Dale F. Halton Arena Map

Dale F. Halton Arena

The SAC, The Mine
Location	9201 University City Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28223
Coordinates	35°18′22″N 80°44′4″W / 35.30611°N 80.73444°W / 35.30611; -80.73444Coordinates: 35°18′22″N 80°44′4″W / 35.30611°N 80.73444°W / 35.30611; -80.73444
Owner	UNC Charlotte
Operator	UNC Charlotte
Capacity	9,105
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	November 15, 1993[1]
Opened	December 2, 1996
Renovated	2006, 2008, 2016
Expanded	2002
Construction cost	$26.5 million ($43.2 million in 2019 dollars[2])
Architect	Odell Associates
Structural engineer	Geiger Engineers[3]
General contractor	Rodgers Builders
Tenants
Charlotte 49ers Basketball & Volleyball (1996-present)

Dale F. Halton Arena at the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center (commonly shortened to Halton Arena) is an indoor sports venue located on the main campus of UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is the home venue of the Charlotte 49ers men's and women's basketball teams and volleyball team. Halton Arena was named for the former president and CEO of Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Charlotte. She remains a benefactress to the university and has served on the university's board of trustees. The building was funded entirely through private donations and student fees.

The arena is located inside the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center (known commonly by students as "The SAC"). Its seating capacity for basketball and volleyball is listed as 9,105, though most of the upper level is curtained off for women's basketball and volleyball games, reducing seating capacity to around 4,000. The University holds its commencement ceremonies every December and May inside the arena.