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North Idaho College
North Idaho College (“NIC”) is home to several successful athletic programs at the National
Junior College Athletic Association (“NJCAA”) level, including nationally ranked
basketball, volleyball and wrestling programs. The College’s on-campus Christiansen Gym
has a seating capacity of approximately 2,000 fixed seats. The College would like to have a
facility with increased seating capacity to accommodate potential crowds in excess of 2,000,
and to allow the College to host NJCAA postseason events.
The College’s men’s and women’s basketball programs each play approximately 18 homes
games per year, including 12 double headers featuring both the men’s and women’s teams.
In addition, the College hosts approximately 10 volleyball and 11 wrestling meets on an
annual basis.
The extent to which the College utilizes the proposed new event facility will depend in part
on the funding, ownership and management of the venue. If the facility were publicly funded
and allowed the College to play rent-free, the College would potentially relocate all home
basketball and wresting events to the new venue. However, if the College has to pay rent, it
is likely that only certain events needing a larger capacity than Christiansen Gym would use
the proposed facility.
For purposes of this analysis, it is assumed that the College would be required to pay rent to
utilize the proposed facility, and would play selected basketball, volleyball and wrestling
events at the facility. The following table summarizes the estimated number of NIC events
that could be held at the facility on an annual basis, and the estimated average attendance at
those events.
Other Collegiate Events
Estimated Events and Attendance - North Idaho College
Event Days Average Total Attendance
Base High Attendance Base High
12 - 15 2,500 30,000 - 37,500
Along with North Idaho College games, a number of additional opportunities may exist for a
new event facility in Coeur d’Alene to host collegiate sporting events. This could include
basketball games featuring regional programs such as Gonzaga University, Washington State
University, Eastern Washington University, the University of Idaho, Idaho State University,
the University of Montana and other such schools. These games could take the form of an
annual invitational tournament or single, non-recurring games. Playing occasional games in
Coeur d’Alene would provide these colleges to engage donors living in the region, and could
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