Editing Allen Fieldhouse (section)

{{Short description|University of Kansas basketball arena}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name               = Allen Fieldhouse
| nickname           = "The Phog"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-01-15/story-behind-kansas-basketballs-beware-phog-banner-men-who|title=The story behind Kansas's 'Beware of the Phog' banner|first=Jesse|last=Newell|date=January 15, 2018|website=ncaa.com}}</ref><br>"The Cathedral of Basketball"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://throughthephog.com/posts/kansas-basketball-jayhawks-jay-bilas-allen-fieldhouse-duke-01hk9prve4y0|title=Kansas basketball: Jay Bilas doesn't believe Allen Fieldhouse is clear No. 1 CBB venue|first=Joshua|last=Schulman|date=January 4, 2024|website=throughthephog.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kansan.com/video-allen-fieldhouse-cathedral-of-college-basketball/youtube_779a76a4-099f-11e7-b1c3-ff3957872775.html|title=Video: Allen Fieldhouse, Cathedral of college basketball|first=University Daily|last=Kansan|date=March 15, 2017|website=The University Daily Kansan}}</ref>
| logo_image         =
| logo_size          =
| image              = Allen Fieldhouse.jpg
| caption            = View of the arena during a [[2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|2006–07]]<br> basketball game v [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|OSU]] 
| image_map          = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=270|zoom=15|type=point}}
| address            = 1651 Naismith Drive<br>[[Lawrence, Kansas]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|57|15.5|N|95|15|8.62|W|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground       = 1952
| opened             = {{Start date|1955|03|01}}
| renovated          = 1986, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2024
| expanded           = 2009
| owner              = [[University of Kansas]]
| operator           = University of Kansas
| surface            = Hardwood
| cost               = $2.5 million (original)<ref name="tnwetem">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNlFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6908%2C3600089 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=(Kansas) |agency=(photo) |last=Clarkson |first=Rich |title=Tuesday night will end this emptiness |date=February 28, 1955 |page=14}}</ref><ref name="fbaln">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNlFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6134%2C3607313|work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=(Kansas) |title=Fabled Allen will get No. 1 honor tonight |date=March 1, 1955 |page=1}}</ref><br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|2500000|1955}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect          = Charles l. Marshall
| general_contractor = Bennett Construction
| capacity           = 15,300 (2024–present) <br>16,300 (1994–2024) <br>15,800 (1986–1994)<br>15,200 (1964–1983)<br>17,000 (1955–64)
| record_attendance  = 17,228 (March 1, 1955)<br>(opener vs. [[Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball|K-State]])
| tenants            = [[Kansas Jayhawks]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1955–present)
| website            = {{Official URL}}
}}

'''Allen Fieldhouse''' is an indoor arena on the [[University of Kansas]] (KU) campus in [[Lawrence, Kansas]]. It is home of the [[Kansas Jayhawks]] [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|men's]] and [[Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball|women's]] basketball teams. The arena is named after [[Phog Allen]], a former player and head coach for the Jayhawks whose tenure lasted 39 years. The arena's nickname, '''The Phog''' also pays homage to Allen. Allen Fieldhouse is one of [[college basketball]]'s most historically significant and prestigious buildings. 37 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) Tournament games have been hosted at the arena.<ref name="kufacil">{{cite web |title=KU Facilities: Allen Fieldhouse |url=http://www.kuathletics.com/facilities/kan-allen-fieldhouse.html |publisher=University of Kansas Athletics |access-date=March 25, 2012 |date=2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320100208/http://www.kuathletics.com/facilities/kan-allen-fieldhouse.html |archive-date=March 20, 2012 }}</ref> The actual playing surface has been named "[[James Naismith]] Court", in honor of basketball's inventor, who established KU's basketball program and served as the Jayhawks' first coach from 1898 to 1907.

