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Slam Dunk on New Practice Facility
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The new basketball and volleyball practice facility, attached to the north end of Coors Events Center, opened in mid-summer.
The basketball and volleyball teams moved into their $10.8 million practice facility attached to the north end of the Coors Events Center this summer.
The 44,000-square-foot building includes two full-sized basketball courts and locker rooms for the women鈥檚 basketball and volleyball teams. The facility also houses offices and a conference room for the volleyball team.
鈥淭here are going to be so many logistical nightmares alleviated,鈥 men鈥檚 basketball coach Tad Boyle says. 鈥淥ur guys will have a place to go and get better.鈥
Adds volleyball coach Liz Kritza: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a heightened level of professionalism for us, as far as the surroundings. It鈥檚 going to help us a ton with our daily operations.鈥