Kimmel Arena
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| Full name | Kimmel Arena (Wilma M. Sherrill Center) |
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| Location | Asheville, NC |
| Coordinates | 35°37′05″N 82°34′05″W / 35.618°N 82.568°W |
| Owner | University of North Carolina at Asheville |
| Operator | University of North Carolina at Asheville |
| Capacity | 3,200 |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 30, 2008[1] |
| Opened | November 7, 2011 |
| Construction cost | $7 million[2] ($9.48 million in 2024 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Bowers, Ellis and Watson Populous |
| General contractor | Shelco Inc.[4] |
| Tenants | |
| UNC Asheville Bulldogs (2011-present) | |
Kimmel Arena is the home of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs basketball and volleyball programs. It is a 3,400-seat arena located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina. Kimmel Arena, named for local businessman Joe Kimmel, is part of the much larger Wilma M. Sherrill Center, which is a 133,500-square-foot (12,400 m2) facility. The arena held its first games, both exhibitions, on November 7, 2011, and formally opened November 13, 2011, as UNC Asheville hosted the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. It replaces the Justice Center as UNCA's home court, but the latter will remain as a training facility and physical education complex. The venue hosted the 2012 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.
References
- ^ Bompey, Nanci (April 30, 2008). "Groundbreaking Held for $42M UNCA Health Center". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ Zamplas, Pete (December 1, 2011). "New Kimmel Facilities Complement Rising Program". Asheville Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ http://www.unca.edu/news-events/news/2011/4/sherrill-dedication
External links
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