McKale Center officially opened on February 1, 1973, with an initial construction cost of $8.1 million, the facility’s records show. The arena is named after J.F. “Pop” McKale, who served as the University of Arizona’s athletic director from 1914 until his retirement in 1957 and coached football, basketball, baseball and track.
ALKEME drops $27.7 million on McKale Memorial Center deal
