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Scheels Center
	Fargo Location in the United States Fargo Location in North Dakota
Full name	Scheels Center; inside the Sanford Health Athletic Complex
Address	1600 University Dr N
Location	North Dakota State University; Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Owner	North Dakota State University
Capacity	5,460
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	January 1970; Renovation: March 1, 2014
Opened	October 1970; 54 years ago; Renovation: November 11, 2016;; 7 years ago
Construction cost	$50 million; ($63.5 million in 2023)
Architect	T.L. Stroh Architects; 360 Architecture of Kansas City;
General contractor	Gast Construction of Fargo
Tenants
	North Dakota State Bison (NCAA) (2016–present)

Scheels Center is a 5,460 seat multi-purpose arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It was built in 1970 and was home to the North Dakota State University Bison basketball and wrestling teams through the 2013–14 season. It was previously named the Bison Sports Arena. The main facility was renamed the Sanford Health Athletic Complex and the basketball arena was renamed the Scheels Center. It reopened under the new name for the 2016–17 season.

Main Renovation

Fundraising was launched as part of the Edge Campaign to privately raise money for the extension and renovation of the Bison Sports Arena. On October 11, 2013, the NDSU Foundation voted unanimously to back the project up to $41 million, pending legislative approval. On November 23, 2013, the State Board Of Higher Education unanimously approved the project. On December 11, 2013, the project was unanimously approved.

The renovation included:

Scheels Center basketball arena
Shelly Ellig indoor track and field facility
14,500 sq ft (1,350 m²) basketball training facility
15,000 sq ft (1,400 m²) performance training center
2,000 sq ft (190 m²) Hall of Fame display
team store
ticket office
Student Athlete Academic Center
New 4 sided HD video board will be installed.^[3]

The entire Sanford Health Athletic Complex project was completed in November of 2016. The Scheels Center officially opened on November 11, 2016 when the North Dakota State men's basketball team opened their season against Arkansas State in a game that the Bison won, 76-66.

Venue firsts

Only firsts since the SHAC renovation was completed

Men's Basketball

First game: November 11, 2016 vs. Arkansas State
First win: November 11, 2016 vs. Arkansas State (76-66)
First loss: December 7, 2016 vs. North Dakota (56-74)
First conference win: December 31, 2016 vs. Omaha (82-70)
First conference loss: February 4, 2017 vs. South Dakota (66-76)
Source:^[4]

Women's Basketball

First game: November 12, 2016 vs. Dickinson State
First win: November 12, 2016 vs. Dickinson State (70-63)
First loss: November 22, 2016 vs. Colorado (59-76)
First conference win: January 4, 2017 vs. South Dakota (83-73)
First conference loss: December 28, 2016 vs. South Dakota State (66-69)
Source:^[5]

Wrestling

First duel: November 6, 2016 vs. #14 Iowa State
First duel win: November 6, 2016 vs. #14 Iowa State (25-16)
First duel loss: February 3, 2017 vs. Utah Valley (16-22)
First conference duel win: November 6, 2016 vs. #14 Iowa State (25-16)
First conference duel loss: February 3, 2017 vs. Utah Valley (16-22)
Source:^[6]