Bartow Arena
UAB Blazers Men's Basketball vs. Tulsa | |
| Former names | UAB Arena (1988–1997) |
|---|---|
| Location | 617 13th Street South Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°30′7.79″N 86°48′33.28″W / 33.5021639°N 86.8092444°W |
| Owner | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Operator | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Capacity | 8,508 |
| Record attendance | 9,878 (August 16, 2015, BGEA Greater Birmingham Festival of Hope) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1986 |
| Opened | December 3, 1988 |
| Construction cost | $10.6 million ($28.2 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | GA Architecture Studio |
| Services engineer | MW/Davis Dumas & Associates, Inc. |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols |
| Tenants | |
| UAB Blazers Athletics | |
| Website | |
| Bartow Arena at UABSports | |
Bartow Arena is an 8,508-seat multi-purpose arena in Birmingham, in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is home to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers men's and women's basketball teams as well as the women's volleyball team. The arena is named after Gene Bartow, the coach who built the school's men's basketball program from scratch over the last quarter of the 20th century. UAB initially played their games at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Arena, now known as Legacy Arena, but moved its games to the on-campus facility beginning with the 1988–89 season.