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Williams Arena

Williams Arena is a arena in Minneapolis, United States that opened in 1928. Its recorded capacity is 14,625.

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Williams Arena
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Key facts

Williams Arena is a arena in Minneapolis, United States that opened in 1928. Its recorded capacity is 14,625. It is owned by University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota. It is operated by University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Minnesota Field House, Williams Arena. Current tenants are 1951 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball, Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball, Minnesota Golden Gophers, 1992–93 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 1996–97 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2007–08 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2008–09 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team, 2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team, 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team, 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team, 2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team, 2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, 2017–18 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team.

Location
Minneapolis, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
14,625
Opened
1928
Status
Active
Current owner
University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Location of Williams Arena
Williams Arena

Williams Arena is at latitude 44.976944, longitude -93.228333, in Minneapolis, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Williams Arena
FieldValue
Latitude44.976944
Longitude-93.228333
CityMinneapolis
RegionMinneapolis
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Williams Arena
192819772026Minnesota Field House (1928 to 1950)Williams Arena (1950 to 2026)

Williams Arena has carried 2 recorded names. Minnesota Field House (no sponsor) ran 1928 to 1950. Williams Arena (no sponsor) ran 1950 to 2026. The average tenure of a name here is 49 years.

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Every recorded name of Williams Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Minnesota Field HouseNone1928 to 1950Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Williams ArenaNone1950 to 2026Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Williams Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerUniversity of Minnesota1928 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerUniversity of MinnesotaPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorUniversity of Minnesota1928 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorUniversity of MinnesotaPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Williams Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
1951 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournamentNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketballNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketballNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
Minnesota Golden GophersNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
1992–93 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
1996–97 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2007–08 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2008–09 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource
2017–18 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball teamNot mapped1928 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

44 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Williams Arena
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Minnesota women's basketballnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Minnesota men's basketballnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34700not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34699not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set347002026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set346992026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set29402026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set29392026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722412732026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleThe_Barn_(arena)The Barn (arena)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setWilliams Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMinnesota Field House2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set220022026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set220012026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set220002026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set142082026-09

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:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: The Barn (arena) (revision 1372241273). Wikidata item: Q8020979.

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