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in dollars) | architect = Rosser International Inc. | structural engineer = Geiger Engineers〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.geigerengineers.com/paul-gossen )〕 | general_contractor = Beers Construction | former_names = Carolina Center (2002–2003) Colonial Center (2003–2008) | tenants = South Carolina Gamecocks (NCAA) (2002–present) Columbia Stingers (NIFL) (2007) | seating_capacity = 18,000 (Basketball) 19,000 (Concerts) }} The Colonial Life Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina men's and women's basketball teams. Opened as a replacement for the Carolina Coliseum with the name Carolina Center in 2002, the 18,000 seat arena is also host to various events like conferences, concerts, and graduation ceremonies throughout the year. It is the largest arena in the state of South Carolina and the tenth largest . The naming rights were acquired in 2003 by Unum, a Portland, Maine-based insurance company, and it was renamed to the Colonial Center after the Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, a Unum subsidiary headquartered in Columbia. On July 22, 2008, the USC board approved renaming the building to the Colonial Life Arena as part of Unum (which by then had moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee)'s rebranding of Colonial Life & Accident as Colonial Life. ==History and use== The arena first opened on November 22, 2002 with the season opener of the South Carolina women's basketball team. A near sell-out crowd of 17,712 fans saw the 72–58 Gamecocks victory over in-state rival Clemson, with a one-dollar admission charge, at that time commonly used by the women's basketball team to promote major games. The official grand opening took place December 2, 2002. The men's basketball team defeated Temple 66–47. On January 26, 2010 South Carolina defeated #1 ranked and undefeated Kentucky 68-62 in the arena, one of the biggest wins in South Carolina history.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/2009-10.html )〕 Aside from Gamecock basketball, the Colonial Life Arena also hosts the South Carolina High School Basketball Championships each year. The facility is built to also host ice hockey games, and was intended to be the new home of the ECHL's Columbia Inferno. However, due to legal issues with the funding for the facility, it has yet to host a game. The franchise suspended operations in 2008, but after plans for a new arena in neighboring Lexington County fell through, the franchise was finally canceled in 2014. The Colonial Life Arena was ranked 22nd in the world in ticket sales in 2003. It was also ranked the #1 arena in the Carolinas and was the #2 rated university arena in the world in 2005, based on ticket sales for touring shows.〔http://sdm3.com/viewmsg.cfm?n35069s338c632468t337e1685912〕 It is managed by Comcast's Global Spectrum, whose Philadelphia 76ers played an exhibition game in the venue in October 2005. Ticketing is provided by New Era Tickets, and tickets can be purchased through the Arena's web site. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colonial Life Arena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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