From the archives: Construction and early years of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City

Chris Street offers a pat on the back to reserve Jason Shay after he scored the final basket in an Iowa win over Iowa State.

A Jan. 3, 1983, photo shows the first wrestling event at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa's Michelle Edwards gets a fast break against Minnesota's Debbie Hilmerson during a women's basketball game in this 1987 photo at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa Hawkeyes wrestlers Mark Reiland, top row left, and Tom Brands, right, pose for a team photo with head coach Dan Gable after the 1991 NCAA championship.

A view looking to the south east while construction continues, Oct. 15, 1982, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa wrestling coach Jim Zalesky, left and assistant Tom Brands direct at 1997 practice.

From 1990: Chalmers W. "Bump" Elliott climbs the stairs at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, one of the University of Iowa's accomplishments during his term as athletic director.

The crowd in Carver-Hawkeye Arena listens to Pres. Bill Clinton Saturday morning Feb. 11, 1996, in Iowa City. Some 15,500 tickets were distributed for the event.

Fans arrive for an event outside the west entrance Jan. 5, 1983, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

1999: Iowa's Meyermann records a dig in the backcourt against Drake.

Roy Marble is pictured during the team's media day on Oct. 14, 1986.

University of Iowa teammates celebrated after their victory over the Illini Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa women upend Illinois, 89-86, in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

University of Iowa women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer sizes up situation during game with Minnesota. Register staff photo, taken Jan. 11, 1985. Published in the Register Nov. 15, 1990.

Iowa's Terry Brands, left, forces Oklahoma State's Tony Purler into the mat during Brands' 20-5 technical fall in the 1991 semifinals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Construction continues in May of 1981, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Front Row (l-r): Bill Jones, B.J. Armstrong, Gerry Wright, Brad Lohaus, Kevin Gable, Al Lorenzen, Michael Reaves. Back Row (l-r): Jeff Moe, Kent Hill, Ed Horton, Les Jepsen, Mark Jewell, Roy Marble, Bart Casey, Michael Morgan.

Crews put the final touches on the floor surface in this undated construction photo, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

A corner of the University of Iowa wrestling room becomes a temporary studio as ESPN's Steve Cyphers interviews Dan Gable in 1997. The prospect of the coach's departure from his U of I position has drawn interest from CNN, ESPN, a documentary crew and others.

A crew from the Athletic Department pieces together the wood floor, Dec. 28, 1982, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

A view looking onto the arena floor from the tunnel in the north west corner of the building, May 4, 1983, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

1996: Iowa coach Tom Davis, right, sends Chris Kingsbury into game vs. Michigan State shortly before the end of the first half in Iowa City.

Iowa wrestler Mark Reiland leaps into the arms of assistant coach Jim Zalesky after pinning his opponent in the 167-pound championship match in 1991.

2000: From left, Kristi Faulkner, Amber O'Brien, Patrice Jennings and Mary Berdo of the Iowa women's basketball team get a chuckle out of a picture in the team's media guide at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

Point guard prospects, from left, B.J. Armstrong, Bill Jones and Michael Reaves are pictured during the team's media day on Oct. 14, 1986.

Gymnastics equipment is set up in the wrestling room, May 4, 1983, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

1999: Iowa Coach Tom Davis, right, and his wife Shari make their familiar walk through Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Nov. 26, 1991: Chris Street in action during a game against Western Illinois.

Iowa was knocked out of the Mideast Regional Tournament, but it didn't stop these fans from showing up to watch some hoops March 23, 1990, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa's Luke Eustice, left, reaches to take down Iowa State's Grant Nakamura in the 125 pound match Sunday Dec. 8, 2002. Iowa won 34-7 the dual. Eustice won, 18-7.

Sue Barker clears steps at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City before a Hawkeye men's basketball game against Illinois in 1996.

Brad Downes, 22, of Bettendorf tries to sleep in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, while waiting to buy Outback Bowl tickets. He and some friends plopped down a pair of mattresses at 5:15 a.m. Tickets went on sale at 8 a.m. for the Jan. 1 game against the Florida Gators.

An Aug. 27, 1982, aerial photo of the roof, nicknamed "inverted cow's utter" by a worker at the arena, as well as the office building for staff in the bottom right of the photo, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

An Aug. 5, 1982, photo shows construction, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Chris Camiscioli of Iowa does his floor exercise routine on in the NCAA men's gymnastics meet, April 4, 1997, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

A May 24, 1982, shows construction at the north end of the building offices, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa women's basketball head coach Lisa Bluder smiles as she answers questions at a press conference at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001 after she was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by her peers and the media.

The support beams are shown Dec. 28, 1982, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

A treatment room inside the new building is pictured May 4, 1983, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa guard Pierre Pierce, right, shakes hands with Wisconsin guard Travon Davis during the introductions in a Big Ten opener with Wisconsin, Jan. 2, 2002 at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Iowa defeated Wisconsin 69-57.

An artist model of the south entrance along then-named Woolf Avenue is shown in this undated image of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa men's basketball coach Steve Alford puts his head on his hands after he watched his team make an error against Wisconsin during their game, Jan. 2, 2002, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

Sculptures of stacked blocks are assembled on the south side of the building in November of 1983, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

The floor crew guides in the last piece of the basketball court in this undated photo at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. The group consisted mostly of University of Iowa students.

A view from the north east corner of the building March, 31, 1983, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa assistant coach Tom Brands, right, is restrained by assistant Royce Alger as he celebrates Ryan Fulsaas' victory over Minnesota's Damion Hahn in the 197 pound match clenching Iowa's victory over rival Minnesota in 2003.

An undated image of the south east entrance is shown in this undated photo, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

An undated photo of a construction worker playing with a basketball, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

An undated photo shows a view of the south east side of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Carver-Hawkeye Arena won the 1984 Honor Award for "the remarkable feat of making a large-scale, 15,000-seat arena blend harmoniously into its wooded setting on the campus of the University of Iowa," Iowa City, Iowa.

From left, the Hawkeyes' B.J. Armstrong, Ed Horton and Roy Marble enjoy a moment on the bench during a game.