Swenson Gym
Reed K. Swenson Gym is a 1,200-seat gymnasium in the western United States, on the campus of Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. It is currently the home of Weber State Wildcats women's volleyball team of the Big Sky Conference.
Built in 1962 as Weber State's primary indoor venue, it was succeeded by the new Dee Events Center in autumn 1977–78 [Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|1977]. All three teams moved to the Dee, leaving the gym without a varsity tenant. It was renovated in 2006 to accommodate volleyball, with its seating capacity significantly reduced. It is named for Reed Knute Swenson, the head basketball coach at Weber from 1933 to 1957 and longtime athletic director.
The gym hosted the inaugural Big Sky Conference [men's basketball tournament] in 1976 [Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|1976]; the host 1975–76 [Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Wildcats] lost the title game in double overtime to 1975–76 [Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State], with an attendance of 4,679.
The final men's basketball game was on February 12, 1976–77 [Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|1977], a twelve-point win over 1976–77 [Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gonzaga] before 4,941; the Bulldogs were winless in fifteen annual attempts at Wildcat Gym, but did upset Weber State by a point a week later in Spokane to foil their title hopes. Two weeks later at the 1977 [Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|conference tournament] in Pocatello, the 'Cats returned the favor with a one-point win over the Zags in the semifinals.