E. A. Diddle Arena
E. A. Diddle Arena is a stadium in Kentucky, United States that opened in 1963. Its recorded capacity is 7,326.
Key facts
E. A. Diddle Arena is a stadium in Kentucky, United States that opened in 1963. Its recorded capacity is 7,326. It is owned by Western Kentucky University and Western Kentucky University. It is operated by Western Kentucky University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football, Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers, 2018–19 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team, Western Kentucky Lady Toppers volleyball, 2011–12 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team, 2013–14 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team, 2014–15 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team, 2014–15 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team, 2015–16 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team, 2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team, 2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team, 2016–17 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team, 2017–18 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team, 2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team, 2018–19 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team.
- Location
- Kentucky, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 7,326
- Opened
- 1963
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Western Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hardwood
E. A. Diddle Arena is at latitude 36.9858, longitude -86.4575, in Kentucky, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 36.9858 |
| Longitude | -86.4575 |
| City | Kentucky |
| Region | Kentucky |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hardwood | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Western Kentucky University | 1963 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Western Kentucky University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Western Kentucky University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
24 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3303 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42926 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42925 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42924 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38874 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38873 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38872 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38871 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38870 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38869 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38868 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38867 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38866 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38865 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38864 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38863 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38862 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38861 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38860 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38859 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38858 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372082043 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | E._A._Diddle_Arena | E. A. Diddle Arena | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 477 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: