The William P. Cole, Jr. Student Activities Building, commonly known as Cole Field House, is an indoor arena in the eastern United States, located on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, a suburb north of Washington, D.C.Opened in late 1955, it was the home of the Maryland Terrapins basketball teams for 47 seasons; it was succeeded by Xfinity Center (originally "Comcast Center") in the fall of 2002. Cole is situated in the heart of the campus, adjacent to Stamp Student Union and near McKeldin Library.Cole Field House is the site of the most upsets of No. 1-ranked teams in men's basketball. In 2002, Maryland defeated Duke, the seventh and final top-ranked foe to lose at the arena.HistoryThe building was constructed in 1955 as the "Student Activities Building" at a cost of $3.3 million. Although its original capacity was 12,000, additional seats were installed throughout the years to bring the final capacity to 14,596 The first basketball game was played on December 2, 1955, when Maryland beat Virginia
