McAlister Field House
Construction


Former names	The Citadel Armory (1939–1973)
Location	171 Moultrie Street Charleston, South Carolina 29409 USA
Coordinates	32°47′55″N 79°57′45″W / 32.798508°N 79.962573°W / 32.798508; -79.962573
Owner	The Citadel
Operator	The Citadel
Capacity	6,000 (1989-present) 4,500 (1939-1989)
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	1938
Opened	1939
Renovated	1989
Construction cost	$465,217^[1] ($9.79 million in 2022 dollars^[2]) $7.9 million (renovation)
Architect	Liollio Architecture (renovation)
General contractor	Southeastern Construction Company^[1]
Tenants
The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, wrestling, and volleyball Lowcountry Highrollers

McAlister Field House is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was built in 1939 and is home to The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, wrestling and volleyball teams. Office space in the facility houses athletic department staff as well as several coaches.^[3]

Previously known as The Citadel Armory, the facility was named in honor of Col. David S. McAlister, Citadel Class of 1924 on March 16, 1973.^[4]

The arena was renovated in 1989, and is used for entertainment events including concerts and sporting events, as well as college and high school commencements. The renovation expanded the seating capacity from 4,500 to 6,000. Since the renovation, three basketball games have sold out and filled the facility to capacity: Duke (1991), South Carolina (1997), and College of Charleston (1999).^[5] The facility has hosted several athletic tournaments, including opening rounds of the Southern Conference women's basketball tournament and the All-Academy Wrestling Championship.^[6]

On July 23, 2007, McAlister Field House was the venue for the Democratic Party's edition of the CNN-YouTube presidential debates.^[7] McAlister is also used as the venue for major speeches and addresses to the Corps of Cadets, including President George W. Bush's December 11, 2001 address.^[8]

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The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Schools and Departments	Baker School of Business Zucker Family School of Education School of Engineering School of Humanities and Social Sciences Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics
Academic programs	The Citadel Graduate College Lowcountry Graduate Center
Athletics	Teams The Citadel Bulldogs Baseball Basketball Football Rifle Soccer Tennis Volleyball Wrestling Facilities Johnson Hagood Stadium McAlister Field House Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park College Park Inouye Marksmanship Center
Campus	Campus Daniel Library Padgett-Thomas Barracks HMS Seraph Monument Old Citadel Summerall Chapel
Student life	South Carolina Corps of Cadets Honor Code The Brigadier The Regimental Band and Pipes The Summerall Guards
People and history	Presidents Notable alumni History Arsenal Academy Palmetto Regiment South Carolina Military Academy Washington Light Infantry

The Citadel Bulldogs basketball

The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Thompson Hall (1938–1939) The Citadel Armory / McAlister Field House (1939–1988) Deas Hall (1988–1989) McAlister Field House (1989–present)
Culture & lore	My Losing Season All-Military Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Basketball arenas of the Southern Conference

Basketball arenas of the Southern Conference
McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga) McAlister Field House (The Citadel) Freedom Hall Civic Center (East Tennessee State) Timmons Arena (Furman) Hawkins Arena (Mercer) Pete Hanna Center (Samford) Greensboro Coliseum (UNC Greensboro) Cameron Hall (VMI) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina) Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (Wofford)

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