HemisFair Arena

HemisFair Arena
San Antonio Convention Center Arena
Location601 HemisFair Way
San Antonio, Texas 78203
Coordinates29°25′12″N 98°29′00″W / 29.420134°N 98.483299°W / 29.420134; -98.483299
OwnerCity of San Antonio
CapacityBasketball: 16,057[1]
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke ground1966
OpenedApril 6, 1968[3]
Renovated1977-78[2]
Expanded1977-78[2]
ClosedMay 31, 1995
DemolishedJune 1995[3]
ArchitectNoonan, Krocker & Dockery
General contractorLyda/H. A. Lott
Tenants
Houston Rockets (NBA) (1972–73)
San Antonio Spurs (ABA/NBA) (1973–93)
San Antonio Force (AFL) (1992)

HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 season, their only year of existence. The Houston Rockets also played home games at the arena during the 1972-73 NBA season.

  1. ^ NBA Arenas
  2. ^ a b "HemisFair Arena". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  3. ^ a b Briggs, Jerry (August 28, 2007). "Places of the Heart: HemisFair Arena". San Antonio Express-News. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2020.