Built three years before the Great Depression began, McArthur Court -- known to Oregon basketball faithful as Mac Court or "The Pit" -- is home to men's and women's basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams. According to a 2001 poll in Sports Illustrated, it is opposing basketball teams' least favorite place to play in the Pac-10 and one of the most intimidating arenas in the country. Mac Court was built in 1926 and named after alumnus Clifton N. McArthur '01, a student-athlete and the university’s first student body president. The facility was often called the "Igloo" after its erection because of its shape and stark white color. It was paid for entirely by student fees and regularly was the site of student dances and events until the Erb Memorial Student Union was finished in 1950.