Adelaide Arena

Adelaide Arena
The Powerhouse Brett Maher Court The Dome
Main entrance, 5 April 2009
Former names	Clipsal Powerhouse (1992-2002) Distinctive Homes Dome (2003-2009) Adelaide Dome (2009-2010)
Location	44a Crittenden Road, Findon, South Australia
Coordinates	34°54′1″S 138°32′46″E / 34.90028°S 138.54611°E / -34.90028; 138.54611Coordinates: 34°54′1″S 138°32′46″E / 34.90028°S 138.54611°E / -34.90028; 138.54611
Broke ground	1991
Opened	1992
Owner	Eddy Groves
Operator	Basketball SA
Surface	Hardwood
Construction cost	A$16m
Capacity	8,000
Tenants
Adelaide 36ers (NBL) (1992-present) Adelaide Lightning (WNBL) (1993-2005, 2008-present) Adelaide Thunderbirds (CBT) (1997) Adelaide Ravens (CBT) (1997)

Adelaide Arena (formerly the Clipsal Powerhouse (1992-2002), Distinctive Homes Dome (2003-2009) and Adelaide Dome (2009-2010)^[1]) is a privately owned multipurpose indoor facility located in Findon, an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

It is the home stadium for the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL and the Adelaide Lightning of the WNBL. The dome seats 8,000 with numerous courtside boxes and 19 elevated corporate suites. It is currently the largest purpose built basketball arena in Australia.

The dome's floor is also built 5m into the ground which gives the building a lower overall profile. Spectators enter the dome above the main level seating bowl.

Court and seating bowl, 18 Feb 2011

History

The Dome has been the Adelaide 36ers home venue since 1992 and the Adelaide Lightning's home on and off since 1993. Its Sideline seating can be adjusted to reveal a further 2 basketball courts for tournaments and practices and a floor space of 2190m2.

On January 31, 2009 the 36ers celebrated their 200th NBL victory at The Dome when they defeated the Perth Wildcats 107-92.

On 7 February 2009 in front of a sellout (and over capacity) crowd in excess of 8,000, the main court of the Dome was re-named The Brett Maher Court in honor of retiring Adelaide 36ers captain Brett Maher who played his entire 526 game NBL career with the 36ers and only ever had The Dome as his home court. The 36ers won the game 102-91 over the New Zealand Breakers.

The Dome was re-named the Adelaide Arena in 2010^[2]

The Brett Maher Court, 18 Feb 2011

Ownership

The Dome was purchased by Eddy Groves (ABC Learning CEO and Brisbane Bullets team owner) and Mal Hemmerling in 2006 for A$3.95 million.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Adelaide Dome". Austadiums. 4 November 2010. http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=36. Retrieved 2 June 2011. 
2. ^ Adelaide Arena Venue Details
3. ^ Nagy, Boti (14 August 2006). "All steady says Eddy". The Advertiser. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20131883-12428,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-03. 

External links

• Adelaide Arena website
• Adelaide Arena at Austadiums
• The dome seating arrangement