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The Watsco Center (originally named the University of Miami Convocation Center) is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The venue hosts concerts, family shows, trade shows, lecture series, university events and sporting events, including all University of Miami men's and women's basketball games.

Watsco Center

Watsco Center at the University of Miami, May 2009
Full name	Watsco Center at the University of Miami
Former names	Ryder Center (construction/planning) UM Convocation Center (2003–05) BankUnited Center (2005–16)
Address	1245 Dauer Dr Coral Gables, FL 33146-2504
Location	Greater Miami Area
Coordinates	25°42′54″N 80°16′45″W
Public transit	University 56, 500
Owner	University of Miami
Operator	Oak View Group Facilities
Capacity	7,972[1]
Field size	Arena size: 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2)
Construction
Broke ground	April 4, 2001[2]
Opened	January 4, 2003
Construction cost	$48 million ($65.8 million in 2021 dollars[3])
Architect	Ellerbe Becket Spillis Candela
General contractor	Turner Construction[4]
Tenants
Miami Hurricanes men's and women's basketball (NCAA) (2003–present) Miami Vice Squad (NIFL) (2007) Miami Inferno (UIFL) (2014) Florida Mayhem (OWL) (2018–present)
Website
http://watscocenter.com/

Founding

The arena opened in 2003 and was originally named the University of Miami Convocation Center. The arena is home to the Miami Hurricanes men's and women's basketball teams. Additional events held in the Watsco Center include concerts, sporting events, lectures, award shows, high school graduations, and men's and women's basketball games. It is the largest arena ever built on the University of Miami campus.

In 2005, the arena was renamed the BankUnited Center, after Miami Lakes-based BankUnited. In 2016, Miami-based air conditioning company Watsco acquired the naming rights.

Prior to the opening of the Watsco Center, from 1988 until 2002, the school's basketball teams played their home games at Miami Arena.

U.S. presidential debates

The Watsco Center has hosted two U.S. presidential debates to date:

On September 30, 2004, the University of Miami hosted one of the three nationally televised U.S. presidential debates between presidential candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry during the 2004 presidential election at the Watsco Center. The debate, which was moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS NewsHour, was viewed by 62.5 million people.[5]

On March 10, 2016, the University of Miami hosted the 2016 Republican presidential primary's twelfth and final debate at Wastso Center, which aired nationally on CNN and featured Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump.[6]

Ranking

The 2007 issue of Venues Today, an entertainment industry publication, reports that the Watsco Center outperformed all but one other venue in Florida in its size category for number of concerts and touring events held in 2006.[7]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas

References

External links

• Official Web Site
• BankUnited Center - Traditions - University of Miami Hurricanes

На других языках

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- [en] Watsco Center

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[ru] Бэнк Юнайтед-центр

Бэнк Юнайтед-центр (англ. The BankUnited Center, официальное название Бэнк Юнайтед-центр университета Майами), многофункциональный комплекс, расположенный в кампусе Университета Майами в Корал-Гейбс (штат Флорида, США). Вместимость сооружения составляет 7972 человека. Арена предназначена для проведения концертов, семейных шоу, ярмарок, лекций, университетских мероприятий и спортивных соревнований, включая домашние матчи мужской и женской баскетбольных университетских команд. Само сооружение принадлежит университету, а управляется компанией Global Spectrum — подразделением Comcast Spectacor.

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