Gateway Center Arena at College Park is a multi-purpose
arena
An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...
in
College Park, Georgia
College Park is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton and Clayton County, Georgia, Clayton counties, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, adjacent to the southern boundary of the city of Atlanta. As of the 2020 United States census, ...
. It is the home venue of the
College Park Skyhawks
The College Park Skyhawks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in College Park, Georgia, and are affiliated with the Atlanta Hawks. The Skyhawks play their home games at Gateway Center Arena at College Park af ...
of the
NBA G League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the Minor league#Basketball, developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of ...
and the
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Dream compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded for the ...
of the
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. The league comprises 13 teams (scheduled to expand to 15 in 2026). The WNBA is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan.
The WNBA w ...
.
The arena's first public event was an open house on November 9, 2019, while the Skyhawks' first game at the arena took place on November 21.
Location and design
The 3,500-seat
arena
An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...
is mainly used for
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
; however, there are plans for the facility to also host concerts and other events. It is located adjacent to the
Georgia International Convention Center
The Georgia International Convention Center or GICC, opened in April 2003, is the second largest convention center in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, the largest being the Georgia World Congress Center. It is located at 2000 Co ...
.
References
External links
Official Site*College Park Skyhawk
*Atlanta Drea
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Basketball venues in Georgia (U.S. state)
Music venues in Georgia (U.S. state)
Sports venues in Atlanta
Sports venues in Georgia (U.S. state)
College Park Skyhawks
Buildings and structures in Fulton County, Georgia
2019 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Sports venues completed in 2019
NBA G League venues
Erie BayHawks (2017–2019)