The Pit
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The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball arena
ⓘ
college basketball venue ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| affiliation | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball
ⓘ
surface form:
UNM Pit
|
| alsoUsedFor |
concerts
ⓘ
other sporting events ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
arena floor located below ground level
ⓘ
sunken bowl design ⓘ |
| capacity | over 15,000 spectators ⓘ |
| category |
College basketball venues in the United States
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Indoor arenas in New Mexico ⓘ Sports venues in Albuquerque, New Mexico ⓘ University of New Mexico buildings ⓘ |
| city | Albuquerque ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | New Mexico ⓘ |
| designedFor | enhanced crowd proximity to court ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToGround | playing floor significantly below street level ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concession areas
ⓘ
enclosed indoor seating ⓘ locker rooms ⓘ press facilities ⓘ scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasNickNameOrigin | derived from its sunken, pit-like design ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf |
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball
ⓘ
surface form:
New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
New Mexico Lobos ⓘ
surface form:
New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team
New Mexico Lobos ⓘ
surface form:
University of New Mexico Lobos
|
| location |
Albuquerque
ⓘ
surface form:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
| notableFor |
high crowd noise levels
ⓘ
intense game atmosphere ⓘ steep seating bowl ⓘ |
| officialName | University Arena ⓘ |
| opened | 1966 ⓘ |
| operator | University of New Mexico ⓘ |
| owner | University of New Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf |
University of New Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
University of New Mexico South Campus
|
| primaryUse | college basketball games ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
|
| significance |
iconic home court advantage for New Mexico Lobos
ⓘ
major sports landmark in New Mexico ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| surfaceType | hardwood court ⓘ |
| tenantLeague | Mountain West Conference ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
subject surface form:
New Mexico Lobos men's basketball