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Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Field	Value
name	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
nickname	The Well
former_names	BI-LO Center (1998–2013)
logo_image	Bon Secours Wellness Arena logo.svg
image	BonSecoursArenaGRN.jpg
caption	Bon Secours Wellness Arena in 2016
pushpin_map	South Carolina#USA
pushpin_map_caption	Location within South Carolina##Location within the United States
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_label	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
address	650 North Academy Street
location	Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
coordinates
broke_ground	March 7, 1996
opened
owner	Greenville Arena District
operator	Greenville Arena District
construction_cost	$63 million
(121 Million in 2024)
architect	Odell Associates
AMI Associates
project_manager	International Facilities Group, LLC.
structural_engineer	Geiger Engineers PC
general_contractor	Fluor Daniel
tenants	Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL) (1998–2006)
Carolina Rhinos (AF2) (2000–2002)
Greenville Groove (NBDL) (2001–2003)
South Carolina Force (AIFA) (2009)
Greenville Force (SIFL) (2010)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) (2010–present)
Clemson Tigers men's basketball (NCAA) (2015–2016)
seating_capacity	Hockey: 13,951
Basketball: 15,000
Concert (Center Stage): 16,000
Concert (End Stage): 14,500
website

(121 Million in 2024) AMI Associates Carolina Rhinos (AF2) (2000–2002) Greenville Groove (NBDL) (2001–2003) South Carolina Force (AIFA) (2009) Greenville Force (SIFL) (2010) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) (2010–present) Clemson Tigers men's basketball (NCAA) (2015–2016) Basketball: 15,000
Concert (Center Stage): 16,000 Concert (End Stage): 14,500

Bon Secours Wellness Arena (formerly the BI-LO Center; The Well) is a multi-purpose arena in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The arena serves as the home of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL.

History

The arena opened as the BI-LO Center in 1998, and cost US $63 million. It replaced Greenville's outdated and under-repaired Greenville Memorial Auditorium, which was located across the street from the new arena and had been imploded on September 20, 1997. The arena naming rights were purchased by Dutch grocer Ahold, then-owner of BI-LO, which had been founded in nearby Mauldin and was still based there at the time. When it was built, it passed Columbia's Carolina Coliseum as the largest arena in the state of South Carolina, a distinction it held until 2002, when Colonial Life Arena was built in Columbia.

On September 18, 2013, the BI-LO Center was officially renamed the Bon Secours Wellness Arena after the Bon Secours Health System purchased the naming rights.

Bon Secours Wellness Arena was one of two regional hosts during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, alongside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. This was the first season the NCAA had two regional brackets in each city, instead of the traditional set-up of four cities, one for each regional bracket.

Seating capacity

As a concert venue, the Bon Secours Wellness Arena can seat approximately 15,000 spectators, depending on the positioning of the stage. In addition, the arena features 30 luxury suites and 840 club seats.

References

(March 7, 1996). "Bi-Lo Center Breaking Ground Today in Downtown Greenville". [[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]].
Findlay, Prentiss. (September 3, 1998). "On the Town". [[The Post and Courier]].
"Bi-Lo Center". International Facilities Group.
(September 21, 1997). "Greenville Memorial Auditorium Is History". [[The State (newspaper).
(2023-03-28). "Women's NCAA Tournament Greenville Regionals TV schedule: Elite Eight scores, results, teams, seeds".

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