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Bear Down Gym, originally known as Men's Gymnasium, is a 300-seat multi-purpose arena in Tucson, Arizona. It opened in 1926. It opened in 1926. It was home to the University of Arizona Wildcats basketball team.
The words are still featured on the roof of the gymnasium, now known as Bear Down Gym. In 1939, the Arizona state legislature putatively a decree that "Bear Down" would be the exclusive property of The University of Arizona [ citation needed ] .
Designed by noted Tucson architect Roy Place (who also designed the adjacent Arizona Stadium and Bear Down Gym), UA Field was constructed in 1929 by Orndorff Construction for $13,000. [1] The playing surface was oriented facing southeast, bounded on the north by University Boulevard, on the east by Cherry Avenue, on the south by 4th Street and ...
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During construction, the Wildcats briefly considered playing some of its 1971–72 home schedule in the then-newly completed 8,000-seat arena at the Tucson Convention Center, [5] but eventually declined, remaining in Bear Down Gym until the new venue was ready.
The following year, the University of Arizona student body approved that "Bear Down" would be the new slogan for all Wildcat athletic teams. In 1939, the Arizona state legislature issued a decree that "Bear Down" would be the exclusive property of the University of Arizona.
The phrase "Bear Down" became the school's motto in 1927 following a student-led proposal. [6] [7] As athletic director, McKale oversaw the construction of most of U of A's initial athletic infrastructure. The university's first basketball arena, the Men's Gymnasium (now Bear Down Gym), was completed in 1926.
Under his tenure, major planning began [14] for a larger and more modern basketball arena (which would become McKale Center) to replace the outdated Bear Down Gymnasium. Larson would later serve as an analyst on Wildcat football and basketball telecasts during the Lute Olson (and Dick Tomey ) era.