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Coordinates:34°24′57″N119°50′57″W / 34.4158°N 119.8492°W /34.4158; -119.8492

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Indoor arena in Santa Barbara, California

Robertson Gymnasium
Construction
Rob Gym


Interactive map of Robertson Gymnasium
Full name	Robertson Gymnasium
Location	Santa Barbara, California
Owner	University of California, Santa Barbara
Capacity	2,600^[3] to 4,000^[4]
Record attendance	2,935 on 12 April 1997 forMen's Volleyball vs.UCLA Bruins^[5]
Scoreboard	No
Built	1958
Opened	1959; 67 years ago (1959)
Construction cost	$1,602,499^[1]
Architect	Charles Luckman Associates^[2]
Tenants
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos volleyball
Website
ucsb.edu/robertson_gymnasium

Robertson Gymnasium is a 2,600 to 4,000-seat multi-purposeindoor arena located on the campus of theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara inSanta Barbara, California. The gym serves as home venue to theUC Santa Barbara Gauchos volleyball team.

History

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Robertson Gymnasium was built in 1958 and completed in 1959. The architect responsible for creating Rob Gym wasCharles Luckman Associates, who was also the main architect for theKennedy Space Center andLyndon B. Johnson Space Center, as well asThe Forum andMadison Square Garden.

The stadium was named after Alfred W. Robertson, a formerCalifornia State Assemblyman instrumental in transferring the facilities ofSanta Barbara State College into theUniversity of California system.^[6]^[7]

Tenants

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The main tenant of Rob Gym is theUC Santa Barbara Gauchos athletic program. Currently, theUC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball team is the only team that calls Rob Gym home, although thewomen's team has also played home games there.

In addition to serving as an athletic arena, Rob Gym has seen its fair share ofconcerts. Notable acts to play at Rob Gym includeBoston on 12 March 1977 and theGrateful Dead on 29 May 1969,Cream on 24 May 1968,Jimi Hendrix on 11 February 1968,The Doors on 28 October 1967, and Bruce Springsteen on November 1, 1975, just after his cover ofTime magazine.

Most of the concerts, and with them the Gauchos'basketball teams, would move to theThunderdome during the 1979-80 school year.

References

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^"Santa Barbara".Online Archive of California. Retrieved12 October 2009.
^"Santa Barbara".Online Archive of California. Retrieved12 October 2009.
^"Dons and Chargers Battle It Out in CIF Playoff".Santa Barbara Independent. 26 November 2008. Retrieved12 October 2009.
^"Quick Facts".2009 Men's Volleyball Media Guide. UCSB Athletics: 1. 2009.
^"Gauchos Host Two Non-Conference Matches This Week". UCSB Athletics. 12 March 2007. Archived fromthe original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved12 October 2009.
^Kerr, Clark (2001).The Gold and the Blue: A Personal Memoir of the University of California, 1949–1967.Berkeley andLos Angeles,California:University of California Press. p. 308.ISBN 0-520-22367-5.
^"Guide to the Alfred W. Robertson Papers".

External links

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Official website

University of California, Santa Barbara

Located in:Santa Barbara County, California
Founded in: 1891

Academics

Graduate-only	Education Environmental

Institutes

Campus life

Athletics

Teams	Baseball Basketball (m) Basketball (w) Soccer (m)
Venues	Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Events Center Harder Stadium Robertson Gymnasium
Rivalries	Cal Poly

People

Category

v t e UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Venues	Robertson Gymnasium (1959–1979) The Thunderdome (1979–present)
Rivalries	Cal Poly
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball
Venues	Robertson Gymnasium (1972–1979) The Thunderdome (1979–present)
Rivalries	Cal Poly
Culture & lore	Olé
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Authority control databases: Geographic	MusicBrainz place

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