Sport Central

Sport Central
	Sport central Arena
Location	Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	54°58′41.4″N 1°36′23.6″W / 54.978167°N 1.606556°WCoordinates: 54°58′41.4″N 1°36′23.6″W / 54.978167°N 1.606556°W
Capacity	2,800
Surface	Parquet
Opened	2010

Sport Central is a multi-purpose built sports centre and events arena that is located in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It forms part of the Northumbria University campus, in the city centre.^[1] The centre houses facilities for swimming, track running, climbing, golf, squash, basketball, netball, badminton, and volleyball.^[2] The main sports and events arena has a capacity for over 2,800 spectators.

History[]

Sport Central opened in 2010, at a cost of £30 million.^[3] It was previously the home venue of British Basketball League team Newcastle Eagles, and Netball Superleague side Team Northumbria.^[4] The arena has also hosted international basketball, when the senior men's Great Britain national team staged a game there, featuring NBA star Luol Deng.^[5]