| Auburn Arena | |
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| Location | 250 Beard-Eaves Court Auburn, AL 36849 |
| Broke ground | August 29, 2008[1] |
| Opened | October 15, 2010 |
| Owner | Auburn University |
| Operator | Auburn University |
| Construction cost | $92 million ($92 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | 360 Architecture[3] |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[3] |
| Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid Inc.[3] |
| General Contractor | B.L. Harbert/Robins & Morton[3] |
| Capacity | 9,121 |
| Tenants | |
| Auburn Tigers (Basketball & Gymnastics) |
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Auburn Arena is a 9,121 seat multi-purpose arena in Auburn, Alabama. The new arena is the home of the Auburn Tigers basketball and gymnastics teams and replaced Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum. It is located on the west side of campus, near Wire Road between Thach Ave. and Heisman Drive. The 2010-2011 basketball season was the first in the new facility.
The new arena cost $92.5 million and contains two practice courts, a weight room, twelve suites, coaches offices, the Auburn Ticket Office, and the Lovelace Athletic Museum.
Along the west side of Auburn Arena is a large monument that states the Auburn Creed.
Auburn's men lost their opening game at the Auburn Arena to UNC Asheville, 70-69, in overtime. Their first win in the new arena was a 68-66 win over Middle Tennessee.
Auburn's women won their opening game, 79-61 over Mercer.
Auburn Arena hosted games for the first two rounds of the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
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