About Maples Pavilion

Home of Champions

Home of the 2002-03 NCAA Women's Basketball West Regional

Maples Pavilion's floor has a unique design that lessens the chances of sustaining leg, ankle, heel, and foot injuries. The "spring action" is ideal for higher jumping.

With seats full of enthusiastic Stanford fans, Maples Pavilion is a difficult stop for opposing teams.

"For Stanford players, Maples is a fantastic place to play... I'm not so sure visiting teams share the same sentiment. With the rocking floor and the roar of the crowd you can feel the energy and excitement. Our fans are loud and loyal!"
- Jamila Wideman, Stanford 1994-97

Maples Pavilion, home of Stanford Basketball, serves the entire university as a multi-purpose facility.

Dedicated March 1, 1969, the 7,391-seat structure was built at a cost of $3.3 million. It was named after its principal donor, the late Roscoe Maples, a member of the 1904 Stanford graduating class.

The Maples Pavilion floor, acknowledged as one of the finest basketball surfaces in the world, is a copy of that in the old Encina Pavilion. The unique floor design lessens the athletes' chances of sustaining leg, ankle, heel and foot injuries while providing spring action ideal for higher jumping.

The actual floor construction began with sleepers being bolted into the six-inch concrete slab, which is covered with 30-pound felt paper. Above that, wooden wedges were placed on the sleepers as a base for the joints which are 3x3 dressed fir, laid crosswise on eight-foot centers, three joists high. The nine-inch cross-hatched layer of wood and air provides the coiled spring effect.

The pavilion has floor space for three basketball courts crosswise, or four volleyball courts.

In addition to the men's and women's basketball teams, Maples Pavilion is home to the women's volleyball team, a four-time National Championship program, and the men's volleyball program. In the spring, the Cardinal tennis teams have converted the area into an indoor court for matches against top national competition.

The pavilion is utilized throughout the year by university staff and students for recreational purposes. During the winter academic quarter, Maples is used continuously on weekdays, beginning with physical education classes and ending with intramural competition. Sandwiched in between are noontime recreational basketball, women's basketball practice, and men's basketball practice. On weekends when no intercollegiate competition is scheduled, the pavilion is used by intramural teams.

In addition to intercollegiate, intramural and physical education classes, occasional concerts are held in Maples. The pavilion is also used for banquets and lectures.