Five unforgettable venues that have hosted UA tourney games

2. Kingdome, Seattle, 1988. It was Arizona’s arrival on the big stage, and when you spotted North Carolina coach Dean Smith in the downtown Sheraton Hotel lobby it made an impression that the Final Four was at stake. The Kingdome was way too big for any basketball game (22,400 attended Arizona’s victory over the Tar Heels), but for one weekend it was a basketball heaven, and it’s hard to beat Seattle as a walk-around city. 

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