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The Colonial Life Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina men's and women's basketball teams. Opened as a replacement for the Carolina Coliseum with the name Carolina Center in 2002, the 18,000-seat arena is also host to various events, including conferences, concerts, and graduation ceremonies.
Many of these have since moved to the Colonial Life Arena. Prior to the building of the Coliseum, the Gamecocks had played in Carolina Fieldhouse from 1927 until it burned in 1968, and the Carolina Gymnasium (now the Longstreet Theater) prior to that. [1] The Coliseum was the host of the NCAA Basketball Tournament East Regional in 1970.
A space once occupied by warehouses and parking lots has become Columbia’s landmark destination for big-name concerts, Hall of Fame coaches and future pros.
The 2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by seventeenth-year head coach Dawn Staley , play their home games at Colonial Life Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
South Carolina women's basketball hosts Presbyterian at Colonial Life Arena on Saturday. Follow along for live score updates, game time, TV info.
The team played their home games at the Colonial Center, home to South Carolina Gamecocks basketball. The coach for the Columbia Stingers in 2007 was Corey Miller , who played football for both the University of South Carolina and the New York Giants.
The South Carolina and Georgia colonists ultimately adopted a system of rice cultivation that drew heavily on the labor patterns and technical knowledge of their African slaves. Cotton, rice, indigo and naval stores were exported in an extremely profitable shipping industry. It was the cultural and economic center of the South. [10]
The Carolinas were known as the Province of Carolina during America's early colonial period, from 1663 to 1712. Prior to that, the land was considered part of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, from 1609 to 1663. The province was named Carolina to honor King Charles I of England. Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus.