The NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball squads settled in quickly to their new territory at the Liberty Arena last fall.
The 4,000-seat facility connects to the neighboring 10,000-seat Vines Center, the programs’ previous home for 30 years.
The basketball teams dominated the competition on their new court this season — the women’s team went 12-0 at home, and the men finished with a 36-game home winning streak, which includes a 13-0 record at the Liberty Arena in 2020-21. This streak is the second-longest active streak in the country, following Gonzaga, the No. 1-ranked team in the nation.
With 125,000 square feet of Flames excitement, the new arena is a state-of-the-art showroom for Liberty Athletics. Fans are treated to an intimate atmosphere with surround loge (box) and club seating options. The arena is outfitted with court projection technology, a large center videoboard, and wraparound LED banners.
Liberty volleyball is one of only a few programs outside the Power Five with a specialized flooring system called Taraflex.
The arena officially opened its doors on Nov. 23 with a livestreamed ribbon-cutting ceremony and saw its first action on Dec. 1 when the Lady Flames basketball team celebrated an impressive 76-53 triumph over Norfolk State.
