Selland Arena

Selland Arena
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Location700 M Street
Fresno, California
Coordinates36°43′59″N 119°46′58″W / 36.733093°N 119.78271°W / 36.733093; -119.78271
OwnerCity of Fresno
OperatorASM Global
CapacityConcerts: 11,300
Basketball: 10,220
Ice Hockey: 7,600
Field size220 by 100 ft (67 by 30 m)
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke ground1965
OpenedOctober 11, 1966[1]
RenovatedNovember 2006
Expanded1984
Construction cost$10 million
($93.9 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectRobert W. Stevens & Associates[3]
Tenants
Fresno State Bulldogs (NCAA) (1967–2003)
Fresno Falcons (CA-NV/PSHL/WCHL/ECHL) (1968–2003, 2008)
Fresno Flames (WBL) (1988)
Fresno Frenzy (AF2) (2002)
Fresno Heatwave (ABA) (2003–2006)
Central Valley Coyotes (AF2) (2004–2009)
Fresno Monsters (WSHL/NAHL/USPHL) (2009–2013, 2018–present)
Interior view of Selland Arena during the 2009 California Interscholastic Federation Central Section basketball tournament. Photo features the new scoreboard and new seats installed during renovation.

Selland Arena is a multi-purpose arena built in 1966 that makes up part of a four-venue complex of the Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center in Fresno, California. It is named after former Fresno mayor Arthur L. Selland and has had over 10 million people walk through its doors in its over 50-year history.[4] The arena originally had a 6,582 seating capacity, but a US$10 million expansion project in 1981 increased the seating to its current capacity of 10,132.[4] Before the 1997-1998 Fresno State basketball season, capacity was increased to 10,220.[5] The Selland Arena underwent an additional $15 million renovation in November 2006, that included the installation of new seats, a new video replay scoreboard, message boards and a new ice-cooling system for hockey games.[6]

Currently, the arena is operated by ASM Global under contract from the City of Fresno.

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  3. ^ "Mid-Century Modernism Historic Content" (PDF). City of Fresno. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 14, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
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  5. ^ "Selland Arena". Fresno State Athletics. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  6. ^ "Selland Arena". Fresno Convention Center. 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2010.