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McLeod Center
The Cloud
Location	Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States
Coordinates	42°30′50″N 92°28′02″W / 42.51395°N 92.46714°W
Public transit	9 10 MET Transit
Owner	University of Northern Iowa
Operator	University of Northern Iowa
Capacity	7,018
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	October 9, 2004
Built	2004–2006
Opened	November 18, 2006
Construction cost	$26 million; ($39.3 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	HLKB Architecture; Crawford Architects
Structural engineer	Martin/Martin, Inc.
Services engineer	M-E Engineers, Inc.
General contractor	Cardinal Construction
Tenants
	UNI Panthers (NCAA DI) (2006–present)

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The McLeod Center is a 7,018-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA, currently housing the university's teams in men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball. The arena opened on November 18, 2006, with a volleyball game against Bradley. The other three UNI teams made their debuts in the facility over the next three days — men's basketball versus Milwaukee on November 19, women's basketball against Iowa State on November 20, and wrestling versus Iowa on November 21.

The McLeod Center replaced the UNI-Dome as the home of the university's basketball teams and West Gymnasium as the home of the volleyball and wrestling teams (the wrestling squad moved back to the West Gym after the 2007-2008 season). The McLeod Center is located on the west end of the campus, directly south of the UNI-Dome and connected by a covered walkway that also houses an extensive athletic hall of fame.^{[citation needed]}

A video board is located on the south wall with home and visiting team scoreboards on either side showing the players' game information. There are two scoreboards on the north side and ribbon boards above the concession stands on the east and west sides.^{[citation needed]}

Since opening, the arena has had quite a significant positive economic impact for the university. It brings in $20–25 million annually, doubled the attendance of basketball games, and has almost 400,000 visitors a year.^{[citation needed]}

The arena also hosts commencement ceremonies throughout the year and can be used for recreation upon request.^{[citation needed]}

During the 2009-2010, 2014-2015, and 2019-2020 men's basketball seasons, the team was undefeated at the McLeod Center.^{[citation needed]}

For the first time in venue history, they sold out every seat for a women's basketball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes and Caitlin Clark on November 12, 2023.

Other use

On May 18, 2010, the McLeod Center was the first building in Iowa to host the 14th Dalai Lama.^[5]
On October 24, 2010, Bob Dylan performed at the venue.^[6]
Other artists who have performed include Brad Paisley, Luke Bryan, Rodney Atkins, The All-American Rejects, Meat Loaf, Miranda Lambert, Gloriana and Alan Jackson.^{[citation needed]}
The Stadium also hosts the yearly Iowa Regional for the FIRST Robotics Competition^[7]

References

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ MPA Focus Summer 09
^ "College Arenas". M-E Engineers, Inc. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008.
^ McLeod Center | Rod Library
^ Lama, The 14th Dalai (2020-01-31). "His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Cedar Falls, IA -". The 14th Dalai Lama. Retrieved 2020-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ amie.steffen@wcfcourier.com, AMIE STEFFEN (14 October 2010). "Music icon Bob Dylan to play at McLeod Center". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
^ "Iowa Regional – Iowa FIRST".

External links

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] MPA Focus Summer 09

[3] "College Arenas". M-E Engineers, Inc. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008.

[4] McLeod Center | Rod Library

[5] Lama, The 14th Dalai (2020-01-31). "His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Cedar Falls, IA -". The 14th Dalai Lama. Retrieved 2020-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] .steffen@wcfcourier.com, AMIE STEFFEN (14 October 2010). "Music icon Bob Dylan to play at McLeod Center". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 2020-01-31.

[7] "Iowa Regional – Iowa FIRST".

