BancorpSouth Arena

BancorpSouth Arena
Former names	Tupelo Coliseum (1993–2001); BancorpSouth Center (2001–2006)
Location	375 East Main Street, Tupelo, Mississippi 38804
Coordinates	34°15′34″N 88°41′59″W / 34.259539°N 88.69964°WCoordinates: 34°15′34″N 88°41′59″W / 34.259539°N 88.69964°W
Capacity	10,000
Field size	32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2) without ice ; 209.5 ft (63.9 m) total floor length with south risers extended; 234 ft (71 m) total floor space with south risers folded; 130 ft (40 m) total width; 70 ft (21 m) width seating; * (no ice)
Opened	October 9, 1993
Tenants
	Tupelo Hound Dogs (EISL) (1997); Tupelo T-Rex (WPHL) (1998–2001); Tupelo FireAntz (NIFL/UIF) (2001–2005); Tupelo T-Rex (AWHL) (2001–2003); Mississippi MudCats (AIFA) (2007–2008); Mississippi Hound Dogs (UIFL) (2012)

BancorpSouth Arena, formerly Tupelo Coliseum, and BancorpSouth Center, until December 2006,^[2] is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena, near downtown Tupelo, Mississippi, named for the locally based BancorpSouth, a large multi-state commercial banking company.

It was the home of the Tupelo FireAnts and Mississippi MudCats arena football and the Tupelo T-Rex ice hockey teams. It was also the home of the Mississippi Hound Dogs of the Ultimate Indoor Football League.

The $16 million, 32,000 square foot (3,000 m²) facility was built in 1993, and is one of the more modern arenas, serving a small market in the Mid-south. Its lot was previously occupied by a shopping mall called Downtown Mall. When the mall closed in 1990 the arena was retrofitted from the old building.^[3]^[4]

The arena also seats 8,000 for sports events, ranging from basketball to rodeos.

Notable events[]

Sports[]

WCW Uncensored (1995)
WCW Uncensored (1996),
WCW Spring Stampede (1997),
Gulf South Conference Basketball Tournament (2001-2005)

The arena has also hosted the Harlem Globetrotters on several occasions. One Memphis Pharaohs (Arena Football League) home game was held there in 1996.

Concerts[]

The arena can be scaled down to 4,500 for theater-style concerts. The arena is also used for trade shows and conventions (33,800 square feet (3,140 m²) of exhibit space plus 5,000 square feet (500 m²) of meeting space.).

On November 14, 2008, the arena hosted the Mississippi State Bulldogs club hockey team in a game against the Loyola University New Orleans club in the arena's first venture into ice hockey since the T-Rex left in 2003.

On November 21, 2010, the BancorpSouth Arena hosted a college basketball game featuring the Memphis Tigers and the LSU Tigers.

References[]

^ BancorpSouth Arena Online Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
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^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-05-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2013-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

BancorpSouth Arena

Preceded by Pyramid Arena	Home of the Memphis Pharaohs 1996 (One game)	Succeeded by Rose Garden Arena

[1] BancorpSouth Arena Online Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Find Articles 404 File not found^{[dead link]}

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-05-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2013-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Former names	Tupelo Coliseum (1993–2001) BancorpSouth Center (2001–2006)
Location	375 East Main Street, Tupelo, Mississippi 38804
Coordinates	34°15′34″N 88°41′59″W / 34.259539°N 88.69964°W / 34.259539; -88.69964Coordinates: 34°15′34″N 88°41′59″W / 34.259539°N 88.69964°W / 34.259539; -88.69964
Capacity	10,000
Field size	32,000 sq ft (3,000 m²) without ice^[1] 209.5 ft (63.9 m) total floor length with south risers extended* 234 ft (71 m) total floor space with south risers folded* 130 ft (40 m) total width* 70 ft (21 m) width seating* * (no ice)
Opened	October 9, 1993
Tupelo Hound Dogs (EISL) (1997) Tupelo T-Rex (WPHL) (1998–2001) Tupelo FireAntz (NIFL/UIF) (2001–2005) Tupelo T-Rex (AWHL) (2001–2003) Mississippi MudCats (AIFA) (2007–2008) Mississippi Hound Dogs (UIFL) (2012)