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New Arena Name Announced

Mathew Knight Arena

It looks as though the new arena will be names Mathew Knight Arena.

In a rare public appearance, Phil Knight announced at a news conference at the Rose Garden Arena today that the University of Oregon's new basketball pavilion will be called Matthew Knight Arena. It will honor a son of Phil and Penny Knight who died in 2004.

The entire story from the Oregonian can be found here.

The video of the announcement can be found here on the O-Zone.

 

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