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{{short description|Arena at UNC Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina}}
{{Infobox stadium
| name                = Kimmel Arena
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| fullname            = Kimmel Arena<br>(Wilma M. Sherrill Center)
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| location            = 227 Campus Drive<br>[[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]], [[North Carolina|NC]] 28804
| coordinates         = {{coord|35.6181|-82.5689|type:landmark_region:US-NC|display=inline,title}} 
| broke_ground        = April 30, 2008<ref>{{cite news |title=Groundbreaking Held for $42M UNCA Health Center|first=Nanci|last=Bompey|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/citizen_times/access/1711442941.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+30%2C+2008&author=NANCI+BOMPEY&pub=Asheville+Citizen+-+Times&desc=Groundbreaking+held+for+%2442M+UNCA+health+center&pqatl=google|newspaper=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]]|date=April 30, 2008|access-date=January 21, 2012}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| built               = 
| opened              = November 7, 2011 
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| owner               = [[University of North Carolina at Asheville]]
| operator            = [[University of North Carolina at Asheville]]
| surface             = [[Hardwood]]
| construction_cost   = [[United States dollar|$]]7 million<ref>{{cite news|title=New Kimmel Facilities Complement Rising Program|first=Pete|last=Zamplas|url=http://theashevilletribune.com/new-kimmel-facilities-complement-rising-program-p1296-129.htm|newspaper=Asheville Tribune|date=December 1, 2011|access-date=January 21, 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|7000000|2011}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect           = [[Populous (company)|Populous]]<br>Bowers, Ellis and Watson
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| general_contractor  = Shelco Inc.<ref>{{cite press release|title=UNC Asheville Dedicates New Wilma M. Sherrill Center |url=http://www.unca.edu/news-events/news/2011/4/sherrill-dedication |publisher=University of North Carolina at Asheville |date=April 11, 2011 |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205552/http://www.unca.edu/news-events/news/2011/4/sherrill-dedication |archive-date=February  1, 2014 }}</ref>
| capacity            = 3,200
| tenants             = [[UNC Asheville Bulldogs]] (2011-present)
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'''Kimmel Arena''' is the home of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs [[basketball]] programs, both men and women's. It is a 3,200-seat arena located on the campus of the [[University of North Carolina at Asheville]] in [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]], [[North Carolina]]. Kimmel Arena, named for local businessman Joe Kimmel, is part of the much larger Wilma M. Sherrill Center, which is a {{convert|133,500|sqft|m2|sing=on}} facility. The arena held its first games, both exhibitions, on November 7, 2011, and formally opened November 13, 2011, as UNC Asheville hosted the [[University of North Carolina]] [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|Tar Heels]].  It replaces the [[Justice Center]] as UNCA's home court, but the latter will remain as a training facility and physical education complex.

==Events==
Past events include; Bulldog Basketball, the Gala Gymnastics Meet, Colt Ford - music concert, Florida Georgia Line – music concert, the Carolina Day Holiday classic basketball tournament, 2012 [[Big South Conference men's basketball tournament]], American Bridge Club regional tournament, and Gluten Free Food Expo.

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://uncabulldogs.com/facilities/kimmel-arena/6 Kimmel Arena Homepage - UNC Asheville Bulldogs]

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