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| Location | 191 Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee 38103 |
| Opened | September 2004 |
| Owner | City of Memphis |
| Operator | Hoops LP |
| Construction cost | $250 million |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| Tenants | Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) (2004-present) Memphis Tigers (NCAA) (2004-present) |
| Capacity | 18,119 (basketball) 11,411 (hockey) [1] |
FedExForum is one of the National Basketball Association's most distinctive arenas. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Ellerbe Becket is a Minneapolis Minnesota -based employee-owned firms that is one of the world's largest Architectural firms The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional Basketball team based in Memphis Tennessee. The Memphis Tigers basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men's College basketball. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events It officially opened in September 2004 after much debate and also an Alberta clipper wind storm in July 22, 2003, that nearly brought the cranes that were building it down on famed Beale Street. Alberta clipper (also known as a Canadian Clipper) is a fast moving Low pressure area which generally affects the central provinces of Canada A storm is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface and strongly implying Severe weather. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A crane is a lifting machine equipped with a Winder, Wire ropes or Chains and sheaves that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to Beale Street is a street in downtown Memphis Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street a distance of approximately. It is in the southern part of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, at 191 Beale Street and Third Street. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Beale Street is a street in downtown Memphis Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street a distance of approximately. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA and the National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball program of the University of Memphis (the Tigers). The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional Basketball team based in Memphis Tennessee. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The Memphis Tigers basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men's College basketball. The University of Memphis is an American public Research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee They both previously played home games at the Pyramid Arena. The Pyramid Arena is a 20142-seat Arena located in downtown Memphis at the banks of the Mississippi River. The arena was built at a cost of $250 million and is owned by the City of Memphis; naming rights were purchased by Memphis' most well-known business, FedEx for $92 million. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Naming rights are the right to name a piece of Property, either tangible property or an event usually granted in exchange for financial considerations FedEx Corporation ( is a Logistics services company based in the United States. FedExForum was financed using $250 million of public bonds, which were issued by the Memphis Public Building Authority (PBA) The venue also has the capability of hosting ice hockey games, concerts, and family shows. Government debt (also known as public debt or national debt) is Money (or credit) owed by any level of government either Central government Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience.
FedExForum was designed by architectural firm Ellerbe Becket. Ellerbe Becket is a Minneapolis Minnesota -based employee-owned firms that is one of the world's largest Architectural firms The arena is 805,850 ft² (75,000 m²) in size, covering 14 acres (57,000 m²). An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events The square foot is an Imperial unit / US customary unit (non- SI non- metric) of Area, used mainly in the United States The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U The Arena is round, with a dome. The playing floor is lower than ground level. It is capable of seating 18,119[1] for basketball and has 1,000 premiere courtside seats. There are 26 courtside suites, 33 club suites, 4 party suites, and 80 club boxes. It also contains a full-sized practice basketball court, visible from the huge lobby. The plans called for a mass transit bus depot, which brought a federal grant of $6 million; somehow the depot was changed to a premium parking garage, and Memphis had to return the money.
FedExForum's interior was designed to pay tribute to Memphis' musical heritage, with paintings and murals depicting some of the city's most famous artists. Most of the Arena's restaurants are named in conjunction with FedExForum's overall theme of music with Opus Restaurant and the Blue Note Lounge. The two other restaurants are sponsor-driven with the Lexus Lounge just off the Arena Floor and Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 in the Grand Lobby of the Arena.
FedExForum was the first arena to utilize new "see-through" shot clock units which allow spectators seated behind the basket to see the action without having the clocks interfere with their view. A shot clock is used in some sports to quicken the pace of the game The idea came when a fan of the NBA's New Jersey Nets who sits behind the basket at Continental Airlines Arena sent an e-mail to NBA Commissioner David Stern, asking for technology to improve his view, and Daktronics obliged with the innovation at FedExForum in 2004. The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic The Izod Center (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, and later Continental Airlines Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving Commissioner is a designation that may be used for a variety of official positions especially referring to a high-ranked public (administrative or Police) official or an analogous David Joel Stern (born on September 22, 1942 in New York City, New York) is the current commissioner of the National Basketball Association Daktronics Inc ( is an American company based in Brookings South Dakota that designs manufactures sells and services Video board, Scoreboards
The NBA approved the unit a year later for full use and has seen the new units installed at the Wachovia Center, Charlotte Bobcats Arena, TD Banknorth Garden, and the Rose Garden after the approval. The Wachovia Center, formerly known as the CoreStates Center and the First Union Center, is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania The Time Warner Cable Arena (also known locally as "TWC Arena" "St TD Banknorth Garden is a sports Arena in Boston Massachusetts.
The facility has hosted the Conference USA men's basketball tournament since 2005. Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. It will be the site of the one of the four Regional finals in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, and one of the four Regional finals in the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament will involve 65 schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA The 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament will start March 21, 2010 and be completed on April 6 of the same year FedExForum has also hosted two major professional wrestling events: WWE Unforgiven on September 16, 2007 and the PMG Clash of Legends independent show on April 27 of that year. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Unforgiven (2007 was the tenth annual Unforgiven Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The PMG Clash of Legends Starring Hulk Hogan was an American Professional wrestling show promoted by Memphis Wrestling owner Corey Maclin Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated The main event on the latter card was Hulk Hogan versus Paul Wight. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American
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Home of the Memphis Tigers 2004 – present |
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| Preceded by Pyramid Arena |
Home of the Memphis Grizzlies 2004 – present |
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