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Stephen C. O'Connell Center
The Stephen C. O'Connell Center, popularly nicknamed the "O-Dome", is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose arena at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. The facility is named for Stephen C. O'Connell, a former University of Florida President. It is situated between the west side of football's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and the east side of baseball's McKethan Stadium.
The arena opened in 1980. Renovations in 1998 replaced the inflatable teflon-coated fabric with a permanent, hard shell dome on top of the structure. In 2006, the arena undertook an overhaul of the four scoreboards located above the entrances to Gates 1-4. Instead of displaying information and advertisements, the scoreboards will be used for live instant replays for events inside the arena beginning with the first sporting events in the fall of 2006. The arena, which is the fourth on-campus home of the Gators, replaced the old Florida Gymnasium, nicknamed "Alligator Alley," which was the home of the Gators for the previous 31 seasons and is still located to the east of the football stadium.
It is home to the University of Florida Gators men's and women's basketball, volleyball, swimming and gymnastics teams. ESPN The Magazine nicknamed it the "House of Horrors" in 1999, a name that the sports teams began using promotionally a few years later. The student section of the stadium has been dubbed the "Rowdy Reptiles". ESPN commentator Dick Vitale said, on assignment at the Florida vs. Kentucky game in 2006, that the Rowdy Reptiles make the O-Dome one of the toughest places to play in College Basketball.
Following the men's basketball team's victory in the national title game of the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the UF athletic department bought the temporary hardwood floor that had been installed in the Indianapolis RCA Dome for the Final Four. Although the national finals logos will be removed by sanding, the basketball teams will now play on the same lumber on which the Gators won their only basketball National Championship. [citation needed]
On December 23rd, 2006, a record crowd of 12,621 watched the 5th ranked Gators defeat the 3rd ranked Ohio State Buckeyes 86-60.
Below are links to specific statistics and information about the arenas and stadiums on campus. Not only does each page include information, but there are pictures as well.
If you would like to see any other campus locations on here or have information about a specific facility, please send emails to stadiums@gatorenvy.com.
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