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arena
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on the campus of Ball State University
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in Muncie, Indiana
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, United States. The arena opened in 1992 and replaced Irving Gymnasium
Irving Gymnasium was an indoor athletics facility on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, USA. Opened in 1962 with a capacity of 6,600 spectators, it hosted primarily Ball State Cardinals basketball and volleyball games until Wo ...
. Originally named Ball State Arena or University Arena, it was renamed Worthen Arena in honor of the former university president, John E. Worthen. The arena mainly serves as home to four Ball State Cardinals
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athletic teams: men's and women's basketball and men's and women's volleyball. The seating capacity
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is listed at 11,500 people and cost $8 million to build.
Worthen Arena is also the site of other events, including concerts (seating capacity 11,500 end-stage, 8,800 270 degree end-stage, 7,200 180-degree end-stage, and 5,500 half-house), trade shows ( of space on the arena floor) and other special events. It features eight permanent and six portable concession stands, two permanent souvenir stands, a press room, two loading docks, and an arena lounge. It stands between from the floor to the ceiling.
Upgrades
In 2015, a newDaktronics
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six-panel video board was installed above center court, as well as new scoreboards in the corners of the court. The upgrades were capped off with an upgraded court.
See also
*List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
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