Former names | Paige Sports Arena (October–November 2004; three regular season games[1]) |
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Location | One Champions Drive Columbia, Missouri 65211 |
Coordinates | 38°55′57″N 92°19′59″W / 38.93237°N 92.33303°W |
Public transit | Go COMO |
Owner | University of Missouri |
Operator | University of Missouri |
Capacity | 15,061 (2004–present) |
Surface | Hardwood |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September 21, 2002 |
Opened | October 13, 2004[6] |
Construction cost | $75 million ($121 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
Architect | CDFM2 HOK Sport (now Populous) |
Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[3] |
Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc.[4] |
General contractor | J.E. Dunn Construction Group[5] |
Tenants | |
Missouri Tigers (Men's & Women's Basketball) |
Mizzou Arena is an indoor arena located on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Home to the school's men's and women's basketball teams, the facility opened in November 2004 and replaced the Hearnes Center as the school's flagship indoor sports facility. The arena also serves as the Columbia-Jefferson City market's venue for well-known 'arena' acts such as Rascal Flatts, Luke Bryan and the Eagles. The arched-roof building seats 15,061, and is located just south of Hearnes and Memorial Stadium. The arena is host to Missouri State High School Activities Association championships for basketball and wrestling. The arena was originally known as Paige Sports Arena.[7]