Holmes Center
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| George M. Holmes Convocation Center | |
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| "Holmes Center" | |
| Location | corner of Rivers St. and Blowing Rock Rd. Boone, NC 28607 |
| Broke ground | December 1997 |
| Opened | November 17, 2000 |
| Owner | Appalachian State Univ. |
| Operator | Appalachian State Univ. |
| Architect | Corley Redfoot Zack, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC |
| Tenants | |
| Appalachian State Mountaineers basketball, women's volleyball |
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| Capacity | |
| 8,576 | |
Holmes Center (George M. Holmes Convocation Center) is a 8,576-seat multi-purpose arena in Boone, North Carolina. It was built in 2000 and is home to the Appalachian State University Mountaineers basketball team. The inaugural event was a men's basketball game held on November 17, 2000 between the Mountaineers and the North Carolina Tar Heels in which UNC won 99-69. The facility replaced Varsity Gymnasium.
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| Current Basketball Arenas in the Southern Conference |
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| Alumni Gym (Elon) • Belk Arena (Davidson) • Benjamin Johnson Arena (Wofford) • Fleming Gymnasium (UNC Greensboro) • Hannon Fieldhouse (Georgia Southern) • Holmes Center (Appalachian State) • John Kresse Arena (College of Charleston) • McAlister Field House (The Citadel) • McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga) • Ramsey Center (Western Carolina) • Timmons Arena (Furman) |
