Sioux Falls Arena
Encyclopedia
The Sioux Falls Arena is an 7,500 seat multi-purpose arena
, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
. The facility was originally built in 1961. It seats 6,113, for basketball games and 4,760, for indoor football and hockey.
It is the home of the Sioux Falls Skyforce
basketball
team, the Sioux Falls Storm
indoor football team and the Sioux Falls Stampede
ice hockey
team, as well as a variety of State High School Championship events.
Sioux Falls Arena has hosted the Men's and Women's Summit League Basketball Championship since 2009.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
. The facility was originally built in 1961. It seats 6,113, for basketball games and 4,760, for indoor football and hockey.
It is the home of the Sioux Falls Skyforce
Sioux Falls Skyforce
The Sioux Falls Skyforce is a professional basketball team that plays in the NBA Development League. They are based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The team plays at the Sioux Falls Arena. The Skyforce began in the CBA in 1989...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team, the Sioux Falls Storm
Sioux Falls Storm
The Sioux Falls Storm are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games at Sioux Falls Arena...
indoor football team and the Sioux Falls Stampede
Sioux Falls Stampede
The Sioux Falls Stampede is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League . Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the Stampede plays its home games at the Sioux Falls Arena....
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team, as well as a variety of State High School Championship events.
Sioux Falls Arena has hosted the Men's and Women's Summit League Basketball Championship since 2009.