James Naismith prepares to throw the jump ball before the first game at Williams Arena on Feb. 4, 1928.

On Thursday, the University of Minnesota announced it was exploring selling the naming rights to historic Williams Arena. Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle, in an interview on KFXN-FM 100.3 ...

The school announced Thursday it will explore selling naming rights to Williams Arena, the nearly century-old facility that currently hosts men's and women's basketball, in addition to other sports.

As college sports no longer operate under the guise of amateurism, the Gophers should honor the past and let the 1997 Final Four banner hang from the Williams Arena rafters. (Marlin Levison/The ...

The University of Minnesota is putting a piece of Williams Arena up for sale: its name. Gopher Athletics announced Thursday it has partnered with Independent Sports & Entertainment in search of a ...

A crowd fills the stands at Williams Arena for a women's basketball game between Minnesota and Iowa on Feb. 28, 2024, in Minneapolis. The University of Minnesota’s venerable Williams Arena may ...

Williams Arena opened 97 years ago. Back then, in 1928 it went by a different name, the “University of Minnesota Fieldhouse”. The cost to build? Just over $600,000, which is now what it costs ...

The University of Minnesota is no exception and is now looking to sell the naming rights to historic Williams Arena, home to the Gopher men's and women's basketball programs. The U of M Department ...

The University of Minnesota announced on Thursday that it plans to work with Independent Sports & Entertainment (ISE) to explore potential naming rights for Williams Arena. Throughout Minnesota's ...

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Williams Arena has been the home of Gophers basketball for almost 100 years. Soon, "The Barn" could get a new name. The University of Minnesota Athletic Department announced ...