Fant–Ewing Coliseum is a 7,085-seat multi-purpose

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, United States, on the campus of the

University of Louisiana at Monroe The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is a public university in Monroe, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the University of Louisiana System. History ULM opened in 1931 as Ouachita Parish Junior College. Three years later it becam ...

. It was built in 1971 and is home to the

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (ULM Warhawks) are the intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM). ULM currently fields 15 varsity teams (six men's and nine women's) in 11 sports and competes at the ...

men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. The arena also hosts concerts and events.

History

The first men's basketball game played in Fant-Ewing was on December 1, 1971, against Sam Houston State, who defeated ULM 71–70. The Bearkats' Mike Newell made the first free throw of a two-shot foul with no time left on the clock to the disappointment of an opening night capacity crowd. It has hosted the

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men's basketball tournament five times and the

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men's basketball tournament three times. During the 2006–07 season, a student-only section was created, named the "Hawk's Nest".

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