State Farm Center
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Not to be confused with State Farm Research and Development Center, State Farm Arena, or State Farm Stadium.
The State Farm Center is a large dome-shaped 15,544-seat indoor arena located in Champaign, Illinois, owned and operated by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The arena hosts games for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, women's basketball, and wrestling teams. It also doubles as a performance and event center, and is one of the largest venues between Chicago and St. Louis. It opened in 1963 and was known until 2013 as Assembly Hall until State Farm Insurance acquired naming rights as part of a major renovation project.
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Former names | Assembly Hall (1963–2013) |
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Address | 1800 South 1st Street |
Location | Champaign, Illinois, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40.096259°N 88.235956°W / 40.096259; -88.235956 |
Public transit | MTD |
Owner | University of Illinois |
Operator | University of Illinois |
Capacity | 15,544 (permanent), 16,500 (concert)[1] (2016–present) 17,085 (2014–2015) 16,618 (2003–2014) 16,450 (1995–2003) 16,321 (1992–1995) 16,153 (1980–1992) 16,128 (1963–1980) |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | May 25, 1959[2] |
Opened | March 2, 1963 |
Construction cost | $8.35 million ($83.1 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
Architect | Harrison & Abramovitz |
Structural engineer | Ammann & Whitney |
General contractor | Felmley-Dickerson Co. |
Tenants | |
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball (1963–present) Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball (1981–1993, 1998–present) Illinois Fighting Illini wrestling (2022–present) | |
Website | |
http://statefarmcenter.com/ |
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