HTC Center

HTC Center
Full name	HTC Student Recreation & Convocation Center
Former names	Student Recreation and Convocation Center (planning)
Location	104 Founders Drive; Conway, SC 29579
Coordinates	33°47′57″N 79°0′56″W / 33.79917°N 79.01556°W
Owner	Coastal Carolina University
Operator	Coastal Carolina University
Capacity	3,212
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	April 15, 2010
Opened	August 1, 2012
Construction cost	$35 million
Architect	Hughes Group Architects; Garvin Design Group; Timbes Architectural Group
Services engineer	RMF Engineering
General contractor	PC Construction
Tenants
	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers; (NCAA Sports)

HTC Center, originally known as the Student Recreation and Convocation Center, is a 3,370-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. It is home to the Coastal Carolina University men's and women's basketball teams and the women's volleyball teams.^[7] The arena replaced Kimbel Arena as Coastal Carolina's basketball and volleyball home. On August 2, 2012, Horry Telephone Cooperative purchased the naming rights to the venue.^[8]

An earlier planned arena, named YRT2 Arena, was to have opened in 2008. It would have also been home to a future ECHL franchise, the Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz.

Both the men's and women's programs opened the facility with victories. The men defeated the University of Akron 74–70 in overtime on November 9, 2012. The women's program followed with a 58–39 victory against North Carolina Central University on November 12, 2012.^[9]

Features

The HTC Center features 3,212 seats – 662 chair-back seats on one side of the court behind the team benches, 814 bench-back seats on the other side, about 700 on each end (including one end reserved for students), 40 courtside seats, 35 each in two corner balcony sections that can be rented out each game as a package with catering and then additional seating in the spacious Chanticleer Athletic Foundation and president's suites that run the length of one side.^[10]

References

^ "2012–2013 Men's Basketball Preseason Prospectus" (PDF). Coastal Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ "Coastal Carolina Student Recreation and Convocation Center". Hughes Group Architects. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ "Student Recreation and Convocation Center". Garvin Design Group. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ "Student Recreation & Convocation Center". RMF Engineering. Archived from the original on January 19, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ "CCU – Student Recreation/Convocation Center". PC Construction. Retrieved January 19, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Drucknemiller, Brian (August 1, 2012). "The HTC Center Opens for Students". The Atheneum. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ "The HTC Center". Coastal Carolina Official Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
^ "CCU Announces HTC Partnership, Names HTC Center" (Press release). Coastal Carolina University. August 2, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
^ "2013–2014 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Coastal Carolina Athletics. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ Young, Ryan (August 18, 2012). "The HTC Center Ready for Grand Opening at Coastal Carolina". The Sun News. Myrtle Beach. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

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[1] "2012–2013 Men's Basketball Preseason Prospectus" (PDF). Coastal Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[2] "Coastal Carolina Student Recreation and Convocation Center". Hughes Group Architects. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[3] "Student Recreation and Convocation Center". Garvin Design Group. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[4] "Student Recreation & Convocation Center". RMF Engineering. Archived from the original on January 19, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[5] "CCU – Student Recreation/Convocation Center". PC Construction. Retrieved January 19, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] Drucknemiller, Brian (August 1, 2012). "The HTC Center Opens for Students". The Atheneum. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[7] "The HTC Center". Coastal Carolina Official Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2012.

[8] "CCU Announces HTC Partnership, Names HTC Center" (Press release). Coastal Carolina University. August 2, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2014.

[9] "2013–2014 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Coastal Carolina Athletics. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[10] Young, Ryan (August 18, 2012). "The HTC Center Ready for Grand Opening at Coastal Carolina". The Sun News. Myrtle Beach. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

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v t e Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
Venues	Kimbel Arena (1974–2012) HTC Center (2012–present)
Culture & lore	Chauncy "CCU Fight Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 2024–25

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in South Carolina
ACC	Littlejohn Coliseum (Clemson)
Big South	CSU Field House (Charleston Southern) North Charleston Coliseum (Charleston Southern, alternate) Templeton Physical Education Center (Presbyterian) G. B. Hodge Center (USC Upstate) Winthrop Coliseum (Winthrop)
CAA	TD Arena (Charleston)
MEAC	SHM Memorial Center (South Carolina State)
SEC	Colonial Life Arena (South Carolina)
SoCon	McAlister Field House (The Citadel) Timmons Arena (Furman) Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (Wofford)
Sun Belt	HTC Center (Coