| Value City Arena | |
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| The Schott Schottenstein Center |
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| Full name | Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center |
| Location | 555 Borror Drive Columbus, OH 43210 |
| Broke ground | April 2, 1996 |
| Opened | November 3, 1998 |
| Owner | Ohio State University |
| Operator | Ohio State University |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction cost | $116 million ($156 million in 2012 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Moody/Nolan, Ltd. & Sink Combs Dethlefs |
| Capacity |
Basketball: 18,809 (2010-present)
Concerts: 20,000 |
| Website | www.schottensteincenter.com |
| Tenants | |
| Ohio State Buckeyes (basketball and hockey) |
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The Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center is a multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of The Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It was the main entertainment arena in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area until the Nationwide Arena opened in 2000.
The arena opened in 1998 and is currently the largest in the Big Ten Conference.[2]
It is home to Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball, women's basketball and men's ice hockey teams. Previously, the basketball teams played at St. John Arena, while the ice hockey team played at the OSU Ice Arena. The arena is named for Jerome Schottenstein, of Columbus, late founder of Schottenstein Stores Corp. and lead benefactor of the project.
Ohio State ranked 18th in the nation in average attendance (15,390) for the 2005–06 season.
The music video for Carrie Underwood's 2010 hit "Undo It" was filmed at the arena.
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Prior to July 1, 2010, one of Value City Arena's major event competitors was the downtown Nationwide Arena, which opened in 2000 and is home to the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets. In May 2010, the Blue Jackets and OSU signed a one-year, annually renewable, agreement to turn over day to day operations and non-athletic event booking of Nationwide Arena to OSU, effective July 1, 2010. [3] This agreement puts both arenas under the same management and makes the facilities sister venues.
| Preceded by Pauley Pavilion |
Host of the Jeopardy! College Championship 2002 |
Succeeded by Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| Preceded by FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts |
Host of the Frozen Four 2005 |
Succeeded by Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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