{{Short description|Sports venue in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox venue | name = Halenbeck Hall | nickname = | logo_image = | image = | caption = | image_map = | fullname = | former_names = | location = St. Cloud, Minnesota | coordinates = {{Coord|45.5486|N|94.1519|W|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = 1963<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 16, 1963 |title=Start Set on College's Physical Ed Building |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-start-set-on-colleges-p/138928556/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=1 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> | built = | opened = 1965 | renovated = 2001 | expanded = 1980<ref>{{Cite web |last=St. Cloud State University |title=Campus Buildings - Halenbeck Hall |url=https://www5.stcloudstate.edu/campusmap/building.aspx?bldgAbbr=HaH |website=www5.stcloudstate.edu}}</ref> | closed = | demolished = | owner = St. Cloud State University | operator = | seating_capacity = over 6,400 | record_attendance = | surface = | construction_cost = $2.235 million (1964)<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 1964 |title=6 Buildings in Various Stages of Construction |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-6-buildings-in-various-s/138928625/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=13 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> | architect = Traynor Hermanson & Hahn Architects (original) <br> Sovik, Mathre, Sathrum, and Quanbeck Architects (1980)<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 1978 |title=St. Cloud, Northfield Firms Win SCSU Building Design Bids |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-st-cloud-northfield-fi/138928667/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=26 |via=newspapers.com <br> '''Note''': Source has a different spelling than the formal business name}}</ref> | structural_engineer = | general_contractor = Conlon Construction (1965)<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 20, 1964 |title=3 City Firms Awarded $121,000 State Contract |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-3-city-firms-awarded-12/138928721/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=5 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> <br> Donlar Construction (1980)<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 19, 1985 |last=Hudson |first=Deborah |title=SCSU Expands Engineering, Computer Home|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-scsu-expands-engineering/138928798/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |pages=1,6 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> | tenants = St. Cloud State men's basketball <br /> St. Cloud State women's basketball <br /> St. Cloud State women's volleyball <br /> St. Cloud State men's track & field (until 2016)<ref>{{Cite web|last=LeClair|first=Mitch|url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2016/03/17/track-athletes-react-scsu-cuts/81855710/|title=Track Athletes React to SCSU Cuts|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=January 19, 2024|website=sctimes.com}}</ref> <br /> St. Cloud State women's track & field <br /> St. Cloud State men's wrestling <br /> St. Cloud Tech Basketball (1993-2009) <br /> St. Cloud Rock'n Rollers (IBA) (1995–1996) | dimensions = | website = [https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/2012/5/24/MBB_0524124327 St. Cloud State's Halenbeck Hall] }}
'''Halenbeck Hall''' is a multipurpose arena and athletic complex in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The arena sits over 6,400 and is home to the St. Cloud State basketball, volleyball, and wrestling teams. The facility also includes the Halenbeck Hall Aquatics Center, home to swimming and diving (capacity: 500), and the Halenbeck Hall South Fieldhouse, home of women's track and field. The St. Cloud State Huskies are in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference of NCAA Division II. ==History== In 1964, Halenbeck Hall was given its name after Dr. Philip L. Halenbeck, a St. Cloud-based physician. Dr. Halenbeck provided funds for St. Cloud State's first academic scholarships and also assisted in fundraising for the Atwood Memorial College Center which was completed in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 25, 1964 |title=State Names Building After St. Cloud Doctor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-state-names-building-aft/138928832/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=4 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=St. Cloud State University |title=Campus Buildings - Atwood Memorial Center |url=https://www5.stcloudstate.edu/campusmap/building.aspx?bldgAbbr=AMC |website=www5.stcloudstate.edu}}</ref> Halenbeck Hall replaced the 1,100-seat Eastman Hall, SCSU's basketball court from 1930 until 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 17, 1965 |title=Eastman to Retire Amid Cheers of Friend and Foe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-eastman-to-retire-amid-c/138928868/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=25 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Technical High School conducted their graduation exercise, the facility's first event,<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2, 1965 |title=$2.2 Million Physical Ed Building Completed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-22-million-physical-ed/138928917/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=6 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> on June 3, 1965, with an estimated 4,000 in attendance.