Bank of Colorado Arena at Butler-Hancock Athletic Center is a 2,992-seat multi-purpose arena in Greeley, Colorado, United States. It was built in 1974 and is home to the University of Northern Colorado Bears men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the Bears volleyball, wrestling and indoor track and field programs.
Located on Northern Colorado's west campus, the Bank of Colorado Arena serves as "The Home of the Bears." Originally named for longtime UNC coaches Pete Butler and John W. Hancock, Butler-Hancock Hall opened its doors February 4, 1975. The venue was renamed the Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion during the 2004–05 season. It hosted the finals of the 2011 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament.
The venue is undergoing renovations including a new seating structure involving chairback, permanent seating along the sides of the court as well as added seating behind each basket. There will be permanent chairback seating behind the east end basket and portable bleacher seating behind the west end goal.
On November 14, 2014, Northern Colorado announced a 15-year naming rights agreement with the Bank of Colorado to rename the arena the Bank of Colorado Arena.
Attendance records The following are the top ten crowds at Bank of Colorado Arena/Butler-Hancock Hall. 4,674 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3/18/89) 4,429 vs. Augustana (2/23/89) 4,013 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks (3/17/89) 3,875 vs. South Dakota State (2/25/89) 3,586 vs. Air Force (2/4/75) 3,311 vs. Denver (2/7/05) 3,198 vs. UIC (3/30/18) 3,192 vs. Colorado State (12/1/09) 3,104 vs. South Dakota (1/19/89) 3,013 vs. Denver (12/28/09) 2,932 vs. Metro State (12/5/86)
UNC men's basketball year-by-year at Butler-Hancock Year Record Pct. 1974-75 4-1 .800 1975-76 8-3 .727 1976-77 6-3 .667 1977-78 9-5 .643 1978-79 5-6 .455 1979-80 6-5 .545 1980-81 4-7 .364 1981-82 9-2 .818 1982-83 7-5 .583 1983-84 3-8 .273 1984-85 13-1 .929 1985-86 9-5 .643 1986-87 10-2 .833 1987-88 10-3 .769 1988-89 15-2 # .882 1989-90 7-6 .538 1990-91 2-10 .167 1991-92 12-4 .750 1992-93 8-5 .615 1993-94 6-7 .462 1994-95 7-6 .538 1995-96 5-7 .417 1996-97 5-8 .385 1997-98 10-3 .769 1998-99 6-6 .500 1999-00 5-7 .417 2000-01 7-5 .583 2001-02 9-3 .750 2002-03 5-6 .455 2003-04 4-5 .444 2004-05 7-4 .636 2005-06 5-9 .357 2006-07 3-9 .250 2007-08 9-4 .692 2008-09 9-4 .692 2009-10 13-2 .867 2010-11 14-0 1.000 2011-12 5-9 .357 2012-13 8-5 .615 2013-14 13-3 .813 2014-15 12-3 .800 2015-16 7-9 .438 2016-17 5-7 .417 2017-18 14-3 .824 2018-19 10-3 .769 2019-20 11-3 .786 2020-21 6-5 .545 2021-22 9-4 .692 2022-23 6-7 .462 2023-24 11-3 .786 2024-25 13-2 .867 2025-26 11-3 .786
Total 417-241 .634
See also List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
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