Cherry guard Noah Sundquist (2) is fouled by Dawson-Boyd forward Drew Hjelmeland (10) during the Class A boys basketball championship at Williams Arena on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Minneapolis.

MACCRAY sophomore Addyson Wulf, left, guards SESM's Morgan Mathiowetz during the Class A state semifinals on Friday, March 14, 2025 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Joe Brown / West Central Tribune ...

Williams Arena opened 97 years ago. Back then, in 1928 it went by a different name, the “University of Minnesota Fieldhouse”. The cost to build? Just over $600,000, which is now what it costs ...

Connor Duden scored 30 points to pace Red Lake County. Class 2A — Friday semifinals The Class 2A title game is scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday at Williams Arena. Albany 59, Caledonia 54 ...

Despite Williams Arena’s century-old frame, the building needed multiple renovations as of late. In 2008, a cracked pipe resulted in flooding and damage to the men’s basketball locker room. Three ...

Williams, aka The Barn, opened in 1928 as the University of Minnesota Field House. Upon remodeling in 1950, it was renamed for Dr. Henry L. Williams, the U's football coach in the early 1900s.