First National Bank Arena

First National Bank Arena

Location	217 Olympic Drive Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401
Owner	Arkansas State University
Operator	Arkansas State University
Capacity	10,038 basketball 10,252-11,209 concerts and events[1]
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	1984
Opened	July 11, 1987
Construction cost	$19 million ($51 million in 2023 dollars[2])
Architect	Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson
Structural engineer	Geiger Engineers[3]
Tenants
Arkansas State University Red Wolves (NCAA) (1987–present)
Website
www.fnbarena.com

First National Bank Arena (originally called the Convocation Center until 2017) is a 10,038-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Arkansas State University, and is home to their college basketball team, the Red Wolves.^[4]

First National Bank Arena has three separate public venues including a 217-seat Auditorium, a banquet/meeting room that can be divided into 3 smaller meeting rooms, and the main arena, which has permanent seating for 10,475. First National Bank Arena hosts hundreds of events each year in these three venues, and well over 100,000 people walk through its doors each year.^{[citation needed]}