Arthur Ashe Athletic Center

Coordinates: 37°34′24″N 77°27′48″W / 37.5733°N 77.4633°W / 37.5733; -77.4633

The Arthur Ashe Athletic Center is a 6,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1982. It hosts local sporting events and concerts. It is named after former tennis player and Richmond resident Arthur Ashe.

The Ashe Center was the temporary home to the Richmond Revolution of the Indoor Football League for the 2010 season, with announced intention of moving to a permanent home at the currently under-construction SportsQuest arena the following season.^[1] However, the SportsQuest arena was never finished and the Revolution would play the 2011 season at eh outdoor field at SportsQuest before they ceased operations after that season.

The venue hosted preliminary rounds of the 2000-2005 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournaments as well as the 2012 National Collegiate Open Wrestling Championship.

References

↑ "Indoor football team moving into Ashe Center". Richmond Times-Dispatch. July 22, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.

Sports in Richmond, Virginia

Baseball	EL Richmond Flying Squirrels

Basketball	ABA Richmond Elite

Roller derby	WFTDA River City Rollergirls

Running	Monument Avenue 10K Richmond Marathon

Soccer	USL Richmond Kickers NPSL RVA FC Others Richmond Strikers

College athletics	NCAA Div. I Richmond Spiders VCU Rams NCAA Div. II Virginia Union Panthers

Venues (NCAA Div. I)	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Belgian Building City Stadium The Diamond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Hovey Field Malcolm U. Pitt Field Richmond Coliseum Richmond International Raceway Robins Center Siegel Center Sports Backers Stadium

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