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| Location | 432 West Vine Street Lexington, KY 40506 |
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| Coordinates | 38°02′58″N 84°30′10″W / 38.04944°N 84.50278°W |
| Owner | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government |
| Operator | Lexington Center Corporation |
| Capacity | Basketball: 20,500[1] Ice hockey: 18,345 Concerts: 23,000 |
| Surface | Cawood's Court |
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| Broke ground | June 21, 1974[2] |
| Opened | November 27, 1976[5] |
| Construction cost | $55 million ($284 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket[4] |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (NCAA) (1976–present) Kentucky Thoroughblades (AHL) (1996–2001) Lexington Men O' War (ECHL) (2002–2003) Lexington/Kentucky Horsemen (af2) (2008–2009) | |
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Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center is an arena located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Since its opening in 1976, it has been the centerpiece of Central Bank Center (formerly Lexington Center), a convention and shopping facility owned by an arm of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, which is located next to the Lexington Hyatt and Hilton hotels. Rupp Arena also serves as home court to the University of Kentucky men's basketball program, and is named after legendary former Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp with an official capacity of 20,500. In 2014 and 2015, in Rupp Arena, the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team was second in the nation in college basketball home attendance.[6] Rupp Arena also regularly hosts concerts, conventions and shows.
- ^ "Rupp Arena". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Ground to Be Broken for Lexington CC". Williamson Daily News. June 29, 1974.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Lexington Center/Rupp Arena - Ellerbe Becket Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Crowds Roar Approval As Rupp Arena Opens". The Press-Courier. November 28, 1976.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Attendance Leaders Year-by-Year (1970-2011)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2011-12-24.