Thompson–Boling Arena

Thompson–Boling Arena

Arena in Tennessee, United States
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Thompson–Boling Arena at Food City Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The arena opened in 1987. It is home to the Tennessee Volunteers (men) and Lady Vols (women) basketball teams. Since 2008, it has been home to the Lady Vols volleyball team. It is named after B. Ray Thompson and former university president Edward J. Boling. The basketball court is named "The Summitt" after the late Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt. It replaced the Stokely Athletic Center. The mammoth octagonal building lies just northwest of the Tennessee River, and just southwest of Neyland Stadium. As an echo of its neighbor and a tribute to the brick-and-mortar pattern atop Ayres Hall, the baselines of the court are painted in the familiar orange-and-white checkerboard pattern.

Location
1600 Phillip Fulmer Way
Knoxville, Tennessee 37916
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Coordinates
35°57′4.2″N 83°55′30.1″W
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Owner
University of Tennessee
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Operator
University of Tennessee
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Capacity
21,678 (2007–present)
24,535 (1987–2007)
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Surface
Wooden Court
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CONSTRUCTION

Broke ground
November 2, 1983
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Opened
December 3, 1987
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Renovated
2007
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Construction cost
$40 million
($90 million in 2019 dollars)
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Architect
GSCD, Inc. Architects
Cideco Architecture & Planning Inc.
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Structural engineer
Ross H. Bryan Engineers Inc.
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General contractor
Ray Bell & Associates Construction
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