Renaissance Coliseum is a multi-purpose athletic facility at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois . Renaissance Coliseum houses athletic offices, practice, training/conditioning facilities, the athletics hall of fame and other features. Adjacent to the arena is the men's basketball practice facility. In addition to hosting Bradley Athletics events, the facility hosts concerts, speakers, commencement, IHSA competitions, and other events local to Central Illinois.
6-466: Renaissance Coliseum was originally intended to be completed in 2009, but construction delays pushed back the opening to the 2010–11 academic year. After the demolition of Robertson Memorial Field House , the 4,200-seat arena was needed to host sports that don't require the larger Carver Arena . Because of the delays, the Bradley teams moved to Lorene Ramsey Gymnasium at nearby Illinois Central College for
12-545: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Robertson Memorial Field House Robertson Memorial Field House was a multi-purpose arena on the Bradley University campus in Peoria, Illinois . The arena, built inside two surplus World War II airplane hangars in 1949 for $ 400,000 ($ 5.1 million in present terms), had a 3-foot (1 meter) raised floor as its sports court and event stage. The Field House
18-606: The 2009–2010 season. Two cul de sacs (Haussler Lane and Robertson Court) flank each side of Renaissance Coliseum, paying tribute to two prominent campus names. A.J. Robertson was athletics director at Bradley from 1920 to 1948. The Coliseum opened on August 27, 2010. The official dedication took place on October 15, 2010. Concerts the arena has hosted over the years include: Weezer , Jason Derulo , Mike Posner , Taking Back Sunday , Girl Talk , The Band Perry , Plain White T's , The Fray , and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis . In 2012,
24-672: The Bradley University Men's Basketball team played its first regular season home game on campus since 1982. The team has continued to schedule at least one regular season home game at the arena since then. Bradley played two home games of the CIT postseason tournament at the Coliseum, defeating both the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Tulane. This article about a sports venue in Illinois
30-522: Was 400–100 before they moved to Carver Arena in 1982. From 1982 until 2008, the women's basketball and volleyball teams played their home games at the arena. It hosted the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament title game in 1980. The 2007–2008 season was the final year of use for Robertson Memorial Field House; it hosted NCAA women's basketball and volleyball. In April 2008, Robertson Memorial Field House
36-473: Was dedicated on December 17, 1949, and named in honor of Alfred J. Robertson , usually known as "Robbie" or "A.J.", who served as Bradley's coach and athletic director for 28 years. When it opened, it had a seating capacity of 8,300, but more aisles and wider seats soon reduced capacity to 7,800. Since a 2004 renovation, its capacity had been 5,000. From 1949 to 1982, it was home to the Bradley University men's basketball team, whose winning record there
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