Welcome to the jungle—South Carolina style. Colonial Life Arena in Columbia is the thundering home of the South Carolina Gamecocks, and with a seating capacity of 18,000, it’s the state’s largest arena. Opened in 2002, it has become a veritable temple for women’s hoops under the guidance of Coach Dawn Staley.
The site of one of the most popular players in the history of NCAA basketball, Caitlin Clark, Carver-Hawkeye Arena is where legends are born and records get shattered. In Iowa City and constructed in 1983, this 15,000+ seating arena has had its own popularity go through the roof courtesy of Clark’s deep-range wizardry and the team’s ongoing success.
Why do you want just one classic arena when you can have two? That’s UConn’s plan. Gampel Pavilion, smack on the Storrs campus, provides the intimate 10,167 seats soaked in championship tradition. Meanwhile, the XL Center in Hartford allows Husky fans to reach into the city with a 16,294-seat configuration that’s the size of the city.
Step into Ames, Iowa, and you’ll feel something in the air—that’s “Hilton Magic.” Built in 1971 and holding 14,267 fans, Hilton Coliseum has earned its nickname thanks to decades of dramatic wins, wild finishes, and a fan base that brings the heat.
Where modern luxury meets old-school hoops spirit, you’ll find the Galen Center in Los Angeles. Home to USC’s women’s basketball team since 2006, this 10,200-seat venue feels like a perfect fit for the glitz of Hollywood and the grit of the Trojans.
