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(Top) 1 Main Renovation 2 Venue firsts 2.1 Men's Basketball 2.2 Women's Basketball 2.3 Wrestling 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Scheels Center

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Scheels Center
Construction


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Full name	Scheels Center inside the Sanford Health Athletic Complex
Address	1600 University Dr N
Location	North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Owner	North Dakota State University
Capacity	5,460^[1]
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	January 1970 (1970-01) Renovation: March 1, 2014 (2014-03-01)
Opened	October 1970; 53 years ago (1970-10) Renovation: November 11, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-11-11)
Construction cost	$50 million ($63.5 million in 2023^[2])
Architect	T.L. Stroh Architects 360 Architecture of Kansas City
General contractor	Gast Construction of Fargo
Tenants
North Dakota State Bison (NCAA) (2016–present)

Scheels Center is a 5,460 seat multi-purpose arenainFargo, North Dakota. It was built in 1970 and was home to the North Dakota State University Bison basketball and wrestling teams through the 2013–14 season. It was previously named the Bison Sports Arena. The main facility was renamed the Sanford Health Athletic Complex and the basketball arena was renamed the Scheels Center. It reopened under the new name for the 2016–17 season.

Main Renovation

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View from West sideline.

Fundraising was launched as part of the Edge Campaign to privately raise money for the extension and renovation of the Bison Sports Arena. On October 11, 2013, the NDSU Foundation voted unanimously to back the project up to $41 million, pending legislative approval. On November 23, 2013, the State Board Of Higher Education unanimously approved the project. On December 11, 2013, the project was unanimously approved.

View from the Eastside.

The renovation included:

Scheels Center basketball arena
Shelly Ellig indoor track and field facility
14,500 sq ft (1,350 m²) basketball training facility
15,000 sq ft (1,400 m²) performance training center
2,000 sq ft (190 m²) Hall of Fame display
team store
ticket office
Student Athlete Academic Center
New 4 sided HD video board will be installed.^[3]

The entire Sanford Health Athletic Complex project was completed in November of 2016. The Scheels Center officially opened on November 11, 2016 when the North Dakota State men's basketball team opened their season against Arkansas State in a game that the Bison won, 76-66.

Venue firsts

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Only firsts since the SHAC renovation was completed

Men's Basketball

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First game: November 11, 2016 vs. Arkansas State
First win: November 11, 2016 vs. Arkansas State (76-66)
First loss: December 7, 2016 vs. North Dakota (56-74)
First conference win: December 31, 2016 vs. Omaha (82-70)
First conference loss: February 4, 2017 vs. South Dakota (66-76)
Source:^[4]

Women's Basketball

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First game: November 12, 2016 vs. Dickinson State
First win: November 12, 2016 vs. Dickinson State (70-63)
First loss: November 22, 2016 vs. Colorado (59-76)
First conference win: January 4, 2017 vs. South Dakota (83-73)
First conference loss: December 28, 2016 vs. South Dakota State (66-69)
Source:^[5]

Wrestling

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First duel: November 6, 2016 vs. #14 Iowa State
First duel win: November 6, 2016 vs. #14 Iowa State (25-16)
First duel loss: February 3, 2017 vs. Utah Valley (16-22)
First conference duel win: November 6, 2016 vs. #14 Iowa State (25-16)
First conference duel loss: February 3, 2017 vs. Utah Valley (16-22)
Source:^[6]

References

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^ "Scheels Center". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

^ "Daktronics Selected for New Video Displays in Sanford Health Athletic Complex". GoBison.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.

^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

^ "2016-17 Wrestling Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

External links

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Official website

North Dakota State University

Located in: Fargo, North Dakota

Campus

Campus Historic District

Athletics

Teams

Venues

Fargodome
Scheels Center
Newman Outdoor Field
Dacotah Field
Tharaldson Park
Terrence Dahl and Donna Beres Track Complex
Shelly Ellig Indoor Track and Field Facility
Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse

Other

Media

School songs

v t e North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
Venues	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (1931–1970) Scheels Arena (2014–2016) Bison Sports Arena / Scheels Center (1970–2014; 2016–present)
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Pep band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
Venues	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (1966–1970; 2014–2016) Bison Sports Arena / Scheels Center (1970–2014; 2016–present)
Culture & lore	"On Bison" Pep band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Basketball arenas of the Summit League

Hamilton Gymnasium (Denver)
Swinney Recreation Center (Kansas City)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (North Dakota)
Scheels Center (North Dakota State)
Baxter Arena (Omaha)
Mabee Center (Oral Roberts)
Schoenecker Arena (St. Thomas)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (South Dakota)
Frost Arena (South Dakota State)

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