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FIU Arena
1180 SW 113th Ave
Miami, FL 33174
Opened: February 1, 1986
FIU Arena, originally known as Sunblazer Arena, then Golden Panther Arena, then Pharmed Arena, then U.S. Century Bank Arena and now called Ocean Bank Convocation Center, is a 5,000 seat multi-purpose arena at Florida International University in Westchester, Florida. It was opened on February 1, 1986, and is home to the FIU Panthers basketball and volleyball teams. It was originally named Sunblazer Arena, but was renamed Golden Panther Arena when FIU's athletic teams changed their nickname from Sunblazers to Golden Panthers in 1987. It was renamed Pharmed Arena in 2004, and then was briefly named FIU Arena in 2008 before being renamed to U.S. Century Bank Arena. The facility reverted to the FIU Arena name again from 2014 to 2018 before being renamed the Ocean Bank Convocation Center in 2018.

The 94,000 square-foot (8,700 m2) arena contains a 19,000 square-foot (1,800 m2) wooden arena floor. It is also used for banquets, conventions, concerts, trade shows, and graduations including FIU's own commencement ceremonies.

The main court is a Cincinnati Robbins perma-cushion maple wood basketball floor, made up of some 19,000 square feet (1,800 m2) of wood. Four retractable basketball backboards allow for the floor to be divided into two practice courts, while Hydra Goal II portable basketball standards are used for intercollegiate competition. Nevco scoreboards are found at either end.

On January 26th, 2019, the arena broke its attendance record for a basketball game with 4,710 spectators for a game between FIU and their local rivals Florida Atlantic
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Feb 24, 2018Rice @ Florida International 64 - 67
Feb 22, 2018North Texas @ Florida International 68 - 69
Feb 3, 2018Louisiana Tech @ Florida International 68 - 71
Feb 1, 2018Southern Miss @ Florida International 70 - 76
Jan 20, 2018Charlotte @ Florida International 59 - 79
Jan 18, 2018Old Dominion @ Florida International 64 - 54
Jan 6, 2018UAB @ Florida International 75 - 64
Jan 4, 2018Middle Tennessee @ Florida International 71 - 66
Dec 30, 2017Florida Atlantic @ Florida International 57 - 58
Dec 22, 2017Hartford @ Florida International 79 - 72