Cintas Center

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cintas Center
Location	1624 Herald Dr Cincinnati, OH 45207
Opened	November 18, 2000
Owner	Xavier University
Operator	Xavier University
Tenants
Xavier Musketeers (Basketball & volleyball)
Capacity
10,250

Cintas Center is a 10,250 seat multi-purpose arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The arena opened in 2000. It is home to the Xavier University Musketeers basketball and volleyball teams. The building 's naming rights were purchased by the Cintas Corporation, a corporate identity uniforms and products company based in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason.

As a concert venue Cintas Center can seat as few as 4,169 or as many as 9,666. The arena features 14,415 square feet (1340 m²) of space. It also is used for trade shows, conventions, and graduations, among other events.

The Cintas Center is the team's fifth home site. Previously, the team played at the Cincinnati Gardens (for big games only from 1949 to 1979, and exclusively from 1983 to 2000), the Riverfront Coliseum, Schmidt Field House and the Fenwick Club.

[edit] Schiff Family Conference Center and Duff Banquet Center

The Schiff Family Conference Center has 7,700 square feet of meeting space. Adjacent is the 650-seat Duff Banquet Center.

[edit] External links

• Cintas Center

Current Basketball Arenas in the Atlantic 10

A.J. Palumbo Center (Duquesne) • Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (Saint Joseph's) • Bauman-Eberhardt Center (Saint Louis women) • Cintas Center (Xavier) • Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) • Liacouras Center (Temple) • Mullins Center (Massachusetts) • Reilly Center (St. Bonaventure) • Robins Center (Richmond) • Rose Hill Gym (Fordham) • Ryan Center (Rhode Island) • Scottrade Center (Saint Louis men) • Smith Center (George Washington) • Tom Gola Arena (La Salle) • UD Arena (Dayton)