Allen Fieldhouse Home Locker Room Bench Wooden Seat Pen Blanks - University of Kansas

Product Specifications

Available Sizes:

• Pen Blanks: 3/4" x 3/4" (minimum 5" long)
• Knife Scales: 5" x 1-1/2" x 3/8"
• Ring Blanks: 1-1/2" square x 1/2"

All blanks include a premium Certificate of Authenticity (COA) — a 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed seal.

Note: Most blanks are cut fresh to order from the original wooden bench seats.

Material Story

These historic pen blanks are crafted from the actual wooden seat boards of the Home Locker Room benches at the legendary Allen Fieldhouse, home of the Kansas Jayhawks.

After decades of use by generations of KU players, these solid wooden seats carry the soul of one of college basketball’s most iconic venues. We carefully reclaim and process each piece to create stable, high-quality blanks that preserve the original character, grain, and history of the bench wood.

Whether you're turning a pen, crafting knife scales, or making ring blanks, each piece offers a direct connection to the heart of Jayhawk basketball — where champions prepare, legends are born, and the spirit of Kansas basketball lives on.

The History of Allen Fieldhouse

Allen Fieldhouse, often called the “Cathedral of College Basketball,” is one of the most storied and intimidating arenas in the world. Located on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, it opened on March 1, 1955, and was dedicated with a Jayhawk victory over rival Kansas State (77-66) before a capacity crowd of 17,228 fans.

Named after the legendary Dr. Forrest C. “Phog” Allen — a pioneer of the game who played for basketball inventor James Naismith and coached at KU for 39 seasons — the Fieldhouse sits on James Naismith Court. It has served as home to the Kansas Jayhawks for over 70 years, hosting countless memorable games, conference titles, and NCAA tournament runs.

Known for its passionate fans and electric atmosphere, Allen Fieldhouse has been praised as one of the greatest venues in American sports. Under coaches like Bill Self, it has become nearly unbeatable at home, helping power the Jayhawks to multiple Big 12 championships and deep NCAA runs.

Owning a piece of the original Home Locker Room bench wood means you hold a tangible fragment of Kansas basketball history — a place where future NBA stars, Olympic athletes, and Hall of Famers have sat, prepared, and dreamed before stepping onto the court.