Owensboro Sportscenter

Owensboro Sportscenter
Location Owensboro, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°45′46″N 87°07′35″W / 37.762655°N 87.12634°W / 37.762655; -87.12634Coordinates: 37°45′46″N 87°07′35″W / 37.762655°N 87.12634°W / 37.762655; -87.12634
Capacity 5,000
Opened 1949
Tenants
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (NCAA)
Kentucky Bisons (ABA) (2008–2010)
Kentucky Mavericks (PBL) (2016–present)

The Owensboro Sportscenter is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Owensboro, Kentucky. It is the home of the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers basketball teams. It has been the home to two minor-pro basketball teams, the Kentucky Bisons and currently, the Kentucky Mavericks.

In March 2016, the ECHL approved the relocation of the Evansville IceMen franchise to the Sportscenter, pending proposed renovations to the arena, and currently hoping to begin play in 2017.[1] However, in August 2016, Geary still had not taken over management of the Sportscenter and the City of Owensboro announced Spectra would temporarily take over management of the Sportscenter on September 1 with a deadline for Geary set to September 30.[2] If Geary has not begun management by the deadline, then Spectra will begin their own renovations and the agreement with the IceMen will be voided.[3] On the September 30 deadline, Geary sent a letter to Owensboro mayor Ron Payne stating he would not be purchasing the Sportscenter because of too much cost to convert and refurbish the arena and Spectra became the official operators moving forward.[4]

The Kentucky Knights, a proposed indoor American football squad, was to begin play at the arena in 2016 as part of the new North American Indoor Football. However, the team had to make an ownership change in late 2015 and then attempted to join Supreme Indoor Football but the Knights were never able to field a team and the SIF failed to launch in 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "ECHL Approves IceMen Move to Owensboro". OurSportsCentral. March 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Back Up Plan in Place for Owensboro Sportscenter". Tristate Homepage. August 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Owensboro finds backup plan for Sportscenter". WAVE 3. September 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "IceMen won't play in Owensboro". Evansville Courier & Press. September 30, 2016.
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