NCAA BASKETBALL
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New Orleans Arena
1501 Dave Dixon Dr
New Orleans, LA 70113
Opened: October 29, 1999
Originally known as New Orleans Arena, now called the Smoothie King Center, locally referred to as SKC, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the city's Central Business District, adjacent to Caesars Superdome. The arena opened in 1999 as New Orleans Arena and has been home to the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 2002. The New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League played their home games in the arena from 2004 until the team disbanded in 2008. The VooDoo resumed play at the arena in March 2011, until after the 2015 AFL season when the franchise folded.

In 2011, the arena hosted the Southeast Regional of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The arena also hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 2007 and 2010.

The 2012 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was held at the arena.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 11, 2012Vanderbilt @ Kentucky #71 - 64
Mar 10, 2012Florida @ Kentucky #71 - 74
Mar 10, 2012Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt #53 - 65
Mar 9, 2012Alabama @ Florida #63 - 66
Mar 9, 2012Ole Miss @ Tennessee #77 - 72
Mar 9, 2012Georgia @ Vanderbilt #41 - 63
Mar 9, 2012LSU @ Kentucky #51 - 60
Mar 8, 2012Arkansas @ LSU #54 - 70
Mar 8, 2012Georgia @ Mississippi State #71 - 61
Mar 8, 2012Auburn @ Ole Miss #54 - 68

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