The steel structure elements are largely in place for the University of Arizona's indoor sports center, formerly the site of Sancet Stadium. The project is estimated to be completed by the end of the year.
Arizona’s new indoor sports center has a name.
The Cole and Jeannie Davis Sports Center will serve as the practice facility for Arizona’s football team and as a gathering place for fans on game days. The UA announced Friday that the Davises have committed $8 million toward the ongoing construction of the project, which is scheduled to open early next year.
The couple has given Arizona’s athletic department $18 million total in donations. The Davises helped pay to renovate McKale Center and financed a strength and conditioning center adjacent to Richard Jefferson Gymnasium, among other projects.
The Cole and Jeannie Davis Sports Center is a $15 million facility being built just east of Arizona Stadium on the old site of Kindall/Sancet Stadium, spanning from East Sixth Street to the Ginny L. Clements Academic Center. It includes a 90-yard field with a 10-yard end zone. The climate-controlled facility will be open to fans on game days as part of athletic director Dave Heeke’s plan to improve the game-day experience at Arizona Stadium.
UA coach Kevin Sumlin said the Davises’ donation “is going to have an immediate impact on the development of our student-athletes.”
