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Name; The Vines Convocation Center Site: Next to the DeMoss Center in the middle of the campus. Capacity: 8,085 for basketball and 10,000 for special events Construction: The main portion of the building is constructed of steel and concrete, and the roof is constructed with 10-foot triangular aluminum sections that are pieced together by Temcor, a roofing company out of Torrence, Calif. Contractor: McDevitt & Street of Raleigh, N.C. Architect: Haken/Corley and Associates of Raleigh, N.C. Date of Completion: November 1990 Facilities: The Vines Convocation Center includes four concession stands, basketball coaches offices, locker and team room facilities, a weight room, a training room, a hospitality room and a press room. Playing Surface: The basketball court is a hardwood surface.

The Vines Center, affectionately known as "The ketball tournaments. Graduation, convocation and The Vines Center includes an attractive silver furnace", provides one of the toughest arenas for concerts are also held at the Vines Center on a regu dome roof similar to what Baylor University has on visiting opponents to play in because of its loud, lar basis. its arena in Waco, Texas. Also included in the Vines vocal and festive atmosphere, The fan support over McDevitt & Street is no stranger to Liberty Univer Center are four concession areas, basketball coaches the years has served as inspiration for the Liberty sity. The firm completed Liberty's 12,000-seat offices, locker and team room facilities, a weight Ulan s and women's basketball, volleyball and in the fall of 1989, and have built room, a training room, a hospitality room and press wrestling programs. the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., the Di room. The facility is one of the largest on-campus Due to this support, the Lady Flames basketball amond (baseball park) in Richmond, Va., Atlanta's basketball arenas in the state of . Pi'ogram has produced an all-time record of 188-51 Fulton County Stadium and the minor league base in the Vines Center, including an 88-9 (.907) record ball facility in Durham, N.C., where the Durham Bulls nver the past seven seasons. Liberty has often been play. nt its best with a large throng of supporters in the ni stands. The Lady Flames have won each of their four Women's Basketball Vines Center Records Attendance Date W-L Result highest-attended home games in program history. 1. 5,117 1/31/98 W LU 79, Radford 66 Liberty hosted the Tourna- 2. 5,041 2/28/98 w LU 65, UNC Asheville 53 * nient in a combined men's and women's format in 3. 4,921 2/27/98 w LU 64, Charleston Southern 54 * 1997 and 1998, eclipsing all existing tournament at 4. 4,211 2/19/98 w LU 57. Elon 49 5. 4,121 12/14/02 L Virginia Tech 53, LU 50 tendance records. The Vines Center was also the site 6. 3,913 11/13/98 L Virginia Tech 69. LU 55 °f the Big South Women's Basketball Championship 7. 3,752 2/26/00 W LU 79. Radford 36 8. 3,412 12/5/06 L Virginia Tech 55. LU 52 semifinals and finals in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Each 9. 3,366 2/18/06 W LU 62, High Point 53 time, the Liberty fans propelled the Lady Flames to a 10. 3.341 12/7/04 L Virginia Tech 66. LU 55 conference title. A crowd of 2,738 came out to see *Big South Tournament game Liberty defeat UNC Asheville in the 2005 champi- Attendance and Results In Vines Center enship game. A major contributor donated the money in 1 Season Games Attendance Averaae Record Pet. 3,887 tor Liberty to start construction on the 10,000-seat 1990-91 6 648 1-5 .167 special events/basketball arena on Liberty Mountain. 1991-92 2 865 433 0-2 .000 1992-93 15 6,128 409 10-5 .667 Seating for basketball is 8,085. The project was un 1993-94 13 7,614 586 7-6 .538 dertaken by McDevitt & Street Contractors of 1994-95 13 4,950 381 6-7 .462 '^sleigh, N.C., with the architectural work being com- 1995-96 13 4.390 338 5-8 .385 n 1996-97 17 15,539 914 15-2 .882 P'^ted by Haken/Corley and Associates, also o 1997-98 16 35.432 2,215 16-0 1.000 1 Raleigh. 1998-99 12 21.156 1.763 11-1 .917 14 19,228 in November 1990, the Liberty men's basketball 1999-2000 1,373 n-3 .786 team moved into its new home - The Vines Center. 2000-01 11 8.265 751 9-2 .818 2001-02 10 14.664 1,466 9-1 ,900 Lie Lady Flames women's basketball team p ' 2002-03 16 24.916 1,557 15-1 .938 2003-04 13 14.918 1,148 13-0 1.000 irst-ever contest at the Vines Center on Dec. 7, 17,047 and hosted all of its home games at the Vines Cent 2004-05 15 1.137 12-3 .800 2005-06 15 16,314 1.088 15-0 1.000 19,374 7 the first time during the 1992-93 season. The a 2006-07 13 1.490 10-3 .769 16,167 ity annually hosts Super Conference and has also 2007-08 13 1,244 13-0 1.000 2008-09 12 11,452 954 10-2 .833 P'ayed host to the Harlem Globetrotters, National 239 262,306 1,098 d^sketball Association exhibition games, the Big Totals 188-51 .787 ^°uth Basketball Tournament and high school bas

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