Burnham Pavilion is a multi-purpose

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. It was built in 1921–22 at a cost of $153,000 by Bakewell and Brown and originally named the "Stanford Pavilion". It was home to the

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Cardinal

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team prior to

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opening in 1968. When it opened, it was the largest arena used exclusively for basketball. On March 10, 1953, the Pavilion hosted a first-round

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matchup between the

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and

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. It was known for many years as the "Old Pavilion" but was renamed ''Burnham Pavilion'' in 1989 after Malin Burnham, a principal contributor to a renovation that increased capacity to 1,400. As of 2009, it houses the gymnastics teams, the

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team and the men's volleyball team.

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