Kimmel Arena
Encyclopedia
Kimmel Arena is the home of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs basketball
and volleyball
programs. It is a 3,400-seat arena located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville
in Asheville
, North Carolina
. Kimmel Arena, named for local businessman Joe Kimmel, is part of the much larger North Carolina Center for Health and Wellness, which is a 133500 square feet (12,402.6 m²) facility. The arena held its first games, both exhibitions, on Nov. 7, 2011 and will formally open Nov. 13, 2011, as UNC Asheville hosts the top-ranked University of North Carolina
Tar Heels
. It replaces the Justice Center
as UNCA's home court, but the latter will remain as a training facility and physical education complex.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
programs. It is a 3,400-seat arena located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of North Carolina at Asheville
The University of North Carolina at Asheville is a co-educational, four year, public liberal arts university. The university is also known as UNC Asheville. Located in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, UNCA is the only designated liberal arts institution in the University of North...
in Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. Kimmel Arena, named for local businessman Joe Kimmel, is part of the much larger North Carolina Center for Health and Wellness, which is a 133500 square feet (12,402.6 m²) facility. The arena held its first games, both exhibitions, on Nov. 7, 2011 and will formally open Nov. 13, 2011, as UNC Asheville hosts the top-ranked University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
Tar Heels
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is considered one of the most successful programs in NCAA history...
. It replaces the Justice Center
Justice Center
The Justice Center is a 1,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Asheville, North Carolina. It is home to the University of North Carolina at Asheville Bulldogs basketball and volleyball teams and hosted the 2006 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament and 2008 men's tourney.The Jusice Center...
as UNCA's home court, but the latter will remain as a training facility and physical education complex.