The venue is also used for concerts (capacity 13,390), community events, and trade shows (17,000 square feet (1,580 m2) of arena floor space plus 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) in the auxiliary gym).

Its last varsity basketball game was the regular season finale in 1982 on February 27, against rival Idaho, ranked ninth in the AP poll.

The arena opened 43 years ago in 1982 as the BSU Pavilion; its first event was commencement on May 16,[1] followed by graduation ceremonies for the city's three public high schools.

ExtraMile Arena has been a familiar site for early-round NCAA tournament games, hosting first and second round competition nine times (1983, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2018).

[20] In 2001, it was the site of the closest first-round day at a single host location, with the four games on March 15 decided by a combined total of seven points.