<ref name=":LOHMANN-559">{{Cite web |last=Lohmann |first=Roger |date=June 4, 1965 |title=559 Get Diplomas as Tech Exercise Opens New Halenbeck Hall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-559-get-diplomas-as-tech/147278690/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=4 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The original capacity of the venue was 8,000,<ref name=":LOHMANN-559" /> although later estimates listed 7,500.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 1973 |title='Tournament Fever' hits SCS's Halenbeck Hall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-tournament-fever-hits/138928988/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=20 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Theisen |first=Clara |date=September 4, 1979 |title=Addition Expands SCSU Recreation Space |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-addition-expands-scsu-re/138929030/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=73 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The first men's basketball game was played on November 19, 1965, as the Huskies defeated Southern State (SD), 91–70, with an attendance of 3,838.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roe |first=Jon |date=November 20, 1965 |title=Huskies Open With 91-70 Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-huskies-open-with-91-70/138929110/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=11 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The first intercollegiate swimming meet was held on January 21, 1966, between St. Cloud State and the Bemidji State Beavers, which also marked the beginning of the SCSU men's swimming program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lohmann |first=Roger |date=January 22, 1966 |title=Winter Seems Faraway At Huskie Swim Meet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-winter-seems-faraway-at/138929171/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=11 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
Halenbeck Hall has hosted many high school games and tournaments. It was home to the annual Granite City Classic, a concurrent high school and college basketball tournament, from 1965 to 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 12, 1982 |editor-last=Casey |editor-first=Don R. |title=Editorial: So Long to the 'Classic' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-editorial-so-long-to-th/138929242/ |publisher=Studt, Steven A. and St. Cloud Daily Times |page=4 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Halenbeck also served as the home venue for community college and semi-pro basketball teams. St. Cloud Technical and Community College began using Halenbeck Hall as their home basketball court in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 1993 |first=Tom |last=Elliott |title=New Kids on the Blocks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-new-kids-on-the-blocks/147274868/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |publisher=St. Cloud Times |page=15 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> They moved to the Whitney Recreation Center in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|last=St. Cloud Technical Athletics Department|url=http://www.sctc.edu/athletics/basketball/schedule/|title=Men's Basketball Schedule|date=2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930165914/http://www.sctc.edu/athletics/basketball/schedule/ |access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-date=2008-09-30 |via=Wayback Machine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=St. Cloud Technical Athletics Department|url=http://www.sctc.edu/current-students/sports-clubs/athletics/mens-basketball/sctc-mens-basketball-schedule|title=SCTC Men's Basketball Schedule|date=2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131062604/http://www.sctc.edu/current-students/sports-clubs/athletics/mens-basketball/sctc-mens-basketball-schedule |access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-date=2010-01-31 |via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> The St. Cloud Rock'n Rollers played their home games at Halenbeck for the 1995–96 season, later folding after only one year of existence.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Kevin |last=Allenspach |date=November 17, 1995 |title=Rockin' Rollers Find New Home at Spacious Halenbeck Hall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-rockin-rollers-find-new/138929393/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |publisher=St. Cloud Times |page=19 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
Halenbeck Hall received a $700,000 renovation that was completed in the summer of 2001. The new features included renovated bleachers (plus chair back seats), a new gym floor, a scoreboard, and a sound system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Nick |date=July 12, 2001 |title=Halenbeck Gets Facelift |url=https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1591&context=chron |access-date=December 12, 2023 |publisher=Chronicle |page=3 |via=repository.stcloudstate.edu}}</ref> In 2019, part of Eastman Hall's gym floor was hung inside the walls of Halenbeck Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Svejkovsky |first=Alex |date=September 11, 2019 |title=Old Eastman Hall Gym Floor Now Hangs In Halenbeck Hall |url=https://wjon.com/old-eastman-hall-gym-floor-now-hangs-in-halenbeck-hall/ |access-date=September 10, 2025 |website=AM 1240 WJON |language=en}}</ref> The Wrestling Center was dedicated to Grant and Carol Nelson, decades-long supporters of SCSU men's wrestling, in a ceremony on April 25, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatten |first=Mick |date=March 25, 2026 |title=St. Cloud State Will Dedicate Wrestling Center to Grant and Carol Nelson |url=https://www.stcloudlive.com/sports/college/st-cloud-state-wrestling-to-dedicate-wrestling-center-to-grant-and-carol-nelson |website=stcloudlive.com |via=}}</ref>
