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Adelaide Arena is a privately owned multipurpose indoor facility located in Findon
, an inner western suburb of Adelaide
, South Australia
.
It is the home stadium for the Adelaide 36ers
of the NBL and the Adelaide Lightning of the WNBL. The dome seats 8,000 with numerous courtside boxes and 19 elevated corporate suites. It is currently the largest purpose built basketball
arena in Australia
.
The dome's floor is also built 5m into the ground which gives the building a lower overall profile. Spectators enter the dome above the main level seating bowl.
Court and seating bowl, 18 Feb 2011
home venue since 1992 and the Adelaide Lightning's home on and off since 1993. Its Sideline seating can be adjusted to reveal a further 2 basketball courts for tournaments and practices and a floor space of 2190m2.
On January 31, 2009 the 36ers celebrated their 200th NBL victory at The Dome when they defeated the Perth Wildcats
107-92.
On 7 February 2009 in front of a sellout (and over capacity) crowd in excess of 8,000, the main court of the Dome was re-named The Brett Maher Court in honor of retiring Adelaide 36ers
captain Brett Maher
who played his entire 526 game NBL career with the 36ers and only ever had The Dome as his home court. The 36ers won the game 102-91 over the New Zealand Breakers
.
The Dome was re-named the Adelaide Arena in 2010
(ABC Learning CEO and Brisbane Bullets team owner) and Mal Hemmerling in 2006 for A$3.95 million.
Findon, South Australia
Findon is a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-History:In 1839, George Cortis was granted the land now constituting Findon, which he subdivided in 1848...
, an inner western suburb of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
It is the home stadium for the Adelaide 36ers
Adelaide 36ers
The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
of the NBL and the Adelaide Lightning of the WNBL. The dome seats 8,000 with numerous courtside boxes and 19 elevated corporate suites. It is currently the largest purpose built basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
arena in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The dome's floor is also built 5m into the ground which gives the building a lower overall profile. Spectators enter the dome above the main level seating bowl.
Court and seating bowl, 18 Feb 2011
History
The Arena has been the Adelaide 36ersAdelaide 36ers
The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
home venue since 1992 and the Adelaide Lightning's home on and off since 1993. Its Sideline seating can be adjusted to reveal a further 2 basketball courts for tournaments and practices and a floor space of 2190m2.
On January 31, 2009 the 36ers celebrated their 200th NBL victory at The Dome when they defeated the Perth Wildcats
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
107-92.
On 7 February 2009 in front of a sellout (and over capacity) crowd in excess of 8,000, the main court of the Dome was re-named The Brett Maher Court in honor of retiring Adelaide 36ers
Adelaide 36ers
The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
captain Brett Maher
Brett Maher
Brett Steven Maher is a retired Australian basketball player who played for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL for his entire career, from 1992-2009.-Professional career:...
who played his entire 526 game NBL career with the 36ers and only ever had The Dome as his home court. The 36ers won the game 102-91 over the New Zealand Breakers
New Zealand Breakers
The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
.
The Dome was re-named the Adelaide Arena in 2010
Ownership
The Dome was purchased by Eddy GrovesEddy Groves
Edmund Stuart "Eddy" Groves is an Australian businessman, founder and former Chief Executive Officer of ABC Learning, once one of Australia's largest companies and one of the world's biggest childcare providers prior to going into administration.-Early life:Eddy Groves was born in Durban, South...
(ABC Learning CEO and Brisbane Bullets team owner) and Mal Hemmerling in 2006 for A$3.95 million.
