 The first event ever hosted at the arena was a men's basketball game in 1926, a 25–14 loss to Kansas.The women's basketball team did not play at the Coliseum until 1974, and both moved to the new NU Sports (Devaney) Complex in 1976.The state's high school basketball tournament was held in the Coliseum for many years, until it moved to the Devaney Center as well.