The gym was the site of the 1942 NCAA basketball tournament East Regional games, won by the Dartmouth Indians.[5] In 1988 the university embarked on the first extensive remodel and refurbishment of the 55-year-old structure, timed to coincide with the return of the men's basketball program from its four-season dormancy in the wake of a point shaving scandal involving future NBA player John "Hot Rod" Williams.[6] Fogelman Arena played host to the Conference USA women's basketball tournament in 1999 and 2009.[7][8] In 2008 Barack Obama spoke to a capacity crowd in Fogelman as part of his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president.The newly renovated Fieldhouse opened on November 9, 2012, with a women's basketball game versus the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters, a 66–59 victory for the Green Wave.
Women's basketball after 2012 interior renovations at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse