Value City Arena
Value City Arena is a multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The arena opened in 1998 and is currently the largest by seating capacity in the Big Ten Conference, with 19,049 seats, which is reduced to 18,809 for Ohio State men's and women’s basketball games.
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| Full name | Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center |
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| Location | 555 Borror Dr Columbus, OH 43210-1187 |
| Coordinates | 40.007511°N 83.025102°W |
| Public transit | 1 |
| Owner | The Ohio State University |
| Operator | Columbus Arena Management |
| Capacity | 17,500 (ice hockey) 19,500 (basketball) 20,000+ (concerts) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 2, 1996 |
| Opened | November 3, 1998 |
| Construction cost | $110 million ($205 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs Moody Nolan |
| Project manager | Gilbane |
| Structural engineer | Korda/Nemeth Engineering Inc. |
| General contractor | P.J. Dick, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Ohio State Buckeyes (NCAA) Men's basketball (1998–present) Women's basketball (1998–present) Men's ice hockey (1998–present) | |
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It is home to Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball, women's basketball and men's ice hockey teams. Previously, the basketball teams played at St. John Arena, while the ice hockey team played at the OSU Ice Arena. The facility is named the Jerome Schottenstein Center in honor of Jerome Schottenstein, of Columbus, late founder of Schottenstein Stores Corp. and lead benefactor of the project, while the seating bowl is named for Schottenstein's store Value City Furniture.