Bartow Arena
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UAB Arena (1988-1997) |
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| place | 617 13th Street South Birmingham , Alabama 35233
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 30 '7.9 " N , 86 ° 48' 33.4" W |
| owner | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| operator | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| start of building | 1986 |
| opening | 3rd December 1988 |
| First game | December 3, 1988 UAB Blazers - Vanderbilt Commodores 76:69 (men's basketball) |
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Concrete floor PVC - Flooring |
| costs | 10.6 million US dollars |
| architect | GA Architecture Studio |
| capacity | 8,508 seats |
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The Bartow Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the US city of Birmingham in the state of Alabama . It is located on and owned by the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus . It is the home of the NCAA - college basketball teams of men and women and women's college volleyball team in the UAB Blazers ( Conference USA ). It offers 8,058 places.
history
The UAB Blazers teams were initially based in the Legacy Arena at Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex due to the lack of a hall of their own . In 1986 the construction of a sports hall began. On December 3, 1988, the then UAB Arena was inaugurated. On January 25, 1997, the hall was named after the basketball coach Gene Bartow (* 1930; † 2012). He was nicknamed "Father of UAB Athletics". Bartow was head coach at UCLA Bruins from 1975 to 1977 and then built the men's basketball department at UAB. At the same time he was also the team coach and sports director of the university. The arena's record attendance was recorded on February 16, 2008 with 9,392 spectators in a men's basketball game against Memphis. The hall is also used for university ceremonies such as graduation ceremonies . There are also concerts , lectures and appearances by celebrities such as US President Barack Obama , basketball player Michael Jordan and athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee .
On June 13, 2015, the two heavyweight boxers Deontay Wilder and Eric Molina met in the hall. In the world championship fight of the World Boxing Council (WBC) Wilder won by a knockout in the 9th round.
The World Games 2021 were awarded to the city of Birmingham. The Bartow Arena is said to be one of the venues.
Web links
- uabsports.com: Bartow Arena: Basketball / Volleyball Arena (English)
- setlist.fm: concert list of the UAB Arena (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ uabsports.com: Hall capacity (English)
- ↑ uabsports.com: Data on the Bartow Arena (English)
- ↑ espn.com: Deontay Wilder retains heavyweight title with knockout of Eric Molina Article from June 14, 2015 (English)