| Kimmel Arena | |
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| Full name | Kimmel Arena (North Carolina Center for Health and Wellness) |
| Location | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Broke ground | 2008 |
| Opened | 2011 (estimated) |
| Owner | University of North Carolina at Asheville |
| Construction cost | $5-7 million |
| Architect | Bowers, Ellis and Watson HOK |
| Capacity | 3,400 |
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| UNC Asheville Bulldogs (2011-) | |
Kimmel Arena is the home of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs basketball and volleyball programs. It is a 3,400-seat arena located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina. Kimmel Arena, named for local businessman Joe Kimmel, is part of the much larger North Carolina Center for Health and Wellness, which is a 133,500-square-foot (12,400 m2) facility. The arena held its first games, both exhibitions, on Nov. 7, 2011 and will formally open Nov. 13, 2011, as UNC Asheville hosts the top-ranked University of North Carolina Tar Heels. It replaces the Justice Center as UNCA's home court, but the latter will remain as a training facility and physical education complex.
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