McKenzie Arena

McKenzie Arena
Construction
The Roundhouse
Former names	UTC Arena (1982–2000)
Location	720 East 4th Street Chattanooga, TN 37403 USA
Owner	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Operator	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Capacity	10,928 (basketball)
Record attendance	11,221 (December 4, 2007 vs Tennessee)^[1]
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	1980
Opened	October 8, 1982
Construction cost	$15.5 million ($38.1 million in 2016 dollars^[2])
Architect	Campbell and Associates Inc.
Tenants
Chattanooga Mocs (Men's) and Lady Mocs (Women's) Basketball

McKenzie Arena (also called The Roundhouse) is the primary basketball arena for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) in Chattanooga in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It replaced Maclellan 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 supporters Toby and Brenda McKenzie of Cleveland, Tennessee.

The 10,928-seat arena was opened on October 8, 1982. The first season included a visit by then defending national NCAA champion North Carolina Tar Heels, a team which included Michael Jordan, Brad Daugherty, and Sam Perkins. The arena hosted the 2005, 2009, and 2011 men's Southern Conference basketball tournament and the 2005, 2009, and 2011 women's tournament championship game. In addition to basketball, the arena has hosted many ice shows, rodeos, circuses, truck rallies, and wrestling events. The arena is also home to UTC's department of intercollegiate athletics.

The arena can also accommodate concerts, with a 64-by-48-foot stage and capacities of 7,463 for side-stage shows, 9,107 end-stage and 11,557 center-stage shows; ice shows, circuses and even monster truck rallies (arena floor dimensions are 151'6" by 181'9").

The arena hosted WCW Halloween Havoc in 1991 and the thirteenth WWF In Your House pay-per-view In Your House 13: Final Four in 1997. It also hosted Clash of Champions IV, the first Clash of Champions event produced by WCW. 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.

References

↑ http://www.gomocs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17700&ATCLID=1146159
↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

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Facilities	Chamberlain Field Engel Stadium Erlanger Health System Finley Stadium Maclellan Gymnasium McKenzie Arena Zion College

Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Chattanooga Mocs wrestling University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs

Media	WUTC

People	List of leaders of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Venues	Maclellan Gymnasium (1961–1982) McKenzie Arena (1982–present)

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NCAA national championship in bold

Basketball arenas of the Southern Conference

McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga) McAlister Field House (The Citadel) Freedom Hall Civic Center (East Tennessee State) Timmons Arena (Furman) Hawkins Arena (Mercer) Pete Hanna Center (Samford) Greensboro Coliseum (UNC Greensboro) Cameron Hall (VMI) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina) Benjamin Johnson Arena (Wofford)

Coordinates: 35°03′01″N 85°18′03″W / 35.050382°N 85.30091°W / 35.050382; -85.30091

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McKenzie Arena

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