Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Bon Secours Wellness Arena

The Well
Bon Secours Wellness Arena in 2016
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Former names	BI-LO Center (1998–2013)
Address	650 North Academy Street
Location	Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Coordinates	34°51′10″N82°23′29″W / 34.852789°N 82.391458°W / 34.852789; -82.391458
Owner	Greenville Arena District
Operator	Greenville Arena District
Capacity	Hockey: 13,951 Basketball: 15,000 Concert (Center Stage): 16,000 Concert (End Stage): 14,500
Construction
Broke ground	March 7, 1996 [1]
Opened	September 3, 1998 [2] (25 years ago)
Construction cost	$63 million (121 Million in 2024)
Architect	Odell Associates AMI Associates
Project manager	International Facilities Group, LLC. [3]
Structural engineer	Geiger Engineers PC
General contractor	Fluor Daniel [3]
Tenants
Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL) (1998–2006) Carolina Rhinos (AF2) (2000–2002) Greenville Groove (NBDL) (2001–2003) South Carolina Force (AIFA) (2009) Greenville Force (SIFL) (2010) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) (2010–present) Clemson Tigers men's basketball (NCAA) (2015–2016)
Website
bonsecoursarena.com

Bon Secours Wellness Arena (formerly the BI-LO Center; a.k.a. The Well) is a multi-purpose arena in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The arena serves as the home of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL.

History

The arena opened as the BI-LO Center in 1998, and cost US $63 million. It replaced Greenville's outdated and under-repaired Greenville Memorial Auditorium, which was located across the street from the new arena and had been imploded on September 20, 1997. ^[4] The arena naming rights were purchased by Dutch grocer Ahold, then-owner of BI-LO, which had been founded in nearby Mauldin and was still based there at the time. When it was built, it passed Columbia's Carolina Coliseum as the largest arena in the state of South Carolina, a distinction it held until 2002, when Colonial Life Arena was built in Columbia.

On September 18, 2013, the BI-LO Center was officially renamed the Bon Secours Wellness Arena after the Bon Secours Health System purchased the naming rights.

Bon Secours Wellness Arena was one of two regional hosts during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, alongside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. ^[5] This was the first season the NCAA had two regional brackets in each city, instead of the traditional set-up of four cities, one for each regional bracket.

Seating capacity

As a concert venue, the Bon Secours Wellness Arena can seat approximately 15,000 spectators, depending on the positioning of the stage. In addition, the arena features 30 luxury suites and 840 club seats.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Bi-Lo Center Breaking Ground Today in Downtown Greenville". Spartanburg Herald-Journal . March 7, 1996. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
2. Findlay, Prentiss (September 3, 1998). "On the Town". The Post and Courier . Charleston, SC. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
3. "Bi-Lo Center". International Facilities Group. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
4. "Greenville Memorial Auditorium Is History". The State . Greenville, SC. Associated Press. September 21, 1997. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
5. "Women's NCAA Tournament Greenville Regionals TV schedule: Elite Eight scores, results, teams, seeds". CBSSports.com. March 28, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

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