Forbes Arena

Forbes Arena
Map
Interactive map of Forbes Arena
Address830 Westview Dr SW
LocationAthens, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates33°44′54″N 84°25′02″W / 33.748471°N 84.417106°W / 33.748471; -84.417106
OwnerMorehouse College
Capacity6,000
Construction
Opened1996
Construction cost$8 million
Tenants
Morehouse College Maroon Tigers (1996–present)
Website
Venue Website

The Forbes Arena is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.[1] It is home to the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers basketball team. It also hosted basketball preliminary matches during the 1996 Summer Olympics[2] and was the home arena to the Atlanta Glory. It was opened in 1996 at a cost of $8 million. It sits adjacent to the college's old gym, Archer Hall, which seats 1,000.

The arena was named after Frank Forbes, an athletic director at Morehouse College and the school's first basketball coach.

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Notes
  1. ^ "Morehouse College Maroon Tigers - Forbes Arena". athletics.morehouse.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  2. ^ Writer, PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports. "Atlanta's Olympic venues meet varying fates since 1996". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.

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