Alico Arena
"The Nest" | |
Entrance of arena | |
Interactive map of Alico Arena | |
| Address | FGCU Lake Parkway East |
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| Location | Fort Myers, Florida |
| Coordinates | 26°28′16″N 81°45′53″W / 26.47111°N 81.76472°W |
| Owner | Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Capacity | 4,633 |
| Type | Multi-purpose |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Record attendance | 4,552 (Men's basketball) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2000 |
| Built | 2000–2002 |
| Opened | December 2, 2002 |
| Expanded | August 1, 2017 |
| Construction cost | $11.9 million |
| Architect | Hastings+Chivetta |
| Builder | Manhattan Kraft Construction, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
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| Website | |
| fgcuathletics.com | |
Alico Arena is a 131,000 sq ft (12,200 m2) multipurpose arena located on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University. It is the home of the FGCU Eagles volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams. It holds 4,633 people in basketball configuration. It also features four practice courts, six suites, twelve locker rooms, and the Athletics Department's offices.
The arena is named after Alico, Inc., a Florida agribusiness with ties to the university. The arena also serves as a hurricane shelter, which was used when Hurricane Ian hit the Fort Myers area in September 2022.