Suncoast Credit Union Arena

Suncoast Credit Union Arena

Location	13351 FSW Parkway Fort Myers, Florida 33919
Coordinates	26.5478°N 81.8869°W / 26.5478; -81.8869
Owner	Florida SouthWestern State College
Operator	Florida SouthWestern State College
Capacity	3,500
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	April 23, 2015[1]
Opened	November 29, 2016[2]
Construction cost	$25,222,512 ($32.4 million in 2023 dollars[3])[4]
Architect	Harvard Jolly[5]
General contractor	Skanska[6]
Tenants
FSW Buccaneers Basketball FSW Buccaneers Volleyball City of Palms Classic

Suncoast Credit Union Arena is a 75,000 sq ft (7,000 m²) multipurpose arena on the campus of Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) in Fort Myers, Florida. It is the home of the FSW Buccaneers men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams. It holds 3,500 people in basketball configuration. It also features six skyboxes, a hospitality event center, competition courts that convert into recreational courts, athletic office space, student, faculty and staff wellness, and an athletic center with a fitness pavilion, men's and women's locker rooms and a weight training area. It is also the home to the City of Palms Classic, an annual high school basketball tournament.

Suncoast Credit Union, a Tampa-based credit union with roots in serving educators, paid $5 million for the arena's naming rights.^[7]

Suncoast Credit Union Arena has hosted the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off since it started in 2018. In 2020, the four team tournament included #1 ranked Gonzaga University and #6 ranked University of Kansas, as well as Auburn University and Saint Joseph's University.^[8]

References

1. Suncoast Credit Union Arena - Florida Southwestern College Athletics
2. Dorsey, David (November 30, 2016). "FSW opens new arena with fanfare, basketball doubleheader". The News Press.
3. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
4. Bland, Thyrie (September 22, 2015). "Board approves additional $1.9M to build FSW arena". The News Press.
5. Harvard Jolly - Suncoast Credit Union Arena
6. "Florida SouthWestern State College, Suncoast Credit Union Arena".
7. "Arena naming rights a win for FSW, Suncoast". The News Press. January 21, 2015.
8. Jackie Winchester (October 28, 2020). "Fort Myers Tip-Off tourney to include Gonzaga, Kansas". WINKnews.

External links

• Facilities - Suncoast Credit Union Arena