Suncoast Credit Union Arena

Suncoast Credit Union Arena
Location 8099 College Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida 33919
Owner Florida SouthWestern State College
Operator Florida SouthWestern State College
Capacity 3,500
Surface Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground April 23, 2015[1]
Opened November 29, 2016[2]
Construction cost $25,222,512
($25.2 million in 2016 dollars[3])[4]
Architect Harvard Jolly[5]
General contractor Shanska[6]
Tenants
FSW Buccaneers Basketball
FSW Buccaneers Volleyball
City of Palms Classic

Suncoast Credit Union Arena is a 75,000 sq ft (7,000 m2) multipurpose arena on the campus of Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers, Florida. It is the home of the FSW Buccaneers men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams. It holds 3,500 people in basketball configuration. It also features six skyboxes, a hospitality event center, competition courts that convert into recreational courts, athletic office space, student, faculty and staff wellness, and an athletic center with a fitness pavilion, men’s and women’s locker rooms and a weight training area. It is also the home to the City of Palms Classic, an annual high school basketball tournament held in Fort Myers.

Suncoast Credit Union, a Tampa-based credit union with roots in serving educators, paid $5 million for the arena's naming rights.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Suncoast Credit Union Arena - Florida Southwestern College Athletics
  2. ↑ Dorsey, David (November 30, 2016). "FSW opens new arena with fanfare, basketball doubleheader". The News Press.
  3. ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Bland, Thyrie (September 22, 2015). "Board approves additional $1.9M to build FSW arena". The News Press.
  5. ↑ Harvard Jolly - Suncoast Credit Union Arena
  6. ↑ http://www.usa.skanska.com/projects/project/?pid=11072
  7. ↑ "Arena naming rights a win for FSW, Suncoast". The News Press. January 21, 2015.

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