Sanford Pentagon

"The Pentagon"
The Pentagon during the St. John's–Wisconsin game, November 2013
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Address	2210 W. Pentagon Place
Location	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Owner	Sanford Health
Operator	Sanford Health
Capacity	3,250[1]
Construction
Broke ground	May 15, 2012
Opened	September 2013
Construction cost	$19 million[1]
Architect	JLG Architects[2]
Tenants
Sioux Falls Skyforce (NBAGL) (2013–present)Augustana Vikings (NSIC) (2019-present)

TheSanford Pentagon (colloquially known asThe Pentagon) is anindoor arena located inSioux Falls,South Dakota. The Pentagon opened in September 2013 and has a seating capacity of 3,250 spectators. It hosts theSioux Falls Skyforce of theNBA G League. The facility is known for hosting a wide range of sporting events including: regional youth basketball tournaments,NCAA Division I basketball games,NCAA Division II basketball games and tournaments,mixed martial arts events, and occasional concerts.

The Pentagon's first major event was hosted on October 10, 2013. TheMinnesota Timberwolves played theMilwaukee Bucks in the main court as a preseason exhibition game, and television coverage was provided byFox Sports North. The Wolves defeated the Bucks by a score of 98–89 in front of an announced crowd of 3,250.^[3]

On November 8, 2013, the Pentagon hosted its firstNCAA Division I men's basketball game between the then 20th rankedWisconsin Badgers and theSt. John's Red Storm. The game was televised on theBig Ten Network. Wisconsin won the game 86–75 in front of a sellout crowd of 3,523.^[4]

On November 18, 2014, the Pentagon hosted an early season non-conferenceNCAA Division I basketball game between the then 11th rankedWichita State Shockers and theMemphis Tigers. The game was televised byESPN as part of their Tip-Off Marathon programming. The Shockers won that game 71–56 in front of a sellout crowd.^[5]

On November 30, 2014, theSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits took on theFlorida Gulf Coast Eagles, winning 71–58. The announced attendance was 3,250 and coverage was provided byFox Sports North.^[6]

For the third and finalNCAA Division I basketball game of the 2014–15 season at the Sanford Pentagon, theUNLV Runnin' Rebels played theSouth Dakota Coyotes on December 13, 2014. UNLV won the game 75-61 and the game was televised by Midco Sports Network andESPN3.^[7]

On March 16, 2015, it was announced that theIowa State Cyclones men's basketball team would play theColorado Buffaloes men's basketball team on November 13, 2015, in an early season non-conference match-up.^[8]

An early-season Division I basketball tournament—the Crossover Classic—was announced for the Pentagon in 2020. It served as ade facto replacement for theBattle 4 Atlantis tournament inNassau, Bahamas, which was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Most of the teams that were invited to said tournament were invited to the Crossover Classic, but only two would partake in the event.^[9][10]

The site was also home to theDakota Showcase, which hosted all four Division I teams from the Dakotas. This includedNorth Dakota,North Dakota State,South Dakota State, andSouth Dakota.

On June 20, 2024, it was announced that the Pentagon would host an early-season showcase on November 4, 2024 (the opening day of the2024–25 college basketball season), known as The Field of 68 Opening Day Showcase; presented by the podcast network The Field of 68, the event will feature a tripleheader of men's basketball games involving teams frommid-major conferences, includingCollege of Charleston andSouthern Illinois,McNeese State andSouth Dakota State, andSaint Louis andSanta Clara.^[11]

The Pentagon will also host pairs of games involving theIowa Hawkeyes' andNebraska Cornhuskers' men's and women's basketball teams; the Cornhuskers will playSouth Dakota andSaint Mary's women's and men's teams on November 16 and 17 respectively, the women's Hawkeyes will playKansas on November 20, and the men's Hawkeyes will playUtah on December 21.^[11]

On December 11, 2013, it was announced that the Sanford Pentagon would be home to multipleNCAA Division II championships. These include the 2017 and 2018NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championships, the 2015, 2016, and 2018NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championships (except for the championship final in 2016, which will be held atBankers Life Fieldhouse inIndianapolis^[12]), and the 2016 and 2020NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship.^[13] Beginning in 2018, it will also be the home to theNAIA Division II men's basketball championship.^[14]

Beginning in 2014, it is also home to theNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference basketball tournament.^[1] The NSIC is anNCAADivision II conference with schools located mainly in Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

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