August 16, 1977. It hosted the 1977 and 1989 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament title game. It also hosted games for the opening rounds of the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. In addition to concerts, the arena has also hosted the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and Champions on Ice, both as Levitt Arena and Koch Arena. American Idols Live! has performed annually at Koch Arena since 2003. Koch Arena hosted the 2008 Kansas State High School Activities Association Class 6A state wrestling tournament. The arena also hosts numerous high school basketball games involving schools from the Wichita City League. The KSHSAA Class 6A boys and girls basketball state tournaments moved to Koch Arena from Emporia State University's William L. White Auditorium in 2011. See also List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas Sports facilities on WSU campus Cessna Stadium (track) Eck Stadium (baseball) Facilities in Wichita area Century II Convention Hall (downtown Wichita) Cotillion Ballroom (west Wichita) Intrust Bank Arena (downtown Wichita) Hartman Arena (north of Wichita, in Park City) References External links Official athletic site Charles Koch Arena information, wichita.edu WSU Campus Map, wichita.edu Historical 1954 to 1978 arena history, specialcollections.wichita.edu 1965 aerial view looking west toward WSU campus, wichitaphotos.org 1952 aerial view looking northeast showing grounds before the Field House was built (edge of football stadium in upper-right corner), wichitaphotos.org College basketball venues in the United States Sports venues in Kansas Arena Indoor arenas in Kansas Wichita State Shockers men's basketball Basketball venues in Kansas Sports venues in Wichita, Kansas