The University of Minnesota has hired a search firm to help them find a naming rights sponsor for Williams Arena.

Many legends played on the hardwood at Williams Arena, but perhaps none of them are as legendary as the hardwood itself. Construction on what was originally known as the University of Minnesota Field ...

A naming-rights deal would help shrink the financial gap, but not bridge it by itself. For example, 3M, the Fortune 500 giant ...

Gopher Athletics announced Thursday it has partnered with a firm in search of a naming-rights sponsor for Williams Arena, the ...

Director of Athletics Mark Coyle calls it "a tremendous opportunity" for a company to align itself with the historic home of ...

But Williams Arena is approaching 100 years old. The Barn needs, at least, a paint job over the growing amount of exposed concrete around the seats and so much more. Coyle acknowledges that.

It's unclear why Minnesota hasn't publicly sought a naming rights sponsor for Williams Arena in the past, but it's similar to ...

On Thursday, the University of Minnesota announced it was exploring selling the naming rights to historic Williams Arena. Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle, in an interview on KFXN-FM 100.3 on ...

The University of Minnesota’s venerable Williams Arena may soon have a new name. The U of M announced Thursday that it’s ...

The school announced Thursday it will explore selling naming rights to Williams Arena, the nearly century-old facility that ...

At its peak, “The Barn” held a max-capacity of 18,025, which from 1950-1971 was the most of any college basketball arena in the nation. In its nearly 100 years on campus, Williams Arena has ...

In 2023, the Gophers athletics department contracted with an architectural design firm to explore the feasibility of renovations to Williams Arena or, to a lesser likelihood, building a new venue ...