== 1980 expansion == On February 25, 1976, the Minnesota Senate Financial Committee accepted St. Cloud's State's request for $4 million to expand Halenbeck, but rejected their request for $250,000 (later reduced to $150,000 by a legislative committee<ref name=":SCHEVTCHUK_FUNDING">{{Cite web |last=Schevtchuk |first=Liz |date=November 18, 1976 |title=SCSU Won't Push Halenbeck Funding Issue Until '78 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-scsu-wont-push-halenbec/138929435/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=1 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>) to fund construction planning.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monn |first=Bill |date=February 27, 1976 |title=Panel Rejects Halenbeck Funding |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-panel-rejects-halenbeck/138929480/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=1 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The House Appropriations Committee later approved the request on March 17<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monn |first=Bill |date=March 17, 1976 |title=House Unit Okays Four SCSU Items |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-house-unit-okays-four-sc/138929501/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=1 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> but was not included in a Senate statewide building bill on March 22.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monn |first=Bill |date=March 23, 1976 |title=Senate Passes Version of Statewide Building Bill |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-senate-passes-version-of/138929539/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=9 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 1976 |title=SCSU Funding Held 'Hostage' by Senators |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-scsu-funding-held-hosta/138929579/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=21 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The $150,000 request for expansion funding was formally struck down on April 5. Senator Norbert P. Arnold suggested St. Cloud State "...come back and ask again two years from now (1978)" and, in response to the inadequate amount of physical education space compared to the large student body, also stated: "...we will have less jocks per square inch in St. Cloud than at the other state universities."<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 6, 1976 |title=Halenbeck Hall's Planning Funds Cut in Bargaining |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-halenbeck-halls-plannin/138929621/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=1 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The 1976 proposed expansion would have added 94,500 square feet to Halenbeck, which at the time was a 67,000-square foot facility.<ref name=":MONN_Perpich">{{Cite web |last=Monn |first=Bill |date=March 21, 1977 |title=Perpich Backs SCSU Fund |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-perpich-backs-scsu-fund/138929666/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=1 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In November 1976, the university upped the amount for expansion planning back to $250 thousand, but would not seek a request from state legislature until 1978.<ref name=":SCHEVTCHUK_FUNDING" />
Governor Rudy Perpich recommended in March 1977 that $3.55 million be allocated to spend on the facility's expansion, along with $250,000 on expansion planning,<ref name=":MONN_Perpich" /> but the measure was not granted approval the following May.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monn |first=Bill |date=May 24, 1977 |title=Legislators Call Adjourned Session Best, Spendthrift |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-legislators-call-adjourn/138929706/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=1 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The expansion sought to include athletic facilities such as an indoor running track, women's locker rooms, and handball courts.<ref name=":MONN_Perpich" /> The amount in expansion planning raised from $3.55 million to $4.11 million in October 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Sally |date=December 5, 1977 |title=Senate Pane Lists to Tour AVTI, SCSU |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-senate-pane-lists-to-tou/138929755/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=28 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> On March 23, 1978, state legislature approved a bill that would give St. Cloud State University $213,000 for planning funds on an 85,000 square foot addition to Halenbeck Hall. The bill also gave the university nearly $780,000 for other projects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monn |first=Bill |date=March 24, 1978 |title=SCSU to Get Halenbeck Funds |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-scsu-to-get-halenbeck-fu/138929827/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=1 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
