The Venue at UCF is a sports and entertainment

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located in

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on the main campus of The

University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...

. The arena which was opened in 1991, housed the

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men's and

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teams from 1991 to 2007, and has served as home to UCF's

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team since 1991. The Venue also serves as a practice facility for the university's basketball teams, and houses administrative offices for the same. The Venue is , and boosts 2,500 fixed seats, or up to 3,000 standing-room general admission. The Venue can be configured for

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, family events,

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, commencements, and other stage shows and sporting events. The Venue is owned by the university, and is managed by Global Spectrum, a subsidiary of Philadelphia-based

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History

In 2007, the arena was replaced by the

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as the game facility for both the Men's and Women's basketball teams. The last basketball game played in the facility was on March 3, 2007, when the Golden Knights Men's team beat the

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, 77–64, in

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play. The last Women's game was on March 1, when they lost to the

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, 79–58. The arena hosted the

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men's basketball tournament three times in 1994, 1995, and 2002. Following the opening of the new arena, the facility was renamed The Venue at UCF, and was renovated in 2007 and 2008. When it reopened in April 2008, its retractable bleachers were replaced by 2,500 fixed stadium seats. The Venue is used as both a facility for minor indoor sports such as

, as well as a training facility for the Knights basketball teams. It also houses a

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for use by

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s. It also serves as the Robot Pit area for the annual

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FRC -

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Orlando Regional Competition held at the

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References

External links

University of Central Florida
School website

Official Website for The Venue at UCF {{DEFAULTSORT:Venue at UCF UCF Knights Indoor arenas in Florida Sports venues in Orlando, Florida Music venues in Orlando, Florida Music venues in Florida Event venues established in 1991 1991 establishments in Florida

History

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