1) What is your timeframe and vision for the next hoops arena?

Chris Coleman: Jim Weaver said back in November that he thought Cassell Coliseum has 10 years of shelf life remaining. I don’t know whether the new administration will agree with that, but let’s pretend they do. If that’s the case, then planning for a new arena isn’t too far down the road. Obviously the new administration has to be hired and in place first, but that’s coming.

Let’s take a look at the most recent arenas built for power conference teams. I’m not including off-campus arenas that were built by cities, such as Nebraska’s new Pinnacle Bank Arena, or the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville. I’m also going to list the cost in 2014 dollars, rather than the amount that was originally spent.

Matthew Knight Arena, Oregon: Oregon’s new arena cost $236 million to build in 2011. Its state of the art, and it seats over 12,000 fans. Of course, the Ducks also have Nike money behind them, so they can build whatever they want.

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