A bill funding the expansion was passed on May 21, 1979, in an amount exceeding $4 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Jeff |date=May 22, 1979 |title=Uranium Bill One of Victims |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-uranium-bill-one-of-vict/138929861/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=5 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Construction on the new addition located south of the existing structure, which was originally listed as a 60,000+ square foot, $4.7 million expansion, commenced on August 8, 1979.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 8, 1979 |title=Ground Broken for Halenbeck Addition |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-ground-broken-for-halenb/138929919/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=31 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":STAN_JOHNSTON" /> Expansion features included a 200-meter indoor running track, four basketball courts, six tennis courts, and the addition of women's locker rooms.<ref name=":STAN_JOHNSTON">{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Stan |date=July 21, 1979 |title=Halenbeck Addition — Construction to Begin Here Next Week on $4.7 Million Building After 16-Year Wait |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-halenbeck-addition/147276609/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=7 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> A formal dedication was held on December 2, 1980, with Dr. George A. Sheehan attending as a guest speaker at the new facility expansion that was upped to $5 million and 86,900 square feet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Sally |date=December 3, 1980 |title=Running As Play |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-running-as-play/147276764/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |pages=19, 25 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 27, 1980 |title=Halenbeck Dedication Scheduled |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-halenbeck-dedication-sch/138930012/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=13 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The new facility was named Halenbeck Hall South.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 1980 |title=Premiere Showing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-premiere-showing/147276887/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=9 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
Halenbeck Hall South Fieldhouse was resurfaced in 2007 and is currently the home of SCSU women's indoor track & field.<ref>{{Cite web |last=St. Cloud State University Athletics Department |date=June 7, 2012 |title=St. Cloud State's Halenbeck Hall Fieldhouse and Fitness Center |url=https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/2012/6/7/GEN_0607125907?id=6 |access-date=December 13, 2023 |website=scsuhuskies.com}}</ref>
== Concerts and events == thumb|The Strength and Conditioning Center at Halenbeck Hall Concerts and speakers frequented Halenbeck Hall from the mid-1960s to the 2000s. Some of the bands who performed at Halenbeck include The New Christy Minstrels,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-college-sno-daze-royalty/147277071/|title=College Sno-Daze Royalty Crowned|date=January 19, 1968|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|page=3|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Bachman–Turner Overdrive,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-delta-zeta-sorority-wj/138930091/|title=Delta Zeta Sorority & WJON Present...Bachman-Turner Overdrive|date=March 22, 1975|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|page=26|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Hall & Oates,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zunker|first=Dave|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-new-sound-greets-hall-an/138930139/|title=New Sound Greets Hall and Oates Fans|date=October 23, 1978|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|page=31|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Cheap Trick,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meinert|first=Kendra|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-cheap-trick-rockin-long/138930196/|title=Cheap Trick Rockin' Long and Strong|date=November 2, 1989|newspaper=St. Cloud Times|pages=19, 20|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The Wallflowers (1997 and 2000<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hedlund|first=Eric J.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-more-than-6000-pack-hal/138930293/|title=More than 6,000 Pack Halenbeck for Concert|date=December 19, 1997|newspaper=St. Cloud Times|pages=1, 8|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Scott|first=Kelly|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-dylan-draws-fans-to-scsu/138930316/|title=Dylan Draws Fans to SCSU|date=December 2, 2000|newspaper=St. Cloud Times|page=1|via=newspapers.com}}</ref>), Bush,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hopkins|first=Kyle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-mtv-show-rocks-to-sellou/138930363/|title=MTV Show Rocks to Sellout Crowd|date=April 10, 2000|newspaper=St. Cloud Times|pages=1, 2|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Everclear,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Lukas|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-big-effort-big-name-ban/138930406/|title=Big Effort, Big-Name Band|date=February 8, 2001|newspaper=St. Cloud Times|pages=1, 4|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> and Evanescence.