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Verizon Arena
1 Simmons Bank Arena Dr
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Opened: October 2, 1999
Closed: March 31, 2019
Verizon Arena, originally known as Alltel Arena, now called Simmons Bank Arena, is an 18,000 seat multi-purpose arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas, directly across the Arkansas River from downtown Little Rock. Opened in October 1999, it is the main entertainment venue serving the greater Little Rock area.

The Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans, now known for sports purposes as the Little Rock Trojans and representing the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in NCAA Division I sports, played home basketball games at the arena from the time when the arena opened until the team moved in 2005 to a new arena, the Jack Stephens Center, on the school's campus in Little Rock. The Arkansas RiverBlades, a defunct ice hockey team of the ECHL, the Arkansas RimRockers, a defunct minor league basketball team of the NBA Development League, and the Arkansas Twisters, a defunct af2 team, also played at the arena. The arena is also used for other events, including concerts, rodeos, auto racing, professional wrestling, and trade shows and conventions.

The arena was the home of the 2003, 2006, and 2009 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament and the 2000 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament. The arena holds the all-time attendance record for an SEC Women's Tournament when 43,642 people attended the event in 2003.

The arena hosted portions of the first and second rounds of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in March 2008 and the SEC gymnastics championships in 2007.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Dec 21, 2019Valparaiso @ Arkansas 68 - 72
Dec 15, 2018UTSA @ Arkansas 67 - 79
Dec 16, 2017Troy @ Arkansas 63 - 88