University Arena is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Located in Read Fieldhouse, the arena opened in 1957 and is home to multiple Western Michigan Broncos athletic teams, including men's and women's basketball, women's gymnastics, women's indoor track and field, and women's volleyball. The facility seats 5,421 people. Read Fieldhouse was named for Buck Read, WMU head men's basketball coach from 1922 to 1949.^[1]

University Arena

Former names	Read Fieldhouse (1957–1994)
Location	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Coordinates	42°17′00″N 85°36′30″W / 42.283372°N 85.60845°W / 42.283372; -85.60845
Owner	Western Michigan University
Operator	Western Michigan University
Capacity	5,421
Construction
Opened	1957
Renovated	1994
Tenants
Western Michigan Broncos (NCAA) Men's basketball (1957–present) Women's basketball (1973–present) Women's gymnastics (1975–present) Women's indoor track and field (1978–present) Women's volleyball (1977–present)
Website
Official site

In 1994, University Arena went through a major renovation, adding 20,900 square feet (1,940 m²) to bring the total to 114,900 square feet (10,670 m²). The renovation included rotating the playing surface 90 degrees and reducing the seating capacity from over 10,000 to 5,421.

Before the basketball team moved into Read Fieldhouse, WMU played at Oakland Gymnasium from the 1938–39 season through the 1956–57 season.^[2]

In addition to hosting WMU basketball games, the arena also hosts high school basketball games between Kalamazoo Central and Kalamazoo Loy Norrix high schools twice a year as a neutral site.