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St. Thomas plans new arena for D1 profile, gets $75M gift

Student athletes, faculty and university community members gather to watch a kick-off event Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at the Anderson Student Center on the campus of St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minn. St. Thomas plans to build an on-campus basketball and hockey arena, the latest major move by the Minnesota Catholic university that's in its second school year as an NCAA Division I athletics program. The new facility drive was fueled by a $75 million gift that's the largest in school history.(Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP) Confetti is launched into the air at a kick-off event Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 at the Anderson Student Center on the campus of St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minn. St. Thomas plans to build an on-campus basketball and hockey arena, the latest major move by the Minnesota Catholic university that's in its second school year as an NCAA Division I athletics program. The new facility drive was fueled by a $75 million gift that's the largest in school history.(Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP) Lee and Penny Anderson smile at the conclusion of a kick-off event Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at the Anderson Student Center on the campus of St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minn. St. Thomas plans to build an on-campus basketball and hockey arena, the latest major move by the Minnesota Catholic university that's in its second school year as an NCAA Division I athletics program. The new facility drive was fueled by a $75 million gift that's the largest in school history. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP) Rico Blasi, head coach of the men's hockey team, speaks at a kick-off event Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 at the Anderson Student Center on the campus of St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minn. St. Thomas plans to build an on-campus basketball and hockey arena, the latest major move by the Minnesota Catholic university that's in its second school year as an NCAA Division I athletics program. The new facility drive was fueled by a $75 million gift that's the largest in school history.(Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP) Kendall Blue, left, a guard on the men's basketball team, shakes hands with Lee Anderson and presents him with a jersey at a kick-off event Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 at the Anderson Student Center on the campus of St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minn. St. Thomas plans to build an on-campus basketball and hockey arena, the latest major move by the Minnesota Catholic university that's in its second school year as an NCAA Division I athletics program. The new facility drive was fueled by a $75 million gift that's the largest in school history.(Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP)
St. Thomas plans new arena for D1 profile, gets $75M gift