GILL COLISEUM

LEGENDARY GILL COLISEUM is the home of the Oregon State men's basketball, women's basketball, women's gymnastics, wrestling and volleyball. The arena can handle crowds of 10,400 for competitions on Ralph Miller Court, and the building also includes a weight room, equipment center, locker rooms and offices for the athletic department and its teams.

Named after the late Slats Gill, who was Oregon State's head basketball coach for 36 years, the Coliseum is an excellent facility spanning one and one-third acres.

Plans are in the works for the building, which opened in the winter of 1949-50, to receive a major facelift.

Improvements, which total $3.5 million, will directly dress up the outside of Gill. Renovation plans call for sandblasting, sealing and painting the exterior shell and exterior window and door replacements. Additionally, an elevator will be installed to increase access for students and fans with disabilities.

By the start of the 2009-10 school year, Gill Coliseum will have a state-of-the-art sports medicine center, located on the lower level of Gill, that will provide leading-edge injury prevention and rehabilitation services. This center will include cardiovascular equipment and improved training facilities.

The renovation project also upgrades Gill's locker rooms. While a new men's basketball locker room already has been completed, a new women's basketball locker room is now on the docket with improvements to the volleyball and soccer locker rooms in the works.

With the improvements, Gill Coliseum will continue to be an integral part of the heritage of Oregon State athletics. Since its opening, Gill Coliseum has seen:

• Over 3,000 victories.
• Over 150 Oregon State All-Americans.
• More than 25 individual and team titles.