"The Roundhouse" | |
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| Former names | UTC Arena (1982–2000) |
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| Location | 720 East 4th Street Chattanooga, TN 37403 USA |
| Coordinates | 35°03′01″N85°18′03″W / 35.050382°N 85.30091°W /35.050382; -85.30091 |
| Owner | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| Operator | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| Capacity | 10,995 (basketball) |
| Record attendance | 11,221 (December 4, 2007 vs Tennessee)[1] |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1980 |
| Opened | October 8, 1982 |
| Construction cost | $15.5 million ($50.5 million in 2024 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Franklin Group Architects (Architecture) Campbell and Associates Inc.(Mechanical and Civil Engineering) |
| Tenants | |
| Chattanooga Mocs Men's & Women's Basketball | |
McKenzie Arena (also called "The Roundhouse") is the primarybasketball arena for theUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) inChattanooga in theU.S. state ofTennessee. It replacedMaclellan Gymnasium, a 4,177-seat gymnasium now used for women's volleyball and wrestling. Originally called UTC Arena, it was renamed McKenzie Arena on February 21, 2000, in honor of athletic supportersToby and Brenda McKenzie ofCleveland, Tennessee. The arena opened on October 8, 1982. It was designed by Campbell & Associates Architects with David J. Moore as the on-site architect/construction administrator.
The first season included a visit by then defending NCAA national championNorth Carolina Tar Heels, a team which includedMichael Jordan,Brad Daugherty, andSam Perkins. The arena hosted the 2005, 2009, and 2011 men'sSouthern Conference basketball tournament and the 2005, 2009, and 2011 women's tournament championship game. In addition to basketball, the arena has hosted many concerts, ice shows, rodeos, circuses, truck rallies, and wrestling events. The arena is also home to UTC's department of intercollegiate athletics. The arena also hosted the 2006 TSSAA State Wrestling tournament.
The arena can also accommodateconcerts, with a 64-by-48-foot (20 by 15 m) stage and capacities of 7,463 for side-stage shows, 9,107 end-stage and 11,557 center-stage shows; ice shows, circuses and evenmonster truck rallies (arena floor dimensions are 151'6" by 181'9").
The arena hostedWCW Halloween Havoc in 1991 and the thirteenth WWFIn Your House pay-per-viewIn Your House 13: Final Four in 1997. It also hostedClash of the Champions IV, the first Clash of Champions event produced byWCW.World Wrestling Entertainment continues to hold matches at the arena.
In 2011,Winter Guard International made its first trip to McKenzie for the first annual WGI MidSouth Percussion Championship.
Terrell Owens also hosted his own induction ceremony into thePro Football Hall of Fame here on August 4, 2018.[3]