Reese Strickland-USA TODAY SportsIn this week's edition of House of the Enemy, Jonathan takes a look at Hilton Coliseum, the home of the Iowa State Cyclones basketball teams
In 1954, James Hilton, president of Iowa State University, put forth the idea of a multi-venue athletic and cultural center. Four years later, the Iowa State University Foundation was created in order to raise money to fulfill this dream. A theater, football stadium, concert hall, multi-purpose event hall, and basketball stadium was built and collectively became known as the Iowa State Center. The basketball arena was named after Hilton and became the Hilton Coliseum, where the Cyclones have played basketball for the…
