Rupp Arena will be Kentucky WBB, Gymnastics, Volleyball's home during Memorial Coliseum renovations
Memorial Coliseum is undergoing an $82 million renovation that will be completed in the fall of 2024. Until it’s done, the Kentucky Women’s Basketball, Gymnastics, and Volleyball teams will call Rupp Arena home.
UK Athletics just confirmed that for the 2023-24 season, the volleyball and gymnastics teams will hold all of their home matches at Rupp while almost all of the women’s basketball games will take place at Rupp outside of a few dates on which the facility has previous commitments. Those games will be played at Transylvania University’s Clive M. Beck Center. All three teams will release their 2023-24 schedules soon.
The STUNT team’s primary home venue will be announced soon. The team has already successfully hosted events at other campus venues this year and is in the process of finishing plans for next season.
A modernized Memorial Coliseum
The Memorial Coliseum renovation will modernize a facility originally completed in 1950 and expand the ability to host campus events such as guest speakers and seminars, the arts, step shows, and student-led philanthropic events such as DanceBlue and Greek Sing. The modernization will encompass all of the building’s interior and bring climate-control improvements; modern seating for campus, community, and athletic events; systems-related upgrades such as life safety, security, lighting, and sound; and improve the facility’s overall experience for the female student-athletes who represent Kentucky so well.
Construction is already underway. The plan is for the athletic competition areas to be ready for use in the fall of 2024, while additional areas are being completed. Fans interested in contributing directly to the project can do so at this link, and Big Blue Nation is encouraged to contribute on Wednesday, April 19, the “One Day for UK.” Interested contributors can also contact the K Fund at 859-257-6300.
Check out renderings of the modernized Memorial Coliseum below. More are available over at UKAthletics.com.
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