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Liberty Arena, Home of the Screaming Eagles

Coordinates: 37°57′43″N 87°40′29″W / 37.96194°N 87.67472°W / 37.96194; -87.67472
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Screaming Eagles Arena
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Screaming Eagles Arena is located in Indiana
Screaming Eagles Arena
Screaming Eagles Arena
Location within Indiana
Screaming Eagles Arena is located in the United States
Screaming Eagles Arena
Screaming Eagles Arena
Location within the United States
Location8600 University Blvd
Evansville, Indiana 47712
Coordinates37°57′43″N 87°40′29″W / 37.96194°N 87.67472°W / 37.96194; -87.67472
OwnerCity of Evansville
Capacity4,800
SurfaceMulti-surface
OpenedApril 4, 2019[1]
Tenants
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (NCAA) (2019–present)

Liberty Arena, Home of the Screaming Eagles is a multi-purpose arena in Evansville, Indiana. It is the home arena of the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at the University of Southern Indiana.Seating 4,800 people for basketball games, It opened in 2019 (as the Screaming Eagles Arena) after being rebuilt from the previous much smaller Physical Activities Center or PAC Arena to better prepare for what would eventually become a transition to Division I athletics.[2]

During a press conference on Thursday, October 31, the University of Southern Indiana announced Liberty Federal Credit Union has made a historic $10 million gift to the University of Southern Indiana Foundation for USI Athletics, securing the naming rights to the Screaming Eagles Arena for the next 20 years. The Arena will now be named Liberty Arena, Home of the Screaming Eagles.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "USI debuts new Screaming Eagles Arena". usi.edu. University of Southern Indiana. April 1, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Stubbs, Noah (March 31, 2019). "First look: USI's Screaming Eagles Arena open to the public Thursday". Courier & Press.
  3. ^ Washington, Treasure (October 31, 2024). "University of Southern Indiana renames arena entering new basketball season". Courier & Press.