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{{Short description|Arena in Tennessee, United States}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = McKenzie Arena
| nickname = "The Roundhouse"
| image = File:McKenzie Arena at University of Tennessee Chattanooga.jpg
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|zoom=15|type=point}}
| coordinates = {{coord|35.050382|-85.30091|type:landmark_region:US-TN|display=it}}
| location = 720 East 4th Street<br />Chattanooga, TN 37403 USA
| broke_ground = 1980
| built = 
| opened = October 8, 1982
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]]
| operator = University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
| surface = Multi-surface
| construction_cost = $15.5 million<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|15500000|1982}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = Franklin Group Architects (Architecture) Campbell and Associates Inc.(Mechanical and Civil Engineering)
| former_names = UTC Arena (1982–2000)
| tenants = Chattanooga Mocs Men's & Women's Basketball
| seating_capacity = 10,995 (basketball)
| record_attendance = 11,221 (December 4, 2007 vs Tennessee)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gomocs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17700&ATCLID=1146159 |title=The McKenzie Arena - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Official Athletics Site |access-date=2011-08-29 |archive-date=2011-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113071304/http://www.gomocs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17700&ATCLID=1146159 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}

'''McKenzie Arena''' (also called "'''The Roundhouse'''") is the primary [[basketball]] arena for the [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]] (UTC) in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]].  It replaced [[Maclellan Gymnasium]], a 4,177-seat gymnasium now used for women's volleyball and wrestling.  Originally called UTC Arena, it was renamed McKenzie Arena on February 21, 2000, in honor of athletic supporters [[Toby McKenzie|Toby]] and Brenda McKenzie of [[Cleveland, Tennessee]]. The arena opened on October 8, 1982. It was designed by Campbell & Associates Architects with David J. Moore as the on-site architect/construction administrator.

The first season included a visit by then defending NCAA national champion [[North Carolina Tar Heels]], a team which included [[Michael Jordan]], [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]], and [[Sam Perkins]]. The arena hosted the 2005, 2009, and 2011 men's [[Southern Conference]] basketball tournament and the 2005, 2009, and 2011 women's tournament championship game. In addition to basketball, the arena has hosted many ice shows, rodeos, circuses, truck rallies, and wrestling events. The arena is also home to UTC's department of intercollegiate athletics. The arena also hosted the 2006 TSSAA State Wrestling tournament.

The arena can also accommodate [[concert]]s, with a {{convert|64|by|48|ft|adj=on}} stage and capacities of 7,463 for side-stage shows, 9,107 end-stage and 11,557 center-stage shows; ice shows, circuses and even [[monster truck]] rallies (arena floor dimensions are 151'6" by 181'9").

The arena hosted [[Halloween Havoc (1991)|WCW Halloween Havoc]] in 1991 and the thirteenth WWF [[In Your House]] pay-per-view  [[In Your House 13: Final Four]] in 1997. It also hosted [[Clash of the Champions IV]],  the first Clash of Champions event produced by [[WCW]].  [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] continues to hold matches at the arena.

In 2011, [[Winter Guard International]] made its first trip to McKenzie for the first annual WGI MidSouth Percussion Championship.

[[Terrell Owens]] also hosted his own induction ceremony into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] here on August 4, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/08/04/terrell-owens-nfl-hall-fame-chattanooga/898310002/ |title=Terrell Owens hosts own NFL Hall of Fame ceremony: Chattanooga over Canton 'right thing to do' |date=2018-08-04 |website=The Tennessean |language=en |access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[W. Max Finley Stadium|Finley Stadium]]
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.utc.edu/mckenzie-arena/}}
* [http://www.gomocs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=17700&ATCLID=1146159 McKenzie Arena info (from GoMocs.com)]

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[[Category:Basketball venues in Tennessee]]
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[[Category:College basketball venues in the United States]]
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[[Category:Wrestling venues in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Indoor arenas in Tennessee]]


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