennis match in April2013, a second-round tie between theU.S. andSerbia.
The arena's predecessor on campus was Bronco Gymnasium, which opened in the mid-1950s, during the junior college era. Its last varsity basketball game was the regular season finale in1982 on February 27, against rivalIdaho, ranked ninth in theAP poll.[4][5] Sold out two weeks in advance,[6] the Saturday night game had a record attendance of 3,946;[7] the capacity of the gym at the time was listed at 3,682.[6][8]
Long in the planning stages,[9][10] the architects wereCline, Smull, Hamill and Associates of Boise, selected in October 1978.[3]Ground was broken for the arena on February 19, 1980,[11][12] directly north of the Bronco Gym. Construction displaced the tennis courts and the right field area of the baseball field, currently the site of the auxiliary gym on the west side of the arena.
Eight tennis courts were rebuilt on the former baseball infield, west of the arena. The baseball field was not rebuilt as BSU droppedbaseball as a varsity sport following the1980 season.[13][14] During their final season, the Broncos played home games at Borah Field (nowWigle Field) atBorah High School, four miles (6 km) west of campus.
The arena opened 43 years ago in1982 as theBSU Pavilion; its first event was commencement on May 16,[1] followed by graduation ceremonies for the city's threepublic high schools. That August, it hosted an eight-dayBilly Graham Crusade,[15][16] and its first significant sporting event was theNCAA basketball tournament in March1983.[17]
In April 2017, Boise State ended their wrestling program, which had been using the arena as its home venue.[18]
The BSU Pavilion received its firstnaming rights sponsorship in June 2004 withTaco Bell, a fast-food restaurant chain based inIrvine, California; the 15-year agreement with the university was for $4 million and the venue was renamedTaco Bell Arena.[19] At its expiration in 2019, Boise State entered into a new agreement withExtraMile, a convenience store chain jointly owned byChevron and Jacksons; the 15-year agreement was for $8.4 million and it becameExtraMile Arena.[20]
While the Broncos were members, the venue hosted fourBig Sky Conferencemen's basketball tournaments:1985,1989,1990, and1994. In those four tourneys, BSU made the finals in1989 and won the title in1994.
ExtraMile Arena has been a familiar site for early-roundNCAA tournament games, hosting first and second round competition nine times (1983,1989,1992,1995,1998,2001,2005,2009, and2018). It had been scheduled to return in2021, but theCOVID-19 pandemic resulted in the entire tournament getting moved toIndiana.
In 1995,UCLA guardTyus Edney dashed the length of the 94-foot (29 m) court in just over four seconds to make a layup that gave the Bruins a 75–74 win overMissouri,[21] which sustained UCLA's run to thenational title.[22]
In2001, it was the site of the closest first-round day at a single host location, with the four games on March 15 decided by a combined total of seven points.[23] One wasHampton's 58–57 upset of #2 seedIowa State — only the fourth #15 seed to advance since the tournament expanded from 53 to 64 teams in 1985.[23]
U.C.L.A.'s Tyus Edney ran a 94-foot dash in 4.7 seconds today. That he also managed to toss in a swooping layup left Missouri with its hands over its face. The No. 1-seeded Bruins trailed the No. 8-seeded Tigers by 1 point with 4.8 seconds remaining when Edney, a turbo point guard, started his cross-country journey. He took the inbounds pass under his own basket, was neck-and-neck with defender Jason Sutherland at midcourt, freed himself with a behind-the-back dribble, made a hairpin turn to the lane and banked in a shot over 6-foot-9-inch Derek Grimm at the buzzer.
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