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| Full name | Kimmel Arena (Wilma M. Sherrill Center) |
|---|---|
| Location | 227 Campus Drive Asheville,NC 28804 |
| Coordinates | 35°37′05″N82°34′08″W / 35.6181°N 82.5689°W /35.6181; -82.5689 |
| Owner | University of North Carolina at Asheville |
| Operator | University of North Carolina at Asheville |
| Capacity | 3,200 |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 30, 2008[1] |
| Opened | November 7, 2011 |
| Construction cost | $7 million[2] ($9.78 million in 2024 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Populous Bowers, Ellis and Watson |
| General contractor | Shelco Inc.[4] |
| Tenants | |
| UNC Asheville Bulldogs (2011–present) | |
Kimmel Arena is the home of the UNC Asheville Bulldogsbasketball programs, both men and women's. It is a 3,200-seat arena located on the campus of theUniversity of North Carolina at Asheville inAsheville,North Carolina. Kimmel Arena, named for local businessman Joe Kimmel, is part of the much larger Wilma M. Sherrill Center, which is a 133,500-square-foot (12,400 m2) facility. The arena held its first games, both exhibitions, on November 7, 2011, and formally opened November 13, 2011, as UNC Asheville hosted theUniversity of North CarolinaTar Heels. It replaces theJustice Center as UNCA's home court, but the latter will remain as a training facility and physical education complex.
Past events include; Bulldog Basketball, the Gala Gymnastics Meet, Colt Ford - music concert, Florida Georgia Line – music concert, the Carolina Day Holiday classic basketball tournament, 2012Big South Conference men's basketball tournament, American Bridge Club regional tournament, and Gluten Free Food Expo.
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