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Smoothie King Center
1501 Dave Dixon Dr
New Orleans, LA 70113
Opened: October 29, 1999
Smoothie King Center, locally referred to as SKC, originally known as New Orleans Arena, 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.

The arena was completed in 1999 at a cost of $114 million and officially opened on October 19, 1999. The arena seats 17,805 for concerts, 16,867 for Pelicans games, 18,500 for college basketball and Pelicans playoff games, and 16,900 for ice hockey and arena football. It has 2,800 club seats and 56 luxury suites.

In 2011, the arena hosted the Southeast Regional of the NCAA Division I men's 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
Dec 13, 2025SMU @ LSU 0 - 0
Dec 23, 2017Ohio State @ North Carolina 72 - 86
Dec 23, 2017UCLA @ Kentucky 83 - 75