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+{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in Cedar Falls, Iowa}}
-'''McLeod Center''' is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose [[arena]]  on the campus of the [[University of Northern Iowa]] in [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]]. The arena opened [[November 18]], [[2006]] with a [[volleyball]] game against [[Bradley University|Bradley]].  Each of the teams that will occupy the arena followed with games that weekend--[[men's basketball]] versus [[University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee|Milwaukee]] on [[November 19]], [[women's basketball]] against [[Iowa State]] on [[November 20]], and [[wrestling]] versus the [[University of Iowa]] on [[November 21]].
+{{more citations needed|date=November 2018}}
+{{Infobox venue
+| stadium_name        = McLeod Center
+| image               = [[Image:McLeod Center 2.JPG|South Entrance|300px]]
+| image_map           = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|zoom=15|type=point}}
+| coordinates         = {{coord|42.51395|N|92.46714|W|source:placeopedia|display=it}}
+| nickname            = The Cloud
+| location            = [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]], United States
+| broke_ground        = October 9, 2004
+| built               = 2004–2006
+| opened              = November 18, 2006
+| closed              =
+| demolished          =
+| owner               = [[University of Northern Iowa]]
+| operator            = [[University of Northern Iowa]]
+| surface             = Multi-surface
+| construction_cost   = [[United States dollar|$]]26 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|26000000|2006}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
+| architect           = HLKB Architecture<br>Crawford Architects
+| structural engineer = Martin/Martin, Inc.<ref>[http://www.pcimidwest.org/view_file.cfm?dir=%5Cnews%5Cnewsletters%5C14%5C&filename=MPA_Focus_Summer_09.pdf MPA Focus Summer 09]</ref>
+| services engineer   = M-E Engineers, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=College Arenas|url=http://www.me-engineers.com/college_arenas.html|publisher=M-E Engineers, Inc.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113135027/http://www.me-engineers.com/college_arenas.html|archivedate=January 13, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+| general_contractor  = Cardinal Construction<ref>[http://www.library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/building-histories/mcleod-center McLeod Center | Rod Library]</ref>
+| tenants             = [[Northern Iowa Panthers|UNI Panthers]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA DI]])  (2006–present)
+| seating_capacity    = 7,018
+| publictransit       = {{Bus icon}} {{RouteBox|9|Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County|purple|white|bold=}} {{RouteBox|10|Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County|blue|white|bold=}} [[Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County|MET Transit]]
+}}
+The '''McLeod Center''' is a 7,018-seat multi-purpose [[arena]] on the campus of the [[University of Northern Iowa]] (UNI) in [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]], USA, currently housing the [[Northern Iowa Panthers|university's teams]] in men's and women's [[basketball]], and women's [[volleyball]]. The arena opened on November 18, 2006, with a volleyball game against [[Bradley University|Bradley]]. The other three UNI teams made their debuts in the facility over the next three days — [[Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball|men's basketball]] versus [[Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball|Milwaukee]] on November 19, [[women's basketball]] against [[Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball|Iowa State]] on November 20, and wrestling versus [[Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling|Iowa]] on November 21.
-The McLeod Center replaced the [[UNI-Dome]] as the home of the school's basketball teams and West Gymnasium as the home of the volleyball and wrestling teams.
+The McLeod Center replaced the [[UNI-Dome]] as the home of the university's basketball teams and West Gymnasium as the home of the volleyball and wrestling teams (the wrestling squad moved back to the West Gym after the 2007-2008 season). The McLeod Center is located on the west end of the campus, directly south of the [[UNI-Dome]] and connected by a covered walkway that also houses an extensive athletic hall of fame.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
-The UNI-Dome will remain in use for [[American football|football]]. The UNI-Dome will not be used for Iowa or Iowa State basketball games after the 2006-07 season. Athletic Director Rick Hartzell announced this at Senior Night vs. Illinois State.
+A video board is located on the south wall with home and visiting team scoreboards on either side showing the players' game information. There are two scoreboards on the north side and ribbon boards above the concession stands on the east and west sides.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
-{{MVC Basketball Venues}}
+Since opening, the arena has had quite a significant positive economic impact for the university. It brings in $20–25 million annually, doubled the attendance of basketball games, and has almost 400,000 visitors a year.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
-[[Category:College basketball venues]]
-[[Category:Sports venues in Iowa]]
+The arena also hosts commencement ceremonies throughout the year and can be used for recreation upon request.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
+During the 2009-2010, 2014-2015, and 2019-2020 men's basketball seasons, the team was undefeated at the McLeod Center.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
-{{Iowa-stadium-stub}}
+[[File:Basketball court at the McLeod Center (Cedar Falls, Iowa 2014).jpg|thumb|McLeod Center Interior]]
+For the first time in venue history, they sold out every seat for a women's basketball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes and [[Caitlin Clark]] on November 12, 2023.
+==Other use==
+*On May 18, 2010, the McLeod Center was the first building in Iowa to host the 14th [[Dalai Lama]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dalailama.com/news/2010/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-in-cedar-falls-ia-may-18-2010|title=His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Cedar Falls, IA -|last=Lama|first=The 14th Dalai|date=2020-01-31|website=The 14th Dalai Lama|language=en|access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref>
+*On October 24, 2010, [[Bob Dylan]] performed at the venue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wcfcourier.com/entertainment/music-icon-bob-dylan-to-play-at-mcleod-center/article_6c8b4bed-8a13-53c1-b369-e3770d59c4b6.html|title=Music icon Bob Dylan to play at McLeod Center|last=amie.steffen@wcfcourier.com|first=AMIE STEFFEN|website=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier|date=14 October 2010 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref>
+*Other artists who have performed include [[Brad Paisley]], [[Luke Bryan]], [[Rodney Atkins]], [[The All-American Rejects]], [[Meat Loaf]], [[Miranda Lambert]], [[Gloriana (band)|Gloriana]] and [[Alan Jackson]].{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
+*The Stadium also hosts the yearly Iowa Regional for the [[FIRST Robotics Competition]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iafirst.org/iowa-frc/ |title=Iowa Regional – Iowa FIRST }}</ref>
+==See also==
+* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[http://www.vpaf.uni.edu/unidome/home/mcleod.shtml Official web site]
+*[http://www.uni.edu/mcleod/facts.shtml Center facts]
+{{University of Northern Iowa}}
+{{Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball navbox}}
+{{Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball navbox}}
+{{Missouri Valley Conference basketball venue navbox}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Mcleod Center}}
+[[Category:College basketball venues in Iowa]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Cedar Falls, Iowa]]
+[[Category:Northern Iowa Panthers basketball]]
+[[Category:College volleyball venues in the United States]]
+[[Category:2006 establishments in Iowa]]
+[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2006]]

v t e University of Northern Iowa
Athletics	Men's Basketball Football Wrestling Women's Basketball Venues McLeod Center O. R. Latham Stadium UNI-Dome People Mark Farley Ben Jacobson Doug Schwab Tanya Warren
Campus	University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art
Media	KICJ KULT 94.5 North American Review The Northern Iowan
Related	Camp Adventure

v t e Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Venues	UNI-Dome (1976–2006) McLeod Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	Drake Iowa "Big Four"
Culture & lore	2007 Summer Universiade
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
Venues	UNI-Dome (1978–2006) McLeod Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	Drake
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25