TD Arena

TD Arena
Former names	Carolina First Arena
Location	301 Meeting Street; Charleston, SC 29401
Coordinates	32°47′8″N 79°56′4″W
Owner	College of Charleston
Operator	College of Charleston
Capacity	5,100
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	December 6, 2006
Opened	November 14, 2008
Construction cost	$47 million; ($55.8 million in 2019 dollars[1])
Architect	Betsch Associates Inc.
Project manager	Cumming Corp.[2]
Structural engineer	Geiger Engineers[3]
Services engineer	Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.[4]
General contractor	Turner/Thompson[5]
Tenants
	Charleston Cougars men's basketball; Charleston Cougars women's basketball; Charleston Cougars volleyball; ESPN Charleston Classic (2008-present)

TD Arena is a 5,100 seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina, United States that opened in 2008 and replaced John Kresse Arena as the home of the College of Charleston Cougars basketball and volleyball teams. The South Financial Group of Greenville, purchased the naming rights to the new facility and it opened in 2008 under the Carolina First Arena name. After the 2010 sale of the corporation to Toronto Dominion Bank, the arena's name changed to TD Arena. The playing surface is named John Kresse Court in honor of legendary Charleston men's basketball coach John Kresse.

Originally to be named Carolina First Center, the facility was renamed Carolina First Arena to avoid confusion with the bank's south coast main offices in Charleston which are located in an office building by the same name.

The first game played at the arena on November 14, 2008 was a first round game of the inaugural ESPN Charleston Classic between Texas Christian University and Western Michigan University won by TCU 67-63.

Perhaps the biggest game in arena history was an 82-79 Charleston victory in overtime over then-No. 9 ranked and defending national champion North Carolina on January 4, 2010.

The arena not only plays host to Cougars' basketball games, but it also hosts many other campus events, including orientations, campus tours, award ceremonies, and external events (including concerts for Hootie & Spoleto Festival). The TD Arena is overseen by Richard Bouknight, Director of Operations. He is assisted by Nate Place, Assistant Director of Operations.[6]

References

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
Cumming Corp - Carolina First Arena
"Karen Allen Lynch, P.E." Geiger Engineers. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
"College of Charleston Arena". Factory Sales Agency. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
"Other Projects Wrapping Up This Year". SportsBusiness Journal. January 21, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
"College of Charleston Athletics Staff Directory - CofCSports.com--Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics". www.cofcsports.com. Retrieved 2016-08-08.

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[inflation-US-1] Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[2] Cumming Corp - Carolina First Arena

[3] "Karen Allen Lynch, P.E." Geiger Engineers. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

[4] "College of Charleston Arena". Factory Sales Agency. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[SBJ-5] "Other Projects Wrapping Up This Year". SportsBusiness Journal. January 21, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2011.

[6] "College of Charleston Athletics Staff Directory - CofCSports.com--Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics". www.cofcsports.com. Retrieved 2016-08-08.

College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	John Kresse Arena (1982–2008) TD Arena (2008–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 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

College of Charleston
Schools	Business and Economics
Facilities	Albert Sottile House Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point John Kresse Arena Marshlands Plantation House Richard Brenan House Sottile Theater TD Arena
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Sailing
Related	List of College of Charleston people

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