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McLeod Center

Multi-purpose arena in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Field	Value
name	McLeod Center
image	[[Image:McLeod Center 2.JPG	South Entrance	300px]]
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	15
coordinates
nickname	The Cloud
location	Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States
broke_ground	October 9, 2004
built	2004–2006
opened	November 18, 2006
owner	University of Northern Iowa
operator	University of Northern Iowa
surface	Multi-surface
construction_cost	$26 million
($ in dollars)
architect	HLKB Architecture
Crawford Architects
structural_engineer	Martin/Martin, Inc.
services_engineer	M-E Engineers, Inc.
general_contractor	Cardinal Construction
tenants	UNI Panthers (NCAA DI) (2006–present)
seating_capacity	7,018
public_transit	MET Transit

| mapframe-zoom = 15 ($ in dollars) Crawford Architects

The McLeod Center is a 7,018-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA, currently housing the university's teams in men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball. The arena opened on November 18, 2006, with a volleyball game against Bradley. The other three UNI teams made their debuts in the facility over the next three days — men's basketball versus Milwaukee on November 19, women's basketball against Iowa State on November 20, and wrestling versus Iowa on November 21.

The McLeod Center replaced the UNI-Dome as the home of the university's basketball teams and West Gymnasium as the home of the volleyball and wrestling teams (the wrestling squad moved back to the West Gym after the 2007-2008 season). The McLeod Center is located on the west end of the campus, directly south of the UNI-Dome and connected by a covered walkway that also houses an extensive athletic hall of fame.

A video board is located on the south wall with home and visiting team scoreboards on either side showing the players' game information. There are two scoreboards on the north side and ribbon boards above the concession stands on the east and west sides.

Since opening, the arena has had quite a significant positive economic impact for the university. It brings in $20–25 million annually, doubled the attendance of basketball games, and has almost 400,000 visitors a year.

The arena also hosts commencement ceremonies throughout the year and can be used for recreation upon request.

During the 2009-2010, 2014-2015, and 2019-2020 men's basketball seasons, the team was undefeated at the McLeod Center.

For the first time in venue history, they sold out every seat for a women's basketball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes and Caitlin Clark on November 12, 2023.

Other use

On May 18, 2010, the McLeod Center was the first building in Iowa to host the 14th Dalai Lama.
On October 24, 2010, Bob Dylan performed at the venue.
Other artists who have performed include Brad Paisley, Luke Bryan, Rodney Atkins, The All-American Rejects, Meat Loaf, Miranda Lambert, Gloriana and Alan Jackson.
The Stadium also hosts the yearly Iowa Regional for the FIRST Robotics Competition

References

[http://www.pcimidwest.org/view_file.cfm?dir=%5Cnews%5Cnewsletters%5C14%5C&filename=MPA_Focus_Summer_09.pdf MPA Focus Summer 09]
"College Arenas". M-E Engineers, Inc..
[http://www.library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/building-histories/mcleod-center McLeod Center. Rod Library]
Lama, The 14th Dalai. (2020-01-31). "His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Cedar Falls, IA -".
amie.steffen@wcfcourier.com, AMIE STEFFEN. (14 October 2010). "Music icon Bob Dylan to play at McLeod Center".
"Iowa Regional – Iowa FIRST".

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