Alabama's on-campus arena, Coleman Coliseum, is 54 years old and lacks the features of the SEC’s two newest basketball courts, Auburn’s Neville Arena and Ole Miss’ Pavilion.
earlier this year. He reiterated that complication during his latest interview Thursday.
“The planning for that is still ongoing. What we’re trying to navigate and still really trying to get our arms around is inflation has been significant, and it’s actually been more significant in the facility-construction arena,” Byrne said during a Crimson Tide Sports Network. “We’re trying to understand what that looks like. The age of Coleman -- it’s not getting any younger. We need to find a way to address this. It’s important for our program.
“What that final dollar figure is and everything -- I know sometimes people will say, ‘Hey, you’ve got the money.’ And I’m like, ‘Well, I haven’t quite found that money.’ ... We have a fiduciary responsibility for our athletic department, that’s part of what we do. And at the same time, too, we’ve got to do everything we can to make sure we grow the program and put us in the best possible position.
Bell told the club, according to the Tuscaloosa Thread, that construction costs had risen 30 to 40 percent. “[That] is not in our plan to do,” Bell said. “You wouldn’t want to be bidding a project like that today, that’s for sure.”The documents presented to the university’s board of trustees in February called for the project be put to bidding in April 2023, with multiple locations on campus being considered. The basketball arena is part of the second phase of Alabama’s “Crimson Standard” fundraising plan, which included renovations to Bryant-Denny Stadium in its initial phase.
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