CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall, built in 1972, is a 2,200-seat multipurpose arena located in Florence, Alabama.[1] It is used primarily for basketball and volleyball, and is the home of the University of North Alabama Lions basketball and volleyball teams.
The first basketball game in the arena was a preseason NBA basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks, with Pete Maravich scoring 42 points to lead the Hawks to a 122–120 win.[2] It has also hosted high school basketball games as well.
The main court at the arena has been replaced four times, most recently in 2018. In 2004 new scorers' tables and scoreboards were installed, including a center-hung scoreboard that replaced the one installed in 1985. Chairback seats were installed in 1989 on the home side and are sold only to season-ticket holders.
In 2018, as part of North Alabama's transition to NCAA Division I, Flowers Hall underwent a $2 million renovation. The renovation included replacing all bleachers, a brand new court, two new video boards, two new scorers' tables, and a new VIP area on the west end of the court.
In 2023, Flowers Hall was renamed CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall as part of a ten-year naming rights deal.[3]
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edit- ^ Athletic Facilities, University of North Alabama. Accessed February 4, 2024. "Flowers Hall opened in 1972 and has served as the home court for the University of North Alabama volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams. The 2,223-seat venue has been home to multiple NBA and NCAA tournament games, as well as the Alabama/Mississippi High School All-Star Basketball Game on odd numbered years from 1991 to 2001."
- ^ Knight, Jerry. "Wow! What a Night", Courier Journal, May 28, 2013. Accessed February 4, 2024. "I don’t know where you were on October 5, 1972, but I remember where I was. I was among close to 5,000 basketball fans at the official opening of UNA’s famed Flowers Hall.... The game was an NBA exhibition game between the Atlanta Hawks and the league’s most storied franchise—the Boston Celtics.... None other than Hall of Famer John Havlicek said in a 2010 interview-“the best ball handler of all-time was Pete Maravich.” He thrilled the Flowers Hall crowd that October night by scoring 42 points in a 122-120 Hawks victory."
- ^ CB&S Bank Names CB&S Bank Arena in Flowers Hall, University of North Alabama. Accessed February 4, 2024. "In a unanimous vote taken by the University of North Alabama Board of Trustees at the Dec. 2 meeting, the arena in Flowers Hall has been officially named the CB&S Bank Arena for the next 10 years.... The naming is effective Jan. 1, 2023, and signage will be updated at Flowers Hall in the weeks to come."