Knapp Center

Knapp Center
	"The Knapp"
Location	2601 Forest Avenue; Des Moines, Iowa 50311 U.S.
Owner	Drake University
Operator	Drake University
Capacity	7,152
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	1990
Opened	December 1, 1992
Construction cost	$12.5 million; ($21.1 million in 2024 dollars)
Architect	RDG Planning & Design
General contractor	Taylor Ball Construction Company
Tenants
	Drake Bulldogs (NCAA DI) (1992–present)

The Knapp Center is a 7,152-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1992, and is the home of the Drake Bulldogs. The first Drake Bulldogs basketball game was played on December 5, 1992.

The namesake of the arena comes from William Knapp, who is the chairman of Iowa Realty and a member of the Drake University Board of Trustees. He played a key role in financing the arena with $3 million gift towards construction.^[2]

After receiving a donation from Hy-Vee, the court was named in honor of Des Moines East graduate, Drake alum, and the former Hy-Vee CEO Ron Pearson as "Ron Pearson Court" on September 18, 2010.^[2]

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Inside the Knapp Center
Inside the Knapp Center during the Iowa vs Drake game on December 18, 2010

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v t e Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	The Shed (1907–1909) Alumni Gymnasium (1910–1919) Des Moines Coliseum (1920–1926) Drake Fieldhouse (1927–1957) Veterans Memorial Auditorium (1957–1992) Knapp Center (1992–present)
Culture & lore	History Iowa "Big Four"
People	Head coaches All-Century Team
Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
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"The Knapp"

Location	2601 Forest Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50311 U.S.
Owner	Drake University
Operator	Drake University
Capacity	7,152
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	1990
Opened	December 1, 1992
Construction cost	$12.5 million ($21.1 million in 2024 dollars^[1])
Architect	RDG Planning & Design
General contractor	Taylor Ball Construction Company
Tenants
Drake Bulldogs (NCAA DI) (1992–present)