[1] It replaced the previous home of Cowboys basketball, War Memorial Fieldhouse.

[citation needed] Nicknamed the "Pimple on the Prairie", "Dome of Doom", and the "Double A," the Arena-Auditorium is the highest NCAA Division I college basketball court in the nation, built at an elevation of 7,220 ft (2,201 m).

The facility hosted the 1986 and 1991 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournaments.

[4] For the title game against Wisconsin, the women's basketball team sold out the Double A in less than 14 hours following their semi-final victory against Kansas State.

[6] Then-Senator Barack Obama spoke to a capacity crowd at the Double A on March 7, 2008.