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2 unusual facts about Matthew Knight Arena


Janet Echelman

Through the integration of form, movement, light, and color, Echelman’s sculpture will be a new symbol of the excitement that spectators bring to the Matthew Knight Arena.

Matthew Knight Arena

The floor was designed by Tinker Hatfield, Nike's VP of Creative Design, who intended to design an "iconic television presence possible for the University of Oregon" and honor the "Tall Firs", the nickname of the 1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team, winners of the inaugural NCAA basketball championship.



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