Practice Facility- Spring '27

[Wxcpanther]

Not that it was anything more than a formality, but the practice facility has officially been approved! Construction begins in August, with completion expected in Spring 2027!

[clenz]

Given the location of where its being built, where would it make sense for there to be a walkway? Thru the front ticket office? They still would have to walk all the way thru McLeod and all the way up the arena steps. That would be silly. Underground? Impossible because there is no ground level exit on the South side of Mcleod.

Lots of schools practice facilities are not near their arenas and some are even off campus. This will be fine.

I think you could connect the two with a glass walk-walk similar to the one between the Dome and McLeod. I can make a case for a number of benefits from doing that as opposed to leaving the space open.

The cost of an additional walk-way or tunnel around the side of the building or underground would be astronomical compared to what we have now, or even just a smaller glass enclosed area between the ticket area and facility entrance.

[UNIpanther99]

Perhaps someday the existing ticket box add-on can be removed and a more grand entrance area on both sides will connect the two, but it seems fine for now.

[ronfitch]

That dome had to have been an absolute menace for opposing teams to come and try to get a W in. Idk how you could ever get comfortable shooting the basketball in a place like that when you aren't used to playing there. It would be really interesting to go back and look at opposing shooting percentages at the dome in comparison to their other road games. Same for UNI honestly, I'm curious what the percentages looked like for home vs away.

MBB in UNI-Dome / Overall, per www.sports-reference.com (since UNI went D-I):

1980-81: 3-5 (.375) / 8-19 (.296)
1981-82: 8-3 (.727) / 12-15 (.444)
1982-83: 7-2 (.778) / 13-18 (.419)
1983-84: 10-0 (1.000) / 18-10 (.643)
1984-85: 6-6 (.500) / 12-16 (.429)
1985-86: 4-5 (.500) / 8-19 (.296)
1986-87: 7-3 (.700) / 13-15 (.464)
1987-88: 3-8 (.727) / 10-18 (.357)
1988-89: 11-1 (.917) / 19-9 (.679)
1989-90: 13-2 (.867) / 23-9 (.719)
1990-91: 8-4 (.666) / 13-19 (.406)
1991-92: 6-7 (.461) / 10-18 (.357)
1992-93: 9-5 (.643) / 12-15 (.444)
1993-94: 9-4 (.962) / 16-13 (.552)
1994-95: 5-4 (.556)/ 8-20 (.286)
1995-96: 9-5 (.643) / 14-13 (.519)
1996-97: 9-3 (.750) / 16-12 (.571)
1997-98: 7-6 (.538) / 10-17 (.370)
1998-99: 6-6 (.500) / 9-18 (.333)
1999-00: 10-4 (.714) / 14-13 (.483)
2000-01: 5-7 (.417) / 7-24 (.226)
2001-02: 8-4 (.666) / 14-15 (.483)
2002-03: 8-4 (.666) / 11-17 (.393)
2003-04: 13-3 (.813) / 21-10 (.677)
2004-05: 13-2 (.867) / 21-11 (.656)
2005-06: 12-3 (.800) / 23-10 (.697)

As a D-I team 1980-2006: 209-106 (.663) in Dome / 355-393 (.475) overall

[CyCarp]

I'm confused, will this be connected to the McLeod? The picture in this article today makes it look like it is...

https://www.radioiowa.com/2025/03/03/uni-gets-approval-for-new-volleyball-basketball-practice-facility/

[nadf.]

I'm confused, will this be connected to the McLeod? The picture in this article today makes it look like it is...

https://www.radioiowa.com/2025/03/03...tice-facility/

Don't think so

https://www.iowaregents.edu/media/cms/0225_PF_4__UNI_Register_BD69D4AFA2183.pdf

[CyCarp]

Don't think so

https://www.iowaregents.edu/media/cm...9D4AFA2183.pdf

Nice, I didn't see this before. It's much closer to the McLeod than I thought it'd be.

[asihe_1991]

Am I out of my mind or is that 27th Street in the graphic, not 22nd Street like it's labeled?

[sivert]

Go to page 6. Definitely ~20 feet outside between.

[06panther10]

Am I out of my mind or is that 27th Street in the graphic, not 22nd Street like it's labeled?

Yes, the graphic is wrong.