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Heritage
The Dawghouse
Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Annual Home Attendance
Year Total (# of games) Average
2003 101,983 (15) 6,799
2002 78,877 (12) 6,573
2001 98,149 (15) 6,543
2000 (@KeyArena) 102,058 (13) 7,851
1999 80,992 (12) 6,749
1998 74,469 (14) 5,319
1997 88,399 (15) 5,893
1996 77,171 (15) 5,148
1995 67,648 (13) 5,204
1994 47,515 (13) 3,655
1993 48,587 (16) 3,037
1992 56,812 (16) 3,551
1991 46,096 (16) 2,881
1990 50,167 (16) 3,135
1989 49,277 (14) 3,520
1988 45,875 (13) 3,529
1987 45,875 (13) 4,782
1986 80,386 (13) 6,699
1985 90,727 (13) 6,979
1984 76,272 (13) 5,867
1983 46,486 (15) 3,099
1982 58,253 (16) 3,641
1981 44,913 (13) 3,208
1980 48,512 (15) 3,234
1979 47,183 (12) 3,932
1978 50,465 (12) 4,205
1977 92,906 (14) 6,636
1976 84,933 (14) 6,071
1975 73,700 (14) 4,913
1974 58,725 (13) 4,517
1973 72,800 (14) 4,841
1972 93,532 (13) 7,195
1971 83,547 (14) 6,426
1970 82,200 (12) 6,850
1969 79,579 (13) 6,121
1968 69,243 (13) 5,326
1967 52,592 (11) 4,813
1966 49,292 (13) 3,792
1965 46,718 (11) 4,247
1964 58,562 (13) 4,880
1963 66,800 (11) 6,073
1962 74,608 (13) 5,739
1961 74,597 (13) 5,738
1960 68,990 (13) 5,307
1959 101,260 (13) 7,789
1958 94,777 (13) 7,271
1957 112,607 (13) 8,616
1956 88,237 (12) 7,353
1955 94,740 (14) 6,767
1954 90,849 (14) 6,489
1953 147,959 (16) 9,247
1952 119,451 (12) 9,954
1951 140,101 (17) 8,241
1950 129,977 (16) 8,124
1949 65,618 ( 8) 8,202
1948 107,440 (12) 8,953
Edmundson Pavilion, as pictured in 1927, has been the host to 757 Washington basketball victories.
Venerable Hec Edmundson Pavilion housed the
Husky basketball team for 72 consecutive seasons
before closing its doors during the spring of 1999.
It re-opened in Nov. 2001, after a 19-month renovation,
as Bank of America Arena at Hec
Edmundson Pavilion. The Huskies played at Seattle
Center’s KeyArena during 1999-2000.
Washington has compiled an outstanding 765-
285 win-loss record (.729) in the Pavilion, including
perfect records in 1929 (10-0), 1951 (17-0),
1953 (16-0) and 1984 (12-0).
The Huskies’ 765 victories at Bank of America
Arena are more than any other team in the nation
has won in its current arena.
Originally designed as a multi-purpose fieldhouse,
the Arena has undergone numerous
changes throughout its seven decades of service.
Known as the University of Washington Pavilion
upon its dedication on Dec. 27, 1927, the Huskies
defeated Illinois 34-23 in the inaugural game.
The building was dedicated to long-time basketball
and track coach, Clarence S. “Hec”
Edmundson on Jan. 16, 1948. The original cost of
the Pavilion was more than $600,000--the money
being raised from a bond issue and an appropriation
from the state legislature.
The Pavilion serviced all 23 UW sports in some
capacity, either housing lockerrooms or providing
practice and competition space. The Arena provided
a 200-meter venue for the Husky indoor
track team. A state-of-the art synthetic surface
track, matching the track oval in Husky Stadium,
was installed in 1989 as a gift from the Seattle
Organizing Committee of the Goodwill Games.
In the past, the Pavilion has hosted various concerts,
exhibitions and sporting events, including
an NBA Playoff game between the Seattle
SuperSonics and the Dallas Mavericks in 1987.
That home-court advantage led the Sonics into the
NBA’s Western Division Championship against
the world champion Los Angeles Lakers.
Seating capacity has fluctuated over the years.
With an original capacity of 9,600, the seating
was increased to 12,200 in 1947 with the addition
of bleachers. That capacity was reduced to 9,400
in 1970. The number decreased to 7,900 in the
final configuration before the recent renovation.
The current configuration gives the Arena a total
capacity of 10,000.
The UW single-game collegiate attendance
record was established when 12,242 spectators
saw Washington capture the 1951 Northern Division
title with a verdict over rival Washington
State. The overall attendance record is 12,961,
set by the crowd for the semi-finals of the 1957
state high school basketball tournament.
Arena Attendance Records
Top 5 Crowds 2000-present (capacity 10,000)
10,020 January 11, 2003 vs. Arizona (sellout)
10,000 January 13, 2001 vs. Arizona (sellout)
10,000 Dec. 11, 2001 vs. Gonzaga (sellout)
10,000 Feb. 22, 2003 vs. Oregon (sellout)
9,705 January 25, 2001 vs. Stanford
Top Crowds 1986-1999 (capacity 7,900)
7,900 On nine occasions, four times in 1999 (sellout)
Top Five Crowds 1970-1985 (capacity 9,600)
9,799 February 12, 1977 vs. UCLA
9,522 January 24, 1981 vs. Oregon State
9,516 February 19, 1972 vs. UCLA
9,478 February 26, 1977 vs. Oregon
9,475 January 22, 1977 vs. Seattle University
Top Five Crowds 1947-1969 (capacity 12,200)
12,242 March 3, 1951 vs. Washington State
12,163 December 28, 1951 vs. Ohio State
12,089 February 17, 1950 vs. Washington State
11,892 December 29, 1951 vs. Northwestern
11,797 February 9, 1957 vs. UCLA
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