Banterra Center (formerly SIU Arena ) is an 8,284-seat multi-purpose arena , on the campus of Southern Illinois University , in Carbondale, Illinois , United States . Construction on the arena began in the spring of 1962 and took nearly two years to complete. It was completed in 1964 and is the home of the SIU Salukis basketball team .
7-411: The basketball team played its first game in the new complex on December 1, 1964. The Salukis defeated Oklahoma State, 78–55, in the opener and went on to post a 14–1 record at home that season. Two first-round games of the 1969 NCAA basketball tournament were played at the arena. An NBA regular-season game was also played there in 1969. Peter Gabriel recorded part of his live album, Plays Live , at
14-534: A ten-year naming rights deal for the facility, the first in its 55-year history. This article about a sports venue in Illinois is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 1969 NCAA Men%27s Division I Basketball Tournament The 1969 NCAA University Division men's basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball . It began on March 8, 1969, and ended with
21-458: The championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky . Including consolation games in each of the regions and an overall consolation game, a total of 29 games were played. UCLA , coached by John Wooden , won the national title with a 92–72 victory in the final game over Purdue , coached by George King . Lew Alcindor of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player . In
28-515: The SIU Arena in December 1983. Widespread Panic released a live album, containing their complete concert performance from 2000. In December 2003, it was also the site of a memorial service for the late U.S. Senator Paul Simon . In March 2010, Drake performed his first live performance of his career; he was booked at the last minute as a surprise to the students, as the event was sold out. This
35-518: The game, John Vallely, the "Money Man", scored 22 points and Alcindor had 37 points, to give UCLA a win over Purdue, which is Wooden's alma mater. Purdue was hampered due to injuries to starting point guard Billy Keller and forward Herm Gilliam ; Purdue had also lost 7'0" center Chuck Bavis to a broken collarbone during the Mideast Regionals against Miami, (OH). In earlier matchups, Bavis had provided an ample challenge to Alcindor. Wooden
42-708: Was an All-American guard for the Boilermakers from 1928 to 1932. The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1969 tournament, and their host(s): First round Regional semifinals, 3rd-place games, and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) National semifinals, 3rd-place game, and championship (Final Four and championship) * – Denotes overtime period Curt Gowdy , Charlie Jones , Pat Hernon and Jim Simpson - First Round at Raleigh, North Carolina (Davidson-Villanova, St John's-Princeton); Mideast Regional Final at Madison, Wisconsin; Final Four at Louisville, Kentucky; Jones
49-538: Was the beginning of his emerging career. Johnny Cash played "The Johnny Cash Show" at the arena in October 1971 with June Carter Cash, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins and the Tennessee Three. Tickets at the time were $ 3 to $ 5. In October 1976, Elvis Presley played to a sold-out crowd at the arena. On May 16, 2019, the university and Banterra Bank, a regional financial institution, announced agreement on
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