BankUnited Center

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BankUnited Center
Location	1234 Dauer Dr Coral Gables, FL 33146
Opened	January 4, 2003
Owner	University of Miami
Operator	Global Spectrum
Construction cost	$48 million
Architect	Ellerbe Becket & Spills Candela
Former names	University of Miami Convocation Center, 2002-2005
Tenants	Miami Hurricanes (Men's and Women's Basketball) (2003-present) Miami Vice Squad (NIFL) (2007-future)
Capacity	7,000

The BankUnited Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, in the United States.

Contents 1 Founding 2 2004 3 2005 4 2006 5 2007 6 External links

[edit] Founding

The arena opened in 2002 as the University of Miami Convocation Center, and is home to the Miami Hurricanes basketball team. Events held in the BankUnited Center include concerts, shows, speeches, high school graduations, and both men's and women's basketball games. It is the largest arena ever built on campus.

Prior to the opening of the BankUnited Center, the school played its games at the Miami Arena since its opening in 1988.

[edit] 2004

In September 2004, the BankUnited Center was the scene of the first presidential debate between incumbent George W. Bush and his challenger John Kerry.

[edit] 2005

BankUnited, the largest bank headquartered in Florida, enters into an agreement with University of Miami to name the building in honor of the company. BankUnited is based in Coral Gables, home of UM, and many members of the management team are alumni. The bank also recruits extensively from UM’s student population.

[edit] 2006

In August 2006, Latin pop artist Ricky Martin taped his MTV Unplugged video at the BankUnited Center[1].

[edit] 2007

September and December 2007 Univision hosted a forum in Spanish moderated by Univision's anchors Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas.

[edit] External links

• Official Web Site.

Preceded by Miami Arena

Home of the Miami Hurricanes basketball team 2003 – present

Succeeded by Current

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v • d • e Current Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) basketball arenas Alexander Memorial Coliseum (Georgia Tech) • BankUnited Center (Miami) • Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke) • Cassell Coliseum (Virginia Tech) • Comcast Center (Maryland) • Conte Forum (Boston College) • Dean Smith Center (North Carolina) • Donald L. Tucker Center (Florida State) • John Paul Jones Arena (Virginia) • Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Wake Forest) • Littlejohn Coliseum (Clemson) • RBC Center (NC State men) • Reynolds Coliseum (NC State women)

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