First National Bank Arena

First National Bank Arena
Location	217 Olympic Drive; Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401
Owner	Arkansas State University
Operator	Arkansas State University
Capacity	10,038 basketball; 10,252-11,209 concerts and events
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	1984
Opened	July 11, 1987
Construction cost	$19 million; ($51 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson
Structural engineer	Geiger Engineers
Tenants
	Arkansas State University Red Wolves (NCAA) (1987–present)
Website
	www.fnbarena.com

Last updated November 13, 2024

First National Bank Arena (originally called the Convocation Center until 2017) is a 10,038-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Arkansas State University, and is home to their college basketball team, the Red Wolves.^[4]

First National Bank Arena has three separate public venues including a 217-seat Auditorium, a banquet/meeting room that can be divided into 3 smaller meeting rooms, and the main arena, which has permanent seating for 10,475. First National Bank Arena hosts hundreds of events each year in these three venues, and well over 100,000 people walk through its doors each year.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

The first event was the Class of 1987 commencement.^[5] Throughout the years, First National Bank Arena has been host to many superstars including George Strait, Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Alabama, Reba McEntire, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and Eric Church in the last five years.

WWE held a live Raw event at First National Bank Arena on February 11, 2002. The Sun Belt Conference uses the versatile building to host the Indoor Track & Field Championships every other year. The building is home to Arkansas State University Men's & Women's Basketball as well as Women's Volleyball.

In 2009, the weight room was upgraded. The same thing happened the following year to the locker and media rooms. There are four visitor locker rooms, as well as smaller, official locker rooms throughout the building.

In 2012, the original scoreboard and sound system (from 1987) were replaced with four 25' × 12' HD video boards and a 28-speaker sound system. Also in 2012, an entirely new roof was installed, as well as upgrades to the Administrative Offices and Box Office.

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References

↑ "About Us | First National Bank Arena".
↑ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
↑ "David M. Campbell". Geiger Engineers. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
↑ Building Info Archived 2009-12-31 at the Wayback Machine at astate.edu, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 12/9/09
↑ "Historic Timeline".

External links

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[1] "About Us | First National Bank Arena".

[inflation-US-2] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[3] "David M. Campbell". Geiger Engineers. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[facil-4] Building Info Archived 2009-12-31 at the Wayback Machine at astate.edu, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 12/9/09

[5] "Historic Timeline".

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v t e Arkansas State University
Located in: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Athletics	Arkansas State Red Wolves Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Red (mascot) Sun Belt Conference
Buildings	First National Bank Arena Centennial Bank Stadium Pfeiffer House and Carriage House Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field
Related	ASU Indian Family KASU Sound of the Natural State
Founded: 1909 Students: 14,074 Endowment: 54.9 million

v t e Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
Venues	Arkansas State Armory (1939–1961) Indian Field House (1961–1987) First National Bank Arena (1987–present)
Culture & lore	The Howlers
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1942–44 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 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball
Venues	First National Bank Arena (1987–present)
Culture & lore	The Howlers
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Arkansas
ASUN	Farris Center (Central Arkansas)
OVC	Jack Stephens Center (Little Rock)
SEC	Bud Walton Arena (Arkansas)
Sun Belt	First National Bank Arena (Arkansas State)
SWAC	K. L. Johnson Complex (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)

First National Bank Arena

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Construction


Location	217 Olympic Drive Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401
Owner	Arkansas State University
Operator	Arkansas State University
Capacity	10,038 basketball 10,252-11,209 concerts and events^[1]
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	1984
Opened	July 11, 1987
Construction cost	$19 million ($51 million in 2023 dollars^[2])
Architect	Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson
Structural engineer	Geiger Engineers ^[3]
Tenants
Arkansas State University Red Wolves (NCAA) (1987–present)
Website
www.fnbarena.com