Carver–Hawkeye Arena

Carver–Hawkeye Arena is a 15,500-seat multi-purpose indoor arena located in Iowa City, Iowa. Opened in 1983, it is the home court for The University of Iowa Hawkeyes men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the university's wrestling, gymnastics, and volleyball teams. It was named for the late industrialist Roy J. Carver of Muscatine, Iowa, a prominent statewide booster, who donated $9.2 million to The University of Iowa before his death in 1981.Carver-Hawkeye Arena: Celebrating 25 Years. University of Iowa, 2008. Prior to the arena's opening, Iowa's athletic teams played at the Iowa Field House.

Entirely funded by private contributions, the arena was expected to be open for the 1982–83 school year, but weather slowed construction to the point where the first event was held on January 3, 1983. Iowa's wrestling team defeated Oklahoma and two days later, the men's basketball team played their first game – a loss to Michigan State – in the new arena.

Outside of Hawkeye athletic events, the arena has also served as the host for Big Ten and National Collegiate Athletic Association wrestling championships, as well as the 1984 U.S. Olympic wrestling trials and 1984 U.S. Olympic men's and women's basketball exhibitions. The National Duals wrestling tournament was also held at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in 1998 and 1999.<ref name="UI informational...
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