Thompson–Boling Arena

{{Short description|Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States}}

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{{Infobox venue

|stadium_name = Thompson–Boling Arena at Food City Center

|nickname = "The Summitt"

|logo_image=Food City Center Logo.png

|image = Thompson-Boling-Arena.jpg

|caption = The arena in August 2021

|image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=275|zoom=15|type=point}}

|location = 1600 Phillip Fulmer Way
Knoxville, Tennessee
37916

|coordinates = {{coord|35|57|4.2|N|83|55|30.1|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

|broke_ground = November 2, 1983{{cite news |title=Important dates for Thompson-Boling Arena|first1=Mike|last1=Strange|first2=Mark|last2=Burgess|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/nov/02/important-dates-thompson-boling-arena/|newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel|date=November 2, 2007|access-date=November 12, 2013}}

|opened = December 3, 1987

|renovated = 2007

|closed =

|demolished =

|owner = University of Tennessee

|operator = University of Tennessee

|surface = Wooden Court

|architect = GSCD, Inc. Architects{{cite web |title=University of Tennessee, Thompson-Boling Sports Arena|url=http://www.balp.com/divisions/entertainment/thompson/|publisher=Bell and Associates Construction|access-date=November 12, 2013}}
Cideco Architecture & Planning Inc.{{cite web |title=PAST PROJECTS {{Pipe}} CIDECO Dev|url=https://cideco.com/past-projects/|publisher=Cideco Architecture and Planning|access-date=November 19, 2017}}

|structural engineer = Ross H. Bryan Engineers Inc.{{cite news |title=Bigger Isn't Better Until It's Finished|first=Tom|last=Eblen|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19851001&id=6DYdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sKUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6562,89191|newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News|date=October 1, 1985|access-date=November 12, 2013|page=21}}

|general_contractor = Ray Bell & Associates Construction

|tenants=Tennessee Volunteers (men's basketball) (NCAA) (1987-present)
Tennessee Lady Vols (women's basketball) (NCAA) (1987-present)
Tennessee Lady Vols (women's volleyball) (NCAA) (2008-present)

|construction_cost = $40 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|40000000|1987}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})

|seating_capacity = 21,678 (2007–present)
24,535 (1987–2007)

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Thompson–Boling Arena at Food City Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. The arena opened in 1987. It is home to the Tennessee Volunteers (men) and Lady Vols (women) basketball teams. Since 2008, it has been home to the Lady Vols volleyball team.{{cite web |title=Thompson-Boling Arena|url=http://www.utsports.com/facilities/thompson-boling_volley.html|publisher=University of Tennessee Athletic Department|access-date=November 12, 2013}} It is named after B. Ray Thompson and former university president Edward J. Boling. The basketball court is named "The Summitt" after the late Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt. It replaced the Stokely Athletic Center. The mammoth octagonal building lies just northwest of the Tennessee River, and just southwest of Neyland Stadium. As an echo of its neighbor and a tribute to the brick-and-mortar pattern atop Ayres Hall, the baselines of the court are painted in the familiar orange-and-white checkerboard pattern.