Editing Gallagher-Iba Arena (section)

{{Short description|Basketball and wrestling venue}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name      = Gallagher-Iba Arena
| nickname          = ''"The Rowdiest Arena in the Country"''<br>''"The Madison Square Garden of The Plains"''<br>''Mr. Iba's House of Horrors''
| image             = Gallagher-Iba-Arena-Inside-January-22-2005.jpg|image_size=250px
| image_map           = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|zoom=15|type=point}}
| location          = 1046 West Hall of Fame Avenue<br>Stillwater, OK 74078
| coordinates       = {{coord|36|07|33|N|97|3|54|W|type:landmark_region:US-OK|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground      = February 25, 1938<ref name="cowboyjournal.okstate.edu">{{cite web|title=A Past Enriches the Future |first=Shelley |last=Thompson |url=http://cowboyjournal.okstate.edu/cjfall00/00cjp10.html |work=Cowboy Journal |publisher=Oklahoma State University |year=2000 |access-date=January 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717050009/http://cowboyjournal.okstate.edu/cjfall00/00cjp10.html |archive-date=July 17, 2012 }}</ref>
| built             =
| opened            = December 9, 1938
| renovated         = 1986, 2000
| closed            =
| demolished        =
| owner             = [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma State University]]
| operator          = Oklahoma State University
| surface           = White Maple basketball court (original 1938 court)
| construction_cost = $1.5 million (original)<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1500000|1938}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})<br>$55 million (Renovation)
| architect         = [http://www.craftontullsparks.com Crafton Tull Sparks] (Renovation)
| former_names      = 4-H Clubs and Student Activities Building (1938–c.1939)<br>Gallagher Hall (1939–1987)
| tenants           = [[Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA DI]]) (1938–present)
| seating_capacity  = 13,611 (2000–present)<br>6,381 (1986–2000)<br>6,750 (1983–1986)<br>7,200 (1959–1983)<br>9,000 (1938–1959)
}}

'''Gallagher-Iba Arena''', also known as ''"The Rowdiest Arena in the Country"'' and ''"The Madison Square Garden of the Plains”'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Gallagher-Iba Arena|url=http://www.okstate.com/facilities/gallagher-iba.html|publisher=Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics|access-date=January 27, 2014|archive-date=November 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111013552/http://www.okstate.com/facilities/gallagher-iba.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> is the [[Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball|basketball]] and [[Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling|wrestling]] venue at [[Oklahoma State University-Stillwater|Oklahoma State University]] in [[Stillwater, Oklahoma]], [[United States]]. Originally completed in 1938 and named the 4-H Club and Student Activities Building, it was soon renamed Gallagher Hall to honor wrestling coach [[Edward C. Gallagher (wrestling)|Ed Gallagher]]. After renovations in 1987, the name became Gallagher-Iba Arena, as a tribute to longtime basketball coach and innovator [[Henry Iba]].