Liberty Arena, Home of the Screaming Eagles explained

Stadium Name:Screaming Eagles Arena
Logo Image:Screaming Eagles Arena.jpg
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Indiana##Location within the United States
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Label:Screaming Eagles Arena
Location:8600 University Blvd
Evansville, Indiana 47712
Opened:April 4, 2019[1]
Owner:City of Evansville
Surface:Multi-surface
Tenants:Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (NCAA) (2019–present)
Seating Capacity:4,800

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]

Notes and References

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