Justice Center
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The Justice Center is a 1,100-seat multi-purpose arena
Arena
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 in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...

. It is home to the University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of North Carolina at Asheville
The University of North Carolina at Asheville is a co-educational, four year, public liberal arts university. The university is also known as UNC Asheville. Located in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, UNCA is the only designated liberal arts institution in the University of North...

 Bulldogs 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...

 and volleyball teams
TEAMS
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 and hosted the 2006 Big South Conference
Big South Conference
The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision...

 women's basketball tournament and 2008 men's tourney.

The Jusice Center is scheduled to be replaced by the larger Kimmel Arena
Kimmel Arena
Kimmel Arena is the home of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs basketball and volleyball programs. It is a 3,400-seat arena located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina. Kimmel Arena, named for local businessman Joe Kimmel, is part of the much larger...

 for use by UNC Asheville men's and women's basketball teams. The Kimmel Arena is expected to be completed in 2010.

Men's Basketball Highlights

-1969-1971 played to capacity crowds in advancing to NAIA National Playoffs.

-1999-2000 completed the 6th largest comeback in NCAA Division 1 history by overcoming a 26 point deficit and beating Coastal Carolina
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