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{{short description|Multi-purpose events center in at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, United States}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Dee Events Center
| nickname = ''"The DEE"'' and ''"The Purple Palace"''
| image = [[File:Outside Dee.jpg|250px]]<br>[[File:Inside Dee.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Events center exterior (October 2002) and interior (September 2006)
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|zoom=12|type=point}}
| map_caption = Location in Ogden
| pushpin_map = USA#Utah
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_label = Ogden
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the [[United States]]##Location in [[Utah]]
| elevation = {{convert|4780|ft|round=5}} [[Height above mean sea level|AMSL]]
| address = 4400 Harrison Boulevard
| city = [[Ogden, Utah]]
| country = United States
| location = [[Weber State University]]
| coordinates = {{coord|41|10|57|N|111|56|42|W|type:landmark_region:US-UT|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = March 21, 1975<ref name="history">{{Cite web |url=http://community.weber.edu/deeeventscenter/facilityinformation/DEC%20History.htm |title=Dee Events Center History |access-date=2012-02-12 |archive-date=2012-02-12 |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20120212201943/http://community.weber.edu/deeeventscenter/facilityinformation/DEC%20History.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| built = 
| opened = {{start date and age|1977|11|1|br=yes}}<ref name="history"/>
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| publictransit = {{rint|uta}} {{rbox|603X|Ogden Express|#007cba|white}} at Dee Events Center station
| owner = Weber State University
| operator = Weber State University
| surface = Multi-surface
| construction_cost = $11.4 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|11400000|1977}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}<!--dollars--> {{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = Robert A. Fowler and Associates<ref name="history"/>
| structural engineer = Reaveley Engineers & Associates<ref name="history"/>
| general_contractor = Acord-Harris Construction<ref name="history"/>
| former_names = 
| tenants = [[Weber State Wildcats]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]])<br>[[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|men's]] and [[Weber State Wildcats women's basketball|women's basketball]]
| seating_capacity = 11,592<ref name="facts">
[http://community.weber.edu/deeeventscenter/DEC%20Facts.htm Dee Events Center Facts]</ref>
| record_attendance = 11,715 (vs. [[Idaho State Bengals men's basketball|Idaho&nbsp;State]], February 23, [[1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|1980]])
| website = {{url|https://www.weber.edu/financialservices/DeeEventsCenter.html}}
}}
'''Dee Events Center''' is a multi-purpose indoor [[arena]] in the [[Western United States|western]] [[United States]], located on the campus of [[Weber State University]] in [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]], [[Utah]]. The circular, 11,592-seat domed arena, similar in design to many of the era, opened {{Years or months ago|1977}} in 1977. It&nbsp;was named for the Lawrence T. Dee family, for his extensive contributions in building the arena.

==Description==
It is the largest arena in Utah north of [[Salt Lake City]] and is home to the Weber State University [[Weber State Wildcats|Wildcats]] [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|men's]] and [[Weber State Wildcats women's basketball|women's basketball teams]]. It was home to the women's volleyball team until 2006.

The venue has hosted the [[Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament]] ten times: [[1979 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|1979]], [[1980 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|1980]], [[1984 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|1984]], [[1995 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|1995]], [[1999 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|1999]], [[2003 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|2003]], [[2007 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|2007]], [[2009 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|2009]], [[2010 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|2010]], and [[2014 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|2014]].  It has hosted first- and second-round [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] games three times, in [[1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1980]], [[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1986]], and [[1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1994]], and the West Regionals in [[1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1983]], won by eventual national champion [[1982–83 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team|North Carolina State]] under [[Jim Valvano]].

At the end of the 1995–96 season, a new basketball court floor was installed and after the 2005–06 season, a new court surface look was installed. In the summer of 2010, the Jumbotron was replaced by a new Pro-Star Vision Screen scoreboard. It features 4 HD LCD screens, an all LED display around the screens and a Pro-Add LED Display Ring on top. The front panel of the scorer's table is a Pro-Add LED Display. Both the ring and the scorer's table are full-color full-motion LED fascias. Also, added in this upgrade were LED scoreboards behind each basketball standard. Three-sided shot clocks were installed on top of each hoop including the running game time. During the summer of 2012, the court was once again re-surfaced to go along with the new logo also released that summer.

The [[elevation]] at street level is approximately {{convert|4780|ft|round=5}} above [[sea level]], third-highest in the Big&nbsp;Sky.<!-- NAU, MSU; just below Dee is Greeley, CO venue, SUSU left -->

==Basketball statistics==
* All-Time WSU Men's Basketball Record - '''1,024-586''' ({{Winning percentage|1024|586}})
* Overall Record at the Dee Events Center (DEC) - '''455-114''' ({{Winning percentage|455|144}})
* DEC Record - Big Sky Games - '''266-63''' ({{Winning percentage|266|63}})
* [[Randy Rahe]]'s DEC Record - 137-25 ({{Winning percentage|137|25}})
* Rahe's DEC Record - Big Sky Games - 83-12 ({{Winning percentage|83|12}})

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110706154215/http://community.weber.edu/deeeventscenter/ Dee Events Center from the Weber State website]
* [http://www.weberstatesports.com Weber State Athletics Website]


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