Maples Pavilion
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Maples Pavilion is a 7,392-seat multi-purpose arena
in Stanford, California
built in 1968. Maples underwent a $30 million renovation in March 2004, which wrapped up in time for conference play in December of that year. It was named after its principal donor, Roscoe Maples, a member of the 1904 Stanford class.
It is home to multiple Stanford Cardinal
athletics teams, including men's and women's basketball
and women's volleyball
. Prior to this, Stanford played at Old Pavilion
.
The raucous student section that roots for the men's basketball team is called the "6th Man" and it is located in several rows along courtside.
Prior to the renovation, the floor at Maples had a very springy feel to it. Built to minimize injuries to players, it was removed due to the "Missed Stair Effect", a phenomenon that occurs when the body senses where the floor should be upon landing after a jump. With the springy feeling of the floor, often the level would be different than when the player jumped, causing a strange sensation throughout the body.
On October 14th, 2010, the Dalai Lama
advocated a secular approach to compassion to a standing room only crowd.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Stanford, California
Stanford, California
Stanford is a census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States and is the home of Stanford University. The population was 13,809 at the 2010 census....
built in 1968. Maples underwent a $30 million renovation in March 2004, which wrapped up in time for conference play in December of that year. It was named after its principal donor, Roscoe Maples, a member of the 1904 Stanford class.
It is home to multiple Stanford Cardinal
Stanford Cardinal
The Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University.-Nickname and mascot history:Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams...
athletics teams, including men's and women's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and women's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
. Prior to this, Stanford played at Old Pavilion
Old Pavilion
Burnham Pavilion is a multi-purpose arena in Palo Alto, California. It was built in 1921 and 1922 at a cost of $153,000 by Bakewell and Brown and originally named the "Stanford Pavilion"....
.
The raucous student section that roots for the men's basketball team is called the "6th Man" and it is located in several rows along courtside.
Prior to the renovation, the floor at Maples had a very springy feel to it. Built to minimize injuries to players, it was removed due to the "Missed Stair Effect", a phenomenon that occurs when the body senses where the floor should be upon landing after a jump. With the springy feeling of the floor, often the level would be different than when the player jumped, causing a strange sensation throughout the body.
On October 14th, 2010, the Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word далай meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma meaning "teacher"...
advocated a secular approach to compassion to a standing room only crowd.