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kohman|first=Liz|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-evanescence-excites/138930438/|title=Evanescence Excites|date=February 21, 2004|newspaper=St. Cloud Times|page=21|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Noteworthy concerts from individual singers and musicians include: John Denver,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-singer-guitarist-john-de/138984350/|title=Singer-Guitarist John Denver to Perform at State|date=December 4, 1970|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|page=30|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Doc Severinsen (sellout),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-doc-severinsen-to-give-c/138984795/|title=Doc Severinsen to Give Concert in Halenbeck Hall|date=January 14, 1972|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|page=21|access-date=January 17, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-concert-sold-out/138984999/|title=Concert Sold Out|date=March 1, 1972|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|page=7|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Elton John,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-in-concertelton-john/138985406/|title=In Concert...Elton John|date=May 10, 1972|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|page=18|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Peter Nero,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-pianist-composer-nero-t/138985659/|title=Pianist, Composer Nero to Perform at SCS|date=December 1, 1972|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|page=26|access-date=January 17, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Martin Zellar,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-homecoming-buzz/138992353/|title=Homecoming Buzz|date=October 21, 1993|newspaper=St. Cloud Times|page=31|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> and Ne-Yo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stcloudstate.edu/news/pressreleases/default.asp?storyID=26749|title=(News Release) Ne-Yo: Grammy-winning singer to perform at Halenbeck Hall|date=September 25, 2008|website=stcloudstate.edu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216123639/http://www.stcloudstate.edu/news/pressreleases/default.asp?storyID=26749 |archive-date=2008-12-16 |via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> Halenbeck has also hosted speakers, entertainers, and activists such as Ralph Nader,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nelson|first=Bruce|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-nader-business-is-major/138993099/|title=Nader: Business is Major Destructive Crime Force|date=April 21, 1971|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|page=7|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> George Carlin,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star-kottke-to-sing/138993375/|title=Kottke to Sing|date=February 6, 1973|newspaper=The Minneapolis Star|page=24|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Bob Hope,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sorenson|first=Tom|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-hope-himself-enough-for/138993708/|title=Hope Himself Enough for Crowd|date=December 2, 1976|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|page=1|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Phil Donahue,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hudson|first=Deborah|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-admission-fee-for-donahu/138994086/|title=Admission Fee for Donahue's Talk at SCSU Ignites Squabble|date=October 1, 1984|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|pages=1, 6|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Jesse Jackson,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-jackson-to-speak-at-scsu/138994530/|title=Jackson to Speak at SCSU Monday|date=March 29, 1985|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|page=20|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Jeff|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-jackson-at-scsu/138994712/|title=Jackson at SCSU|date=April 2, 1985|newspaper=St Cloud Daily Times|pages=13, 14|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Spike Lee,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stcloudstate.edu/library/archives/digital/famous-visitors/1990.aspx|title=Famous Visitors from 1990s|website=stcloudstate.edu}}</ref> and Magic Johnson.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hatten|first=Mick|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-magics-living-his-dream/138995226/|title=Magic's Living His Dreams|date=March 28, 2002|newspaper=St. Cloud Times|pages=1, 4|via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
