Alico Arena
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| Alico Arena | |
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| Location | FGCU Parkway East Fort Myers, Florida 33913[1] |
| Opened | December 2, 2002[2] |
| Owner | Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Operator | Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction cost | $11,900,000 ($14.5 million in 2012 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Hastings+Chivetta |
| General Contractor | Manhattan Kraft Construction, Inc.[4] |
| Capacity | 4,500 (basketball) |
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| FGCU Eagles Basketball | |
Alico Arena is a 120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2) multipurpose arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. It is the home of the FGCU Eagles men's and women's basketball teams. It holds 4,500 people in basketball configuration. It also features four practice courts, six suites, twelve locker rooms, and the offices of the Athletics Department.
Alico, a large Florida agribusiness with longstanding ties to the university (Alico actually donated the site of FGCU's campus), paid for the arena's naming rights.
[edit] References
- ^ This is the physical location. The mailing address is 10501 FGCU Blvd. S, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565.
- ^ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/news_press/access/1835728931.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+02%2C+2002&author=Craig+Handel&pub=The+News+Press&desc=Alico+Arena+debuts&pqatl=google
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ http://www.manhattanconstructiongroup.com/manhattan-construction/projects?ptype=7&pid=184
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Coordinates: 26°28′16″N 81°45′53″W / 26.47111°N 81.76472°W
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