Balch Fieldhouse

Balch Fieldhouse
	Front entrance of Balch Fieldhouse
	Interactive map of Balch Fieldhouse
Location	Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates	40°00′34″N 105°16′05″W / 40.009435°N 105.267928°W
Owner	University of Colorado Boulder
Capacity	4,000 (formerly 7,000)
Construction
Opened	1937
Tenants
	Colorado Buffaloes men's and women's basketball (1937–1979); CU Track & Field and Cross Country

Balch Fieldhouse is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Boulder, Colorado. At one point the seating capacity was 7,000. The arena opened in 1937.^[1] It was home to the University of Colorado Buffaloes basketball teams until the CU Events Center opened in 1979.^[2]^[3]

The Fieldhouse includes an annex that is home to the University of Colorado's Track and Field and Cross Country and Sports Information Offices. The fieldhouse is where the track and cross country teams meet for practice during the winter.^[4] Track meets are also regularly held by Colorado during the indoor track season. USATF also holds meets on the weekends for athletes participating in club track and field.

The past three years, in November it has played host to the Boulder Qualifier for FIRST Lego League, where about 40 teams compete for a chance to advance to the state tournament.

References

^ "Facilities". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
^ Athletics, C. U. "Balch Fieldhouse Tennis Courts Now Available to the Public". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
^ "87-year-old Boulder fieldhouse opens tennis courts to the public". KUSA.com. 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
^ Buffzone.com (2016-01-17). "Balch Fieldhouse bowing out, ending a long run". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

Buffzone.com (2016-01-17). "Balch Fieldhouse bowing out, ending a long run". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
"Facilities". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

[1] "Facilities". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

[2] Athletics, C. U. "Balch Fieldhouse Tennis Courts Now Available to the Public". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2026-01-27.

[3] "87-year-old Boulder fieldhouse opens tennis courts to the public". KUSA.com. 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2026-01-27.

[4] Buffzone.com (2016-01-17). "Balch Fieldhouse bowing out, ending a long run". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

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Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Venues	Carlson Gymnasium (1924–1937) Balch Fieldhouse (1937–1979) CU Events Center (1979–present)
Culture & lore	"CU Fight Song" Ralphie the Buffalo CU Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball
Venues	Balch Fieldhouse (1974–1979) CU Events Center (1979–present)
Culture & lore	History "CU Fight Song" Ralphie the Buffalo UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26