Allen Fieldhouse has also hosted several [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]] regionals, an [[NBA]] exhibition game, and occasional concerts such as [[The Beach Boys]], [[Elton John]], [[James Taylor]], [[Sonny and Cher]], [[Leon Russell]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[ZZ Top]],  [[Tina Turner]], [[Harry Belafonte]], [[Henry Mancini]], [[The Doobie Brothers]], [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]], and [[Bob Hope]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Beware of the Phog|first1=Doug|last1=Vance|first2=Jeff|last2=Bollig|date=January 2004|isbn=9781582617183|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=APSFQd-SDTkC&q=famous+concerts+at+allen+fieldhouse&pg=PA61|access-date=March 8, 2009}}</ref> as well as speakers, including former [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] in 2004,<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Clinton|url=http://www.lawrence.com/events/2004/may/21/4735/|website=Lawrence.com|access-date=February 20, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223160702/http://www.lawrence.com/events/2004/may/21/4735/|archive-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> <!--U.S. presidential candidate-->[[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Robert F. Kennedy]] (which drew over 20,000) in March [[1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries|1968]],<ref name=rfksym>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YIkyAAAAIBAJ&pg=7036%2C1775596 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |title=RFK would serve, but sympathetic on "conscience" issue |date=March 19, 1968 |page=2}}</ref><ref name=kfmck>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iLVWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3406%2C1450457 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=The New York Times |title=Kansas Fans Mob Candidate Kennedy |date=March 19, 1968 |page=1}}</ref> and anarchist [[Abbie Hoffman]] in 1970.<ref name=prflcd>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qixUAAAAIBAJ&pg=4231%2C4585287 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=(Kansas) |last=Gage |first=Ralph |title=Profanity-Packed Talk Fails to Excite Students |date=April 9, 1970 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hoffman's Huff |url=http://www.kuhistory.com/proto/story.asp?id=67 |website=KU History |access-date=September 19, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060116114326/http://www.kuhistory.com/proto/story.asp?id=67 |archive-date=January 16, 2006 }}</ref> Additional free musical performances occasionally occur during the Jayhawks [[Midnight Madness (basketball)|Late Night In The Phog]], musical artists that have performed for this include [[Tech N9ne]], [[Lil Yachty]], [[2 Chainz]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Run-DMC]], and [[Shaquille O'Neal#Music career|DIESEL]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bedore |first=Gary |title=Can you remember each and every Late Night at KU? |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article254659077.html |newspaper=Kansas City Star}}</ref> Allen Fieldhouse was the filming location for a climactic hospital scene in the 1983 ABC-TV movie ''[[The Day After]]'', one of the most-watched made-for-TV movies of all-time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Niccum |first1=Jon |title=Fallout from 'The Day After' |url=http://www.lawrence.com/news/2003/nov/19/fallout_from/ |website=Lawrence.com |date=November 19, 2003}}</ref>

''[[ESPN The Magazine]]'' named Allen Fieldhouse the loudest college basketball arena in the country.<ref name="kufacil"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Roundball Preview: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Kansas |first=Matt |last=Barker |url=http://buckeyebanter.com/mens-basketball/14275 |work=Buckeye Banter |date=December 10, 2011 |access-date=March 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623002830/http://buckeyebanter.com/mens-basketball/14275 |archive-date=June 23, 2012 }}</ref> The arena broke the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for loudest roar on February 13, 2017, against [[West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]] at 130.4&nbsp;dB.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gary|last=Bedore|title=KU rallies for 84-80 overtime victory over West Virginia|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article132566239.html|access-date=February 14, 2017|newspaper=Kansas City Star |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214055751/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article132566239.html|archive-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref> The prior record of 126.4&nbsp;dB at [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]'s [[Rupp Arena]] which lasted less than three weeks also had many Kansas fans present as the Jayhawks beat the No. 4 Wildcats 79–73 in the [[Big 12/SEC Challenge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400910697|title=Kansas vs. Kentucky - Game Recap - January 28, 2017 - ESPN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315085636/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400910697|archive-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref> [[Arrowhead Stadium]], which is only <!-- Straight line distance, not driving miles. -->42 miles away, owns the record for loudest outdoor stadium.

Allen Fieldhouse is often considered one of the best home court advantages in men's college basketball.<ref>{{cite web|title=King's Court: Home sweet home|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8848242/nation-best-homecourt-advantages-college-basketball|work=ESPN.com|date=January 16, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Top Arenas in College Basketball: Experts poll|url=https://athlonsports.com/college-basketball/top-arenas-college-basketball-experts-poll|work=AthlonSports.com|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930181258/https://athlonsports.com/college-basketball/top-arenas-college-basketball-experts-poll|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=College basketball: 5 toughest active places to win at in college basketball|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2016-02-09/college-basketball-5-toughest-active-places-win-college|work=NCAA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=College Basketball: 15 Arenas You Don't Want to Play in|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1332703-college-basketball-15-arenas-you-dont-want-to-play-in|work=BleacherReport.com}}</ref> Despite the venue being open for almost 70 years, entering the 2023–24 season, Kansas men's team has only lost 117 games at Allen Fieldhouse and only 19 under head coach [[Bill Self]]. Their most recent loss at home came on January 25th, 2025 to the University of Houston Cougars. The Jayhawks entered the 2023–24 season with 352 consecutive sellouts dating back to the 2001–02 season. Twenty times since the venue opened, the Jayhawks have finished the season undefeated at home.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's basketball 2023-24 media guide |url=https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Final-Media-Guide-min.pdf |website=KUAtheltics.com}}</ref>