Denton A. Cooley Pavilion
The Cooley Pavilion opened in the fall of 2003. The two-level, 44,000-square-foot facility was constructed adjacent to the Erwin Center, the multipurpose, on-campus arena that serves as the home court for the Longhorn basketball teams. The Texas men's and women's teams have separate 9,000-square-foot practice court areas, each consisting of one full-court and one half-court practice area with seven basket stations. The practice facility also includes a locker room with a players' lounge, an instructional film theater, a 4,100-square-foot strength and conditioning area, an athletic training and hydrotherapy area, an academic resource and activity center, and a coaches' lounge and locker room.
The master plan released in 2013 for the University's new Dell Medical School indicated that the Cooley Pavilion and Erwin Center would be demolished in a later phase of construction within six to fifteen years.
Ultimately, UT announced plans to build a new basketball arena, to be named Moody Center, that is scheduled to open in 2022. Current plans call for Cooley Pavilion to be replaced by a new practice facility located next to Moody Center.
Notes and references
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- ^ "Medical District Master Plan" (PDF). utexas.edu. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Dell Medical School Construction Plans Unveiled". utexas.edu. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "With Frank Erwin Center's days limited, many questions remain about venue's future". dailytexanonline.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Moody Foundation donates $130M to UT; new arena to be named Moody Center" (Press release). Texas Longhorns. November 9, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ Briseno, Alex (November 5, 2019). "Texas athletics seeks approval for new basketball practice facility". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 14, 2019.