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Alumni Coliseum

Alumni Coliseum is a multi-use sports arena located on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY. Built in 1963, the Paul S. Mcbrayer Arena is capable of seating around 6,500 people in both chairback seats and on wooden benches (8,000 for concerts) and was named for the former EKU Men's Basketball Coach Paul McBrayer who compiled a record of 219-144. The arena's ceiling is made completely of wooden beams and is believed to be the largest of its kind in existence. The arena is home to the EKU Men's Basketball team, Women's Basketball team, and the Women's Volleyball team. Alumni Coliseum is also home to the annual All "A" Classic High School Basketball tournament, which draws schools from all over the state to the university's campus, as well as the KHSAA Region 5 Swimming and Diving Championships.

The arena has also hosted countless musical performers over the course of its history, most recently including 3 Doors Down, O.A.R. (Of A Revolution), Diamond Rio, and Black Eyed Peas all in the last ten years.

The Donald Combs Natatorium, located behind the basketball arena, is the former home of the university's swimming and diving team and is now used predominantly for EKU recreation and the Model Laboratory School Swim team. The natatorium houses a 6 lane 25 yard swimming pool as well as one and three meter diving boards.

The Alumni Coliseum also houses four other basketball courts in an auxiliary gymnasium, an outdoor swimming pool, eight classrooms, the Chad Bratzke Student Academic Athletic Success Center, and twenty additional offices.

Source: Eastern Kentucky University Athletic Department