Reese Court

Special Events Pavilion
Construction
"Reese Court" and "The Phase"

Location	Washington Street Cheney, Washington
Owner	Eastern Washington University
Operator	Eastern Washington University
Capacity	6,000
Surface	Hardwood
Opened	June 6, 1975 41 years ago^[1]
Construction cost	$4.5 million ($19.8 million in 2016 dollars^[2])
Tenants
Eastern Washington Eagles NAIA (1975–1983) NCAA (1983–present)

Reese Court is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Cheney, Washington, on the campus of Eastern Washington University. It is home to the EWU Eagles basketball team and replaced Eastern Washington Fieldhouse in 1975. It was the host venue of the 2004 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament, and is located southwest of the football stadium, Roos Field.

Naming

The gem of the Sports and Recreation Center, the Special Events Pavilion opened in 1975 for spring quarter commencement on June 6.^[1]

The basketball court was named in September 1980 for legendary coach William B. "Red" Reese (1899–1974)^[3] and is now referred to as Reese Court.^[4]^[5] Coach Reese amassed an impressive 473 victories against 298 defeats during his 31 years as head coach of three sports: football, basketball, and track.^[6]

William Reese

Known for his fierce competitiveness, Reese led the Savages from 1930 to 1964. During World War II, he served as physical fitness officer and football coach for the Second Air Force.^[3] Located just off the main court is a conference room named in Reese's honor that has many interesting mementos of his era as head coach.^[6] Reese was a 1920 graduate of Pullman High School and played basketball for the Cougars at Washington State College (now WSU), and graduated in 1925.^[7]

Uses

Reese Court has been home to the Eagle basketball and volleyball teams since the 1975–76 season. Other regularly scheduled events in the facility include:

Graduation Ceremonies
Concerts
State B volleyball championships
High school regional basketball playoffs
Indoor soccer tournaments

Homecoming dance
Science Olympiad competition
Killin fundraising dinner (conclusion of spring football practice)
Gymnastics and basketball classes
Summer basketball camps^[6]

Graduation

Graduation ceremonies for graduate students are held at Reese Court annually. Before 2004, the non-undergraduate graduation ceremony for EWU was held at the Spokane Arena in Spokane.^[6]

References

1 2 "Pavilion is open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. June 9, 1975. p. 20.
↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
1 2 Missildine, Harry (September 16, 1980). "New EWU pavilion named for Reese". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 17.
↑ "Reese Court given OK". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. February 29, 1980. p. 24.
↑ "Reese Court ceremony set". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. September 26, 1980. p. 19.
1 2 3 4 "GoEags - EWU Athletic Facilities".
↑ "Ex-Eastern coach Red Reese is dead at 75". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. April 19, 1974. p. 10.

External links

Official website

Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Eastern Washington Fieldhouse (1949–1975) Reese Court (1975–present)

Culture & lore	Swoop "Go, Eagles, Go"

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys NBA Draft selections

Seasons	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 1999–00 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

Basketball arenas of the Big Sky Conference

Reese Court (Eastern Washington)
Cowan Spectrum (Idaho)
Holt Arena / Reed Gym (Idaho State)
Dahlberg Arena (Montana)
Worthington Arena (Montana State)
Walkup Skydome (Northern Arizona)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center / Ralph Engelstad Arena (North Dakota)
Bank of Colorado Arena (Northern Colorado)
Stott Center (Portland State)
Hornets Nest (Sacramento State)
Centrum Arena (Southern Utah)
Dee Events Center (Weber State)

Coordinates: 47°29′29″N 117°35′21″W / 47.4914°N 117.5892°W / 47.4914; -117.5892

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