Bartow Arena

Bartow Arena
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Former namesUAB Arena (1988–1997)
Location617 13th Street South
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Coordinates33°30′7.79″N 86°48′33.28″W / 33.5021639°N 86.8092444°W / 33.5021639; -86.8092444
OwnerUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
OperatorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Capacity8,508
Record attendance9,878 (August 16, 2015, BGEA Greater Birmingham Festival of Hope)
Construction
Broke ground1986
OpenedDecember 3, 1988 (1988-12-03)
Construction cost$10.6 million
($27.3 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectGA Architecture Studio
Services engineerMW/Davis Dumas & Associates, Inc.[2]
General contractorHuber, Hunt & Nichols[3]
Tenants
UAB Blazers Athletics
Website
Bartow Arena at UABSports

Bartow Arena is an 8,508-seat multi-purpose arena in Birmingham, in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is home to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers men's and women's basketball teams as well as the women's volleyball team. The arena is named after Gene Bartow, the coach who built the school's men's basketball program from scratch over the last quarter of the 20th century. UAB initially played their games at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Arena, now known as Legacy Arena, but moved its games to the on-campus facility beginning with the 1988–89 season.

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