HemisFair Arena
San Antonio Convention Center Arena | |
| Location | 601 HemisFair Way San Antonio, Texas 78203 |
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| Coordinates | 29°25′12″N 98°29′00″W / 29.420134°N 98.483299°W |
| Owner | City of San Antonio |
| Capacity | Basketball: 16,057 |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1966 |
| Opened | April 6, 1968 |
| Renovated | 1977-78 |
| Expanded | 1977-78 |
| Closed | May 31, 1995 |
| Demolished | June 1995 |
| Architect | Noonan, Krocker & Dockery |
| General contractor | Lyda/H. A. Lott |
| Tenants | |
| San Antonio Spurs (ABA/NBA) (1973–93) San Antonio Force (AFL) (1992) | |
HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 season, their only year of existence.