Bear Down Gym

Bear Down Gym
	Bear Down Gym
	200px Bear Down Gymnasium
Full name	Bear Down Gymnasium
Location	Tucson, Arizona
Owner	University of Arizona
Operator	University of Arizona
Capacity	6,000 (peak)[citation needed]
Construction
Broke ground	1925
Opened	1926
Construction cost	US$130,000
Architect	Lyman & Place/Roy Place
General contractor	Clinton Campbell
Tenants
	Arizona Wildcats men's basketball (1926-1973)
	Men's Gymnasium, University of Arizona
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	University of Arizona campus Tucson, Arizona
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Built	1926
NRHP Reference #	90001526
Added to NRHP	October 4, 1990

Bear Down Gym, originally known as Men's Gymnasium, is a 300 seat multi-purpose arena in Tucson, Arizona. It opened in 1926. It was home to the University of Arizona Wildcats basketball team. It was replaced when the McKale Center opened in 1973. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Bear Down Gym is also famous for its inclusion in the 1984 blockbuster film Revenge of the Nerds. It was the gymnasium of the fictional "Adams College" and also temporary home to the Nerds after they were kicked out of their original Freshmen home (Cochise Hall).

It was designed by Lyman & Place/Roy Place, architect, and was built by Clinton Campbell.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Men's Gymnasium, University of Arizona in 1990.^[2]

The building has been renovated and updated to accommodate the growing needs of University of Arizona students.

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v t e Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Bear Down Gym (1926–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)
Rivalries	Arizona State UCLA
Culture & lore	History Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"
People	Head coaches Notable players NBA draftees
Seasons	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 1999–00 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
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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