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Counting down the 50 most memorable McKale Center moments
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Counting down the 50 most memorable McKale Center moments

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • Feb 1, 2023
  • Feb 1, 2023 Updated Feb 3, 2023

Feb. 1, 2023, marked the 50-year anniversary of McKale Center officially opening its doors on the University of Arizona campus.

(6) updates to this series since Updated Feb 3, 2023

50 at 50: Counting down McKale Center's most memorable moments (Nos. 50-41)

50 at 50: Counting down McKale Center's most memorable moments (Nos. 50-41)

We're counting down the 50 most memorable moments at McKale Center, which turns 50 on Feb. 1, 2023.

50 at 50: Counting down McKale Center's most memorable moments (Nos. 40-31)

50 at 50: Counting down McKale Center's most memorable moments (Nos. 40-31)

We're counting down the 50 most memorable moments at McKale Center, which turns 50 on Feb. 1, 2023.

50 at 50: Counting down McKale Center's most memorable moments (Nos. 30-21)

50 at 50: Counting down McKale Center's most memorable moments (Nos. 30-21)

We're counting down the 50 most memorable moments at McKale Center, which turns 50 on Feb. 1, 2023.

50 at 50: Counting down McKale Center's most memorable moments (Nos. 20-11)

50 at 50: Counting down McKale Center's most memorable moments (Nos. 20-11)

Counting down the 50 most memorable moments at McKale Center, which turns 50 on Feb. 1, 2023.

50 at 50: Counting down McKale Center's most memorable moments (Nos. 10-1)

50 at 50: Counting down McKale Center's most memorable moments (Nos. 10-1)

As McKale Center celebrates its 50th birthday, we conclude our countdown of its 50 most memorable moments with Nos. 10-1:

Greg Hansen: Over 50 magical years, McKale Center's 'personality' has shone again and again

Greg Hansen: Over 50 magical years, McKale Center's 'personality' has shone again and again

Greg Hansen column: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of McKale Center, whose "personality" — once questioned — has grown as the building has become the preeminent venue for West Coast college basketball.

Photos: 50 years of McKale Center at the University of Arizona

Photos: 50 years of McKale Center at the University of Arizona

McKale Memorial Center on the University of Arizona campus is the home of Arizona Wildcats basketball, gymnastics and volleyball.

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Hansen's Sunday Notebook: Ranking the top 10 college hoops games in McKale's 50-year run

Hansen's Sunday Notebook: Ranking the top 10 college hoops games in McKale's 50-year run

The Star's longtime columnist on his Top 10 moments in McKale Center's 50-year history, celebrating the addition of Kirsten Smith to the Ring of Honor and more.

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