The Salukis defeated Oklahoma State, 78–55, in the opener and went on to post a 14–1 record at home that season.

[4] Two first-round games of the 1969 NCAA basketball tournament were played at the arena.

Widespread Panic released a live album, containing their complete concert performance from 2000.

In October 1976, Elvis Presley played to a sold-out crowd at the arena.

On May 16, 2019, the university and Banterra Bank, a regional financial institution, announced agreement on a ten-year naming rights deal for the facility, the first in its 55-year history.