CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall, built in 1972, is a 4,000-seat multipurpose

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located in

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. It is used primarily for

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and

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, and is the home of the

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Lions basketball and volleyball teams. The first basketball game in the arena was a preseason

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basketball game between the

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and the

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. It has also hosted

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basketball games as well. The main court at the arena has been replaced four times, most recently in 2018. In 2004 new scorers' tables and scoreboards were installed, including a center-hung scoreboard that replaced the one installed in 1985. Chairback seats were installed in 1989 on the home side and are sold only to season-ticket holders. In 2018, as part of North Alabama's transition to

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, Flowers Hall underwent a $2 million renovation. The renovation included replacing all bleachers, a brand new court, two new video boards, two new scorers' tables, and a new VIP area on the west end of the court. In 2023, Flowers Hall was renamed CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall.

Records

TEAM Most Points: 128 vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (26) on Nov. 7 2019 Most Rebounds: 68 vs. Lane College on Nov. 30, 1994 FG Attempts: 94 vs. Alabama-Birmingham on Jan. 16, 1979 FG Made: 51 vs. Virginia-Lynchburg on Nov. 7 2019 (attempted 79) FT Attempts: 48 vs. Lane on Jan. 15, 1997 (made 25) FT Made: 33 vs. Belmont on Dec. 12, 1992 (attempted 47) Largest Margin of Victory: 102 - UNA 128, Virginia-Lynchburg 26 on Nov. 7, 2019 INDIVIDUAL Most Points: 43 by Wanda Beckham vs. Tennessee Wesleyan on Dec. 1, 1978 (17 FG, 9 FT) Most Points in Half: 28 by Jennifer Towne vs. UAH on Jan. 25, 2014 Most Rebounds: 25 by Deborah Carlisle vs. Freed-Hardeman on Nov. 22, 1982 FG Attempts: 30 by Wanda Beckham vs. Tennessee Wesleyan on Dec. 1, 1978 FG Made: 17 by Wanda Beckham vs. Tennessee Wesleyan on Dec. 1, 1978 FT Attempts: 18 by Jameica York vs. West Georgia on Feb. 26, 2008 FT Made: 14 by LaConger Pegues vs. Lincoln Memorial on Feb. 6, 1995; 14 by Jameica York vs. West Georgia on Feb. 26, 2008; 14 by Lauren Faris vs. Blue Mountain on Nov. 26, 2013

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