The 2010s saw a large dip in concerts and non-athletic events at Halenbeck. According to SCSU's then-athletic director Heather Weems, this was due in part to the lack of student interest and the weak economy forcing students to redirect their spending towards other expenses (including various student fees) considering university concert fees of previous decades were paid off from student fees and student ticket sales.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kompas |first=Kate |date=August 22, 2015 |title=Recession Altered SCSU Goals for Arena Concerts |url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2015/08/22/recession-altered-scsu-goals-arena-concerts/32205973/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=sctimes.com}}</ref> House Representative Tom Emmer inquired about using the arena during the summer of 2024 for a Donald Trump rally and speech, but that request was shot down by Holly Schreiner, St. Cloud State Director of Athletics, as Halenbeck does not have air conditioning. The rally was instead held at SCSU's Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rennecke|first=Andy|url=https://www.stcloudlive.com/news/local/st-cloud-state-brings-in-35k-for-hosting-donald-trump-campaign-rally-1|title=Trump Campaign Pays $35K to SCSU for Rally|date=August 5, 2024|access-date=December 23, 2024|website=stcloudlive.com}}<br>'''Note''': Website requires a subscription to view.</ref>
On September 18, 1974, David Duke, then-national director of the Ku Klux Klan, spoke at Halenbeck Hall in front of 1,800 SCSU students. The 1.5-hour long speech drew both criticism and praise, with an estimated one-hundred protesters outside the arena. Duke discussed perceived issues regarding Black Americans, Jewish people, communism, news media, US-Middle East foreign policy, crime rates, affirmative action, and white supremacy. $1,050 in monies were paid to Duke via the university's Student Activities Committee (SAC). The SAC bylaws prohibited the funding of political activities, which was an oversight pointed out by a university senior who sought a charge of misappropriation of those funds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flanders |first=Gwen |date=September 19, 1974 |title=Cheers and Boos Greet KKK |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-david-ernest-duke/124885263/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |pages=1–2 |via=newspapers.com}}<br>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-cheers-and-boos-greet-kk/154345575/ Page 2]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Craig |date=September 19, 1974 |title=Pickets Jeer KKK in St. Cloud |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-pickets-jeer-kkk-in-st/138930484/ |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |page=2 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Duke returned to Halenbeck in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|last=St. Cloud State University|url=https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4265&context=chron|title=Ebonics Passed as Official Language of Ku Klux Klan|page=2|date=May 16, 1997|newspaper=Chronicle|access-date=January 2, 2024|via=repository.stcloudstate.edu}}</ref>
== Attendance records == The highest recorded attendance for a basketball game at Halenbeck Hall occurred on March 3, 1977, in the Minnesota Region 8AA boys' semifinal game between Little Falls Community High School and Apollo High School with 7,252 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brothers |first=Bruce |date=March 4, 1977 |title=Little Falls Topples Apollo |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-little-falls-topples-apollo/138930508/ |publisher=Star Tribune |pages=27, 30 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
=== Men's basketball === {| class="wikitable" |+Men's Basketball Top Ten Home Attendance Records !Date !Opponent !Result !Attendance !Source |- |February 22, 1986 |Mankato State |Win: 77–71 |6,849 |<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=1986 |title=Final 1986 Men's Basketball Statistics Report|url=http://stats.ncaa.org/team/598/stats/13624 |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=stats.ncaa.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-st-cloud-77-mankato-71/143455612/|title=St. Cloud 77, Mankato 71|date=February 23, 1986|newspaper=Argus-Leader|page=12|access-date=March 15, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- |February 15, 1986 |South Dakota State |Win: 105–75 |6,407 |<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-st-cloud-st-105-sdsu-75/143455840/|title=St. Cloud St. 105, SDSU 75|date=February 16, 1986|newspaper=Argus-Leader|page=16|access-date=March 15, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- |February 1, 1986 |North Dakota State |Win: 59–51 |6,325 |<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-st-cloud-59-ndsu-51/143456014/|title=St. Cloud 59, NDSU 51|date=February 2, 1986|newspaper=Argus-Leader|page=12|access-date=March 15, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- |January 31, 1986 |North Dakota |Win: 62–56 |6,117 |<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-st-cloud-62-und-56/143456166/|title=St. Cloud 62, UND 56|date=February 1, 1986|newspaper=Argus-Leader|page=14|access-date=March 15, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- |March 9, 1986 |Wayne State (MI) |Loss: 75–71 |5,700 |<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Killeen|first=Mike|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-scsus-dream-season-ends/147278796/|title=SCSU's Dream Season Ends|date=March 10, 1986|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|pages=25, 32|access-date=March 15, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- |March 7, 1986 |Eastern Montana |Win: 76–67 |5,250 |<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Killeen|first=Mike|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/223131899/|title=SCSU Rolls to Title Game|date=March 8, 1986|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|pages=25, 28|access-date=March 15, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- |February 5, 2005 |Minnesota State-Mankato |Win: 89–76 |5,222 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=St. Cloud State Athletics Department |date=February 5, 2005 |title=Minnesota State vs St. Cloud State University (2/5/2005 at St. Cloud, MN — Official Basketball Box Score |url=http://www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics/sports/stats/slicer.asp?p=basketballmens-SCSMBB22.HTM |access-date=December 13, 2023 |website=stcloudstate.edu/athletics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050310005218/http://www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics/sports/stats/slicer.asp?p=basketballmens-SCSMBB22.HTM |archive-date=2005-03-10 |via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> |- |February 14, 1986 |Augustana (SD) |Loss: 70–69 |5,118 |<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Killeen|first=Mike|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-augusta-tips-scsu/147278273/|title=Augustana Tips SCSU|date=February 15, 1986|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|pages=27, 36|access-date=March 15, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- |January 28, 1986 |Morningside |Win: 89–77 |5,049 |<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Killeen|first=Mike|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-huskies-race-to-17th-str/147278507/|title=Huskies Race to 17th Straight|date=January 29, 1986|newspaper=St. Cloud Daily Times|pages=31, 35|access-date=March 15, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- |December 6, 1969 |St. John's (MN) |Win: 80–53 |>5,000 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fink |first=Bob |date=December 8, 1969 |title=Huskies Shine in 80-53 Win Over Jays |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-huskies-shine-in-80-53-w/138930567/ |access-date=December 13, 2023 |publisher=St. Cloud Daily Times |pages=34–35 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |}
=== Women's basketball === {| class="wikitable" |+Women's Basketball Top Ten Home Attendance Records !Date !Opponent !Result !Attendance !Source |- |January 21, 2006 |North Dakota |Loss: 66–58 |4,871 |<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=St. Cloud State Athletics Department|url=https://static.scsuhuskies.com/custompages/womensbasketball/2006/teamcume.htm|title=St. Cloud State Season Statistics (2005-06)|date=March 23, 2006|via=static.scsuhuskies.com}}</ref> |- |February 28, 2009 |Winona State |Loss: 84–75 |4,102 | rowspan="6" |<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=St. Cloud State Athletics Department|url=https://static.scsuhuskies.com/custompages/womensbasketball/2009/teamcume.htm|title=St. Cloud State Season Statistics (2008-09)|date=March 14, 2009|via=static.scsuhuskies.com}}</ref> |- |February 7, 2009 |Bemidji State |Win: 89–61 |3,386 |- |January 17, 2009 |Minnesota State-Mankato |Loss: 67–60 |3,298 |- |February 6, 2009 |Minnesota Duluth |Loss: 68–65 |3,278 |- |January 24, 2009 |Northern State |Win: 73–54 |3,187 |- |January 16, 2009 |Southwest Minnesota State |Win: 76–55 |3,122 |- |February 15, 2003 |North Dakota |Loss: 68–61 |3,100 |<ref>{{Cite web|last=St. Cloud State Athletics Department|url=http://condor.stcloudstate.edu:80/~sports/wbasketball/TEAMCUME.HTM|title=St. Cloud State Univ. Season Statistics|date=February 28, 2003|website=condor.stcloudstate.edu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031023031750/http://condor.stcloudstate.edu:80/~sports/wbasketball/TEAMCUME.HTM |archive-date=2003-10-23 |via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> |- |January 3, 2009 |Concordia-St. Paul |Win: 67–58 |3,011 |<ref name=":8" /> |- |January 28, 2006 |Minnesota Duluth |Win: 72–54 |2,972 |<ref name=":7" /> |}
== See also == * List of NCAA Division II basketball arenas
== References == {{Reflist}}
== Further reading == * [https://www.stcloudstate.edu/library/archives/digital/buildings/profiles.aspx Halenbeck Hall (1965) - Building Profiles (stcloudstate.edu)] *[https://www.historypin.org/en/person/47962/explore/geo/45.551344,-94.146609,15/bounds/45.540494,-94.15648,45.562192,-94.136738/paging/1/pin/321411 Phillip L. Halenbeck Hall (1965) (St. Cloud State University Archives) - Historypin]
== External links == * [https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/2012/5/24/MBB_0524124327?id=1 Halenbeck Hall] (Basketball, Volleyball, Wrestling) ** [https://www.youvisit.com/tour/panoramas/59964/80169?id=271653 360° Tour] (arena) * [https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/2012/6/7/GEN_0607123725?id=5 Halenbeck Hall Aquatic Center] (Swimming & Diving) * [https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/2012/6/7/GEN_0607125907?id=6 Halenbeck Hall Fieldhouse and Fitness Center] (Women's Track & Field) * [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vROQ-u4fxWLwTE_Is9WY1qUtINBDU-wqjv3FdGFGuqDFPJQ-umtw8lfjCq6JUGVSSxLZsA3431N0YoU/pubhtml Halenbeck Hall Concerts and Events (master spreadsheet)] * [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR3Pb80u06RRGYmf6SlmUIHJwZseCP_zQV-t5CIELqUM7i9lydV_MA9mVC4Ln1ZduRyqopsc_vR5O8H/pubhtml St. Cloud Rock'n Rollers Home Games (1995-96) (spreadsheet)]
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