MCKENZIE ARENA
2013-14 CHATTANOOGA MOCS BASKETBALL
MCKENZIE ARENA
A school-record crowd of 11,221 saw the Mocs battle No. 10 Tennessee on Dec. 4, 2007 in the 25th Anniversary game of the McKenzie Arena.
The McKenzie Arena, originally named the UTC Arena, was officially dedicated in December, 1982. Its construction was the result of a cooperative venture between the City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, The University of Tennessee system and the State of Tennessee. The 210,000-square-foot, $15.5 million multi-purpose complex is home to the University of Tennessee at LARGEST MCKENZIE ARENA CROWDS CChattanooga’s basketball teams. It also houses UTC’s wrestling practice area, training room, athletic administraDATE ATTENDANCE OPPONENT RESULT titive and coaches offices and locker rooms for basketball, football and wrestling. 1) 12/4/07 11,221 Tennessee L, 70-76 The Arena was renamed The McKenzie Arena on Feb. 21, 2000, after a generous donation from supporters 2) 12/1/82 11,218 Tennessee L, 49-55 TToby McKenzie and Brenda Lawson of Cleveland, Tenn. The Arena’s longtime nickname “The Roundhouse” came 3) 12/21/82 11,218 North Carolina L, 66-73 aabout because of the facility’s round shape, but also because of the railroad tradition in the city. The building 4) 12/3/94 11,103 Michigan L, 71-83 th that housed the mechanism to turn locomotives around when they reached the terminal was known as the 5) 2/15/92 10,915 East Tennessee St. L, 67-83 ro roundhouse. 6) 2/16/87 10,727 Marshall W, 82-78 The 10,995-seat arena has two state-of-the-art video boards that enhance the fan experience at every 7) 2/4/84 10,491 Marshall L, 67-75 ggame. Expanded 8) 2/22/96 10,343 Memphis L, 55-63 ccourtside seating 9) 2/5/94 10,205 East Tennessee St. W, 86-84 aand the “Gold Circle” 10) 3/14/84 10,132 Georgia W, 74-69 pprovide fans with 11) 1/21/91 10,121 East Tennessee St. W, 76-74 eexcellent vantage 12) 12/4/85 9,846 Georgia Tech L, 74-94 ppoints to catch all 13) 3/5/83 9,783 Western Carolina W, 76-63 oof the action on the 14) 1/14/89 9,514 Marshall W, 99-75 ccourt. 15) 2/5/83 9,284 Marshall W, 88-71 The University 16) 2/21/85 9,253 Marshall W, 80-73 oof Tennessee’s men’s 17) 1/28/09 9,234 Davidson L, 70-92 bbasketball team came 18) 12/22/94 9,222 Purdue L, 77-94 frfrom Knoxville to 19) 2/22/97 9,211 Marshall W, 92-72 oopen the Arena on 20) 12/21/90 9,121 Alabama L, 58-62 DDec. 1, 1982. A sellout 21) 12/19/95 9,117 Ohio St. W, 83-70 ccrowd of 11,218 was 22) 1/8/94 9,108 Marshall W, 92-81 oon hand to watch the 23) 2/27/89 8,927 The Citadel W, 79-70 VVols defeat the Mocs 24) 2/26/91 8,926 Furman W, 79-74 556-49. The game 25) 12/22/93 8,922 Georgia Tech L, 74-81 tu turned out to be a The Mocs topped the 2-million mark in attendance on Jan. 28, 2009 hosting Davidson.
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