"The DEE" and"The Purple Palace" | |
  Events center exterior (October 2002) and interior (September 2006) | |
 Interactive map of Dee Events Center | |
| Address | 4400 Harrison Boulevard Ogden, Utah United States |
|---|---|
| Location | Weber State University |
| Coordinates | 41°10′57″N111°56′42″W / 41.18250°N 111.94500°W /41.18250; -111.94500 |
| Elevation | 4,780 feet (1,455 m)AMSL |
| Public transit |  OGX at Dee Events Center station |
| Owner | Weber State University |
| Operator | Weber State University |
| Capacity | 11,592[3] |
| Record attendance | 11,715 (vs.Idaho State, February 23,1980) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 21, 1975[1] |
| Opened | November 1, 1977; 48 years ago (1977-11-01)[1] |
| Construction cost | $11.4 million ($59.2 million in 2024[2]) |
| Architect | Robert A. Fowler and Associates[1] |
| Structural engineer | Reaveley Engineers & Associates[1] |
| General contractor | Acord-Harris Construction[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Weber State Wildcats (NCAA) men's andwomen's basketball | |
| Website | |
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Dee Events Center is a multi-purpose indoorarena in thewesternUnited States, located on the campus ofWeber State University inOgden,Utah. The circular, 11,592-seat domed arena, similar in design to many of the era, opened 49 years ago in 1977. It was named for the Lawrence T. Dee family, for his extensive contributions in building the arena.
It is the largest arena in Utah north ofSalt Lake City and is home to the Weber State UniversityWildcatsmen's andwomen's basketball teams. It was home to the women's volleyball team until 2006.
The venue has hosted theBig Sky Conference men's basketball tournament ten times:1979,1980,1984,1995,1999,2003,2007,2009,2010, and2014. It has hosted first- and second-roundNCAA tournament games three times, in1980,1986, and1994, and the West Regionals in1983, won by eventual national championNorth Carolina State underJim Valvano.
At the end of the 1995–96 season, a new basketball court floor was installed and after the 2005–06 season, a new court surface look was installed. In the summer of 2010, the Jumbotron was replaced by a new Pro-Star Vision Screen scoreboard. It features 4 HD LCD screens, an all LED display around the screens and a Pro-Add LED Display Ring on top. The front panel of the scorer's table is a Pro-Add LED Display. Both the ring and the scorer's table are full-color full-motion LED fascias. Also, added in this upgrade were LED scoreboards behind each basketball standard. Three-sided shot clocks were installed on top of each hoop including the running game time. During the summer of 2012, the court was once again re-surfaced to go along with the new logo also released that summer.
Theelevation at street level is approximately 4,780 feet (1,455 m) abovesea level, third-highest in the Big Sky.
