Alico Arena
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| Location |
FGCU Parkway East Fort Myers, Florida 33913[1] |
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| Owner | Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Operator | Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Capacity | 4,633 (basketball) |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2000 |
| Opened | December 2, 2002[2] |
| Construction cost |
$11,900,000 ($15.7 million in 2016 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Hastings+Chivetta |
| General contractor | Manhattan Kraft Construction, Inc.[4] |
| Tenants | |
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FGCU Eagles Basketball FGCU Eagles Volleyball | |
Alico Arena, also known as The Nest and Dunk City, is a 120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2) multipurpose arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. It is the home of the FGCU Eagles volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams. It holds 4,633 people in basketball configuration. It also features four practice courts, six suites, twelve locker rooms, and the offices of the Athletics Department.
Eagle statue at the entrance of Alico Arena
Alico, a large Florida agribusiness with longstanding ties to the university (Alico actually donated the site of FGCU's campus), paid for the arena's naming rights.
References
- ↑ This is the physical location. The mailing address is 10501 FGCU Blvd. S, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565.
- ↑ Handel, Craig (December 2, 2002). "Alico Arena Debuts". The News Press.
- ↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.manhattanconstructiongroup.com/manhattan-construction/projects?ptype=7&pid=184
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Coordinates: 26°28′16″N 81°45′53″W / 26.47111°N 81.76472°W
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