TD Arena

TD Arena
Construction

Former names	Carolina First Arena
Location	66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424
Coordinates	32°47′8″N 79°56′4″W / 32.78556°N 79.93444°W / 32.78556; -79.93444Coordinates: 32°47′8″N 79°56′4″W / 32.78556°N 79.93444°W / 32.78556; -79.93444
Owner	College of Charleston
Operator	College of Charleston
Capacity	5,100
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	December 6, 2006
Opened	November 14, 2008
Construction cost	$47 million ($51.5 million in 2015 dollars^[1])
Architect	Betsch Associates Inc.
Project manager	Cumming Corp.^[2]
Structural engineer	Geiger Engineers^[3]
General contractor	Turner/Thompson^[4]
Tenants
College of Charleston men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball

TD Arena is a 5,100 seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina, USA that opened in 2008 and replaced John Kresse Arena as the home of the College of Charleston Cougars basketball and volleyball teams. The South Financial Group of Greenville, South Carolina, purchased the naming rights to the new facility, when it opened in 2008 under the Carolina First Arena name. After the 2010 sale of the corporation to Toronto Dominion Bank, the arena's name changed to TD Arena. The playing surface is named John Kresse Court in honor of legendary coach John Kresse.

Originally to be named Carolina First Center, the facility was renamed Carolina First Arena to avoid confusion with the bank's south coast main offices in Charleston which are located in an office building by the same name.

The first game played at the arena on November 14, 2008 was a first round game of the inaugural Charleston Classic between Texas Christian University and Western Michigan University won by TCU 67-63.

The arena not only plays host to Cougars basketball games, but it also hosts many other campus events, including orientations and campus tours. Also, several high school volleyball games have been held there.

References

↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2014. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
↑ Cumming Corp - Carolina First Arena
↑ "Karen Allen Lynch, P.E.". Geiger Engineers. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
↑ http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2008/01/20080121/SBJ-In-Depth/Other-Projects-Wrapping-Up-This-Year.aspx

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Toronto Dominion Bank Arena

College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball

Venues	John Kresse Arena (1982–2008) TD Arena (2008–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

College of Charleston

Schools	Business and Economics

Facilities	Albert Sottile House Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point Governor's School of South Carolina at the College of Charleston John Kresse Arena Marshlands Plantation House Richard Brenan House Sottile Theater TD Arena

Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball

Related	List of College of Charleston people

Basketball arenas of the Colonial Athletic Association

TD Arena (College of Charleston)
Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel)
Alumni Gym (Elon)
Hofstra Arena (Hofstra)
JMU Convocation Center (James Madison)
Matthews Arena (Northeastern, men's)
Cabot Center (Northeastern, women's)
Towson Arena (Towson)
Kaplan Arena at William & Mary Hall (William & Mary)
Trask Coliseum (UNC Wilmington)

TD Arena

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