Dale F. Halton Arena

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Dale F. Halton Arena
Location	The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 28223
Opened	December 2, 1996
Owner	UNC Charlotte
Operator	UNC Charlotte
Tenants	Charlotte 49ers (Basketball & volleyball)
Capacity	9,105

Dale F. Halton Arena (commonly shortened to Halton Arena) is an indoor sports venue located on the main campus of UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is the home venue of the Charlotte 49ers men's and women's basketball teams and volleyball team.

Halton Arena was named for the former president and CEO of a Pepsi bottling company located in Charlotte. She remains a benefactress to the university. The building was funded entirely through private donations and student fees.

The arena is located inside the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center (known commonly by students as "The SAC") on the campus of university. Its seating capacity for basketball and volleyball is listed as 9,105, though most of the upper level is curtained off for women's basketball and volleyball games, reducing seating capacity to around 4,000. The University holds its commencement ceremonies every December and May inside the arena.

The arena opened on December 2, 1996 when the 49ers men's basketball team defeated Appalachian State in a non-conference game. It was the fourth primary home court for the 49ers since they joined the NCAA's Division I in 1971; previously the 49ers played at the on-campus Belk Gymnasium, or "The Mine Shaft" (1970-76), Cricket Arena (1976-88, 1992-96), and the Charlotte Coliseum (1988-92). Even after the men's basketball team began playing its home games off campus, the women's basketball and volleyball teams remained at Belk Gym.

Halton Arena was the location for the 2005 Conference USA women's basketball tournament and the 2007 Atlantic 10 volleyball tournament. It will reportedly serve as host for the 2008 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament.

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• James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center

Preceded by Independence Arena

Home of the Charlotte 49ers 1996 – present

Succeeded by Current

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v • d • e Current Basketball Arenas in the Atlantic 10 Conference A.J. Palumbo Center (Duquesne) • Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (Saint Joseph's) • Chaifetz Arena (Saint Louis) • Cintas Center (Xavier) • Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) • Liacouras Center (Temple) • Mullins Center (Massachusetts) • Reilly Center (St. Bonaventure) • Robins Center (Richmond) • Rose Hill Gymnasium (Fordham) • Ryan Center (Rhode Island) • Smith Center (George Washington) • Tom Gola Arena (La Salle) • UD Arena (Dayton)

v • d • e Sports venues in Metrolina Current American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte) • Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte) • Belk Track/Transamerica Field (Charlotte) • Cabarrus Arena & Events Center (Concord) • Charlotte Christian School (Charlotte) • Concord Motorsport Park (Concord) • Cricket Arena (Charlotte) • Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) • Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium (Kannapolis) • Grady Cole Center (Charlotte) • Irwin Belk Complex (Charlotte) • Irwin Belk Stadium (Wingate) • John M. Belk Arena (Davidson) • Keffer Stadium (Charlotte) • Knights Castle (Fort Mill) • Lowe's Motor Speedway (Concord) • Richardson Stadium (Davidson) • Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium (Charlotte) • Sims Legion Park (Gastonia) • Time Warner Cable Arena (Charlotte) • Waddell High School Stadium (Charlotte) • Winthrop Coliseum (Rock Hill) • U.S. National Whitewater Center (Mecklenburg Co.) Future Matthews Sportsplex (Being built, Matthews) • New Knights Stadium (Planned, Charlotte) Defunct Belk Gymnasium (Closed, Charlotte) • Charlotte Coliseum (Demolished, Charlotte) • Griffith/Crockett Park (Burned down, Charlotte) • Metrolina Speedway (Dormant, Charlotte)