TD Arena

TD Arena
Former names Carolina First Arena
Location 301 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Coordinates 32°47′8″N 79°56′4″W / 32.78556°N 79.93444°W / 32.78556; -79.93444Coordinates: 32°47′8″N 79°56′4″W / 32.78556°N 79.93444°W / 32.78556; -79.93444
Owner College of Charleston
Operator College of Charleston
Capacity 5,100
Surface Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground December 6, 2006
Opened November 14, 2008
Construction cost $47 million
($51.7 million in 2016 dollars[1])
Architect Betsch Associates Inc.
Project manager Cumming Corp.[2]
Structural engineer Geiger Engineers[3]
Services engineer Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.[4]
General contractor Turner/Thompson[5]
Tenants
Charleston Cougars men's basketball
Charleston Cougars women's basketball
Charleston Cougars volleyball
ESPN Charleston Classic (2008-present)

TD Arena is a 5,100 seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina, United States that opened in 2008 and replaced John Kresse Arena as the home of the College of Charleston Cougars basketball and volleyball teams. The South Financial Group of Greenville, South Carolina, purchased the naming rights to the new facility and it opened in 2008 under the Carolina First Arena name. After the 2010 sale of the corporation to Toronto Dominion Bank, the arena's name changed to TD Arena. The playing surface is named John Kresse Court in honor of legendary Charleston men's basketball coach John Kresse.

Originally to be named Carolina First Center, the facility was renamed Carolina First Arena to avoid confusion with the bank's south coast main offices in Charleston which are located in an office building by the same name.

The first game played at the arena on November 14, 2008 was a first round game of the inaugural ESPN Charleston Classic between Texas Christian University and Western Michigan University won by TCU 67-63.

Perhaps the biggest game in arena history was a 82-79 Charleston victory in overtime over then-No. 9 ranked and defending champion North Carolina on January 5, 2010.

The arena not only plays host to Cougars' basketball games, but it also hosts many other campus events, including orientations and campus tours. Also, several high school volleyball games have been held there.

See also

References

  1. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  2. Cumming Corp - Carolina First Arena
  3. "Karen Allen Lynch, P.E.". Geiger Engineers. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  4. "College of Charleston Arena". Factory Sales Agency. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  5. "Other Projects Wrapping Up This Year". SportsBusiness Journal. January 21, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2011.

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