Island Federal Credit Union Arena, commonly referred to as Island Federal Arena, is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in

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men's and women's basketball teams. Originally built in 1990 as the Stony Brook University Arena, it underwent a $21.1 million renovation in 2012–14. Naming rights were sold to a regional credit union, Island Federal Credit Union. The Island Federal Arena has hosted the America East Conference men's basketball tournament finals in 2012 and 2016, as well as the NBA G League Finals in 2019. It contains four scoreboards and two video boards, plus four luxury suites with 16 seats each. It is also used for concerts, trade shows,

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s, graduations and other special events.

History

The Stony Brook University Arena opened in 1990 at a construction cost of $17 million. It served as the West Wing for the Stony Brook Indoor Sports Complex. In April 2008, Stony Brook announced plans to renovate its arena. A $21.1 million renovation of the Stony Brook University Arena was announced with $20 million provided by the State of New York and an additional $1 million provided by private donations. It included a seating capacity for 4,008 spectators, four luxury boxes and a VIP lounge area at the loge level with premium courtside seating. During the renovations, both basketball teams played at

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, which like the Island Federal Credit Union Arena, is part of the Stony Brook Sports Complex. During the arena's renovation, the basketball court was rotated 90 degrees from its original angle, and the seating bowl was built around it. The old arena contained gaps in the seating bowl, and the renovation faced challenges due to the physical limitations of the original structure. GLeagueFinals2019

The renovation of the arena was completed in 2014. On October 3, 2014, the arena officially reopened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The first official general public event to take place at the newly renovated arena was a

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game. The arena hosted its first home basketball game on November 14, 2014, and Stony Brook defeated Columbia 57–56 on a game-winning layup. On October 28, 2014, it was announced that Stony Brook had reached a deal with Island Federal Credit Union to purchase naming rights to the arena for $7 million. Island Federal Arena served as the home court for the Long Island Nets during the 2019 NBA G League Finals due to conflicts with the Nets' home arena, the

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. During the summer of 2019, Island Federal Arena renovated its court, which previously featured the interlocking "SB" logo at mid-court. The new court contains the Seawolves' logo at mid-court, with a silhouette of Long Island that spans the entire length of the floor.

Other events

Island Federal Arena has also hosted numerous concerts since its 1990 opening as the Stony Brook University Arena. The first concert hosted in the venue was Bob Dylan in 1991. It would not host another concert until 2000, when Sleater-Kinney became the first music act to play the arena in nine years. Concerts in the 2000s were sparse, with only 3 Doors Down & Oleander (2000), Sugar Ray (2001), Kanye West (2004) and

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& Taking Back Sunday (2005) headlining during the decade. Since the arena's rebranding as Island Federal Arena,

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have headlined concerts. Stony Brook University's winter graduation ceremonies take place at Island Federal Arena. Speakers including Supreme Court associate justice Sonia Sotomayor, author Janet Mock and designer Joshua Davis have held talks at Island Federal Arena.

Gallery

File:IslandFederalArena UMBC.jpg, Island Federal Arena in 2020 File:Island Federal Arena UMBC.jpg, Island Federal Arena in 2020 File:Warney Retired Number.jpg, Jameel Warney's retired number in the rafters File:SBU NCAA banner.jpeg, Banner commemorating Stony Brook's first NCAA Tournament berth

References

External links

Island Federal Credit Union Arena at stonybrookathletics.com
{{Colonial Athletic Association basketball venue navbox Stony Brook University Basketball venues in New York (state) Sports venues in Suffolk County, New York Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball 1990 establishments in New York (state) Sports venues completed in 1990 College basketball venues in the United States

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