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John Kresse Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1982 and is home to the College of Charleston Cougars basketball team. The facility, named after the school's longtime head basketball coach John Kresse, hosted the 1997 and 1998 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournaments. It is due to be replaced in October 2008 by the Carolina First Center. The arena inside the Carolina First Center will continue to be called the John Kresse Arena.