Liberty Arena

Liberty Arena is a 4,000-seat arena in Lynchburg, Virginia currently under construction on the campus of Liberty University. Construction began in the fall of 2018, with the arena's opening scheduled for 2020. Once completed, the arena will be home to the Liberty Flames and Lady Flames men's and women's basketball teams, the Lady Flames women's volleyball team, and other events for which attendance is not expected to exceed 4,000.

Liberty Arena
Construction
Location	Lynchburg, VA
Owner	Liberty University
Operator	Liberty University
Capacity	4,000 (Basketball) 4,500 (Floor seating)
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	Fall 2018 (planned)
Opened	2020 (planned)
Construction cost	$65 million[1]
Tenants
Liberty Flames basketball (2020–future) Liberty Lady Flames basketball (2020–future) Liberty Lady Flames volleyball (2020–future)

Liberty Arena is being built adjacent to the Flames and Lady Flames' current home, the Vines Center; "The Furnace" will continue to host Flames and Lady Flames games and events where attendance is expected to exceed 4,000.[2][3]

References

dsordele@newsadvance.com, Damien Sordelett. "Liberty Arena targeted for early October completion". NewsAdvance.com.
Liberty University (2018-03-17). "New Multiuse Arena to be Built Next to Vines Center". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
Moody, Josh (2018-03-17). "LU planning new arena for 2020". The News & Advance. Retrieved 2018-03-19.

Liberty Flames basketball
Venues	Vines Center (1990–2020) Liberty Arena (2020–future)
Culture & lore	Boo Box Spirit of the Mountain
People	Head coaches Notable players
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Liberty Lady Flames basketball
Venues	Vines Center (1990–2020) Liberty Arena (2020–future)
Culture & lore	Boo Box Spirit of the Mountain
People	Head coaches Notable players
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Liberty University
Academics	Law Medicine
Facilities	Al Worthington Stadium The Center for Global Ministries LaHaye Ice Center Liberty Arena (planned for 2020) Liberty Baseball Stadium Vines Center Williams Stadium
Athletics	Baseball Basketball Men Women Football‎ Soccer Softball
Media	WBOP WQLU WRVL WVRA WVRD WVRH WVRI WVRL WVRP WZBJ-CD Liberty Flames Sports Network
Related	List of Liberty University people
Category

Basketball arenas of the Atlantic Sun Conference
Knights Hall (Bellarmine) Alico Arena (Florida Gulf Coast) Swisher Gymnasium (Jacksonville) KSU Convocation Center (Kennesaw State) Liberty Arena (Liberty) Vines Center (Liberty, alternate) Allen Arena (Lipscomb) Flowers Hall (North Alabama) UNF Arena (North Florida) Edmunds Center (Stetson)

NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Virginia
ACC	John Paul Jones Arena (Virginia) Cassell Coliseum (Virginia Tech)
ASUN	Liberty Arena (Liberty) Vines Center (Liberty alternate)
A-10	EagleBank Arena (George Mason) Robins Center (Richmond) Siegel Center (VCU)
Big South	Hampton Convocation Center (Hampton) Willett Hall (Longwood) Dedmon Center (Radford)
CAA	Atlantic Union Bank Center (James Madison) Kaplan Arena (William & Mary)
C-USA	Chartway Arena (Old Dominion)
MEAC	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (Norfolk State)
SoCon	Cameron Hall (VMI)

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