Bohler Gymnasium

Bohler Gymnasium
"Bohler Gym"
Former names	Washington State College Gymnasium (1928–1946)
Location	Washington State University; Pullman, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	46°43′59″N 117°09′43″W / 46.733°N 117.162°W
Owner	Washington State University
Operator	Washington State University
Capacity	3,000 (2000–present); 5,600 (1928)
Surface	hardwood
Construction
Built	1927–28
Opened	1928, 96 years ago
Renovated	2000
Architect	Stanley Smith
Tenants
	Washington State Cougars (NCAA); men's basketball (1928–1973); women's volleyball (197x–present)

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Location in the United States

Pullman

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Location in Washington

Bohler Gymnasium is a 3,000 seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Opened 96 years ago in 1928 and located directly northwest of Rogers Field (now the site of Martin Stadium), it was home to the Cougar basketball teams through March 1973,^[1]^[2] as the new Beasley Coliseum opened that June.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] A power outage at Beasley in January 1987 forced it back into service for a conference game against Arizona.^[7]^[8]

Named after longtime head coach and athletic director Fred Bohler (1885–1960) in October 1946, it was refurbished in 2000 and is currently the home venue of Cougar volleyball. The only volleyball specific venue in the Pac-12.

When the gym hosted the Pacific Coast Conference championship series in March 1941, its capacity was 5,600;^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] it was estimated at 5,000 in the early 1970s.^[13]^[14]^[15]

References

^ "Bohler Gym main topic of luncheon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. March 8, 1973. p. 36.
^ Johnson, Bob (March 9, 1973). "An era ends tonight". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 19.
^ "New WSU Coliseum expands seating for events". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. photos. May 5, 1973. p. 9.
^ "WSU holds graduation for 2,462". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. June 4, 1973. p. 6.
^ "WSU graduation opens Coliseum". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. June 4, 1973. p. 6.
^ "Ceremony opens center". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. (photo). June 4, 1973. p. 1.
^ Bergum, Steve (January 16, 1987). "Cats' play puts Cougs in the Dark". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. p. 21.
^ Weaver, Dan (January 17, 1987). "A gym to knock one's Block off". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. B1.
^ "Cougars defeat Stanford, 46-43 in opening tilt". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 15, 1941. p. 10.
^ Bankson, Rod (March 15, 1941). "Washington State stages great second half rally to defeat Stanford". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 11.
^ Bankson, Rod (March 16, 1941). "Washington State wins Pacific Coast Conference basketball crown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ "Jack Friel, happiest man in land, gets and gives congratulation after Cougars win Pacific Coast hoop title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photos). March 17, 1941. p. 11.
^ Missildine, Harry (February 7, 1971). "Cougars end Husky streak". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ Brown, Bruce (March 11, 1972). "Ban on NIT event lamented for UW". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.
^ Brown, Bruce (March 10, 1973). "Raveling not "broken up" by end of era at Bohler". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.

External links

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[bgmtol-1] "Bohler Gym main topic of luncheon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. March 8, 1973. p. 36.

[aneentn-2] Johnson, Bob (March 9, 1973). "An era ends tonight". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 19.

[nwcexp-3] "New WSU Coliseum expands seating for events". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. photos. May 5, 1973. p. 9.

[grd2-4] "WSU holds graduation for 2,462". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. June 4, 1973. p. 6.

[wgopcol-5] "WSU graduation opens Coliseum". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. June 4, 1973. p. 6.

[copctr-6] "Ceremony opens center". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. (photo). June 4, 1973. p. 1.

[ltsout-7] Bergum, Steve (January 16, 1987). "Cats' play puts Cougs in the Dark". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. p. 21.

[gtkoblo-8] Weaver, Dan (January 17, 1987). "A gym to knock one's Block off". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. B1.

[optitl-9] "Cougars defeat Stanford, 46-43 in opening tilt". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 15, 1941. p. 10.

[scndrlly-10] Bankson, Rod (March 15, 1941). "Washington State stages great second half rally to defeat Stanford". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 11.

[wspccrn-11] Bankson, Rod (March 16, 1941). "Washington State wins Pacific Coast Conference basketball crown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.

[secfots-12] "Jack Friel, happiest man in land, gets and gives congratulation after Cougars win Pacific Coast hoop title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photos). March 17, 1941. p. 11.

[cehstrk-13] Missildine, Harry (February 7, 1971). "Cougars end Husky streak". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.

[nban-14] Brown, Bruce (March 11, 1972). "Ban on NIT event lamented for UW". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.

[norbp-15] Brown, Bruce (March 10, 1973). "Raveling not "broken up" by end of era at Bohler". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.

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v t e Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Washington State Cougars women's basketball
Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1970–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24