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McLeod Center
Location	Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA
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 2025 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 6,650-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, currently housing the school's teams in men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, and wrestling. The arena opened 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 school's basketball teams and West Gymnasium as the home of the volleyball and wrestling teams. 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.

A video board is located on the south wall with home and visiting team scoreboards on either side showing the player's game information. There are two scoreboards on the north side and ribbon boards above the concession stands on the east and west sides.

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 total visitors a year.

The arena also hosts commencement ceremonies throughout the year and can be used for recreation upon request.

During the 2009-2010 and 2014-2015 Men's basketball seasons, the team went undefeated at the McLeod Center.

Other

On May 18th, 2010, the McLeod Center became the first building in Iowa to host the 14th Dalai Lama.
On October 24, 2010 Bob Dylan performed at the venue.
Other artists who have performed include Luke Bryan, Rodney Atkins, The All-American Rejects, Meat Loaf, Miranda Lambert, Gloriana (band), and Alan Jackson.

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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ McLeod Center | Rod Library

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[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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] McLeod Center | Rod Library

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+The '''McLeod Center''' is a 6,650-seat multi-purpose [[arena]] on the campus of the [[University of Northern Iowa]] in [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]], currently housing the [[Northern Iowa Panthers|school's teams]] in men's and women's [[basketball]], women's [[volleyball]], and [[collegiate wrestling|wrestling]]. The arena opened 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.
-'''McLeod Center (The MC)''' is a 6,650-seat multi-purpose [[arena]] on the campus of the [[University of Northern Iowa]] in [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]], currently housing the [[Northern Iowa Panthers|school's teams]] in men's and women's [[basketball]], women's [[volleyball]], and [[collegiate wrestling|wrestling]]. The arena opened 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.
 [[File:McLeod Center 2.JPG|thumb|South entrance of the McLeod Center at the [[University of Northern Iowa]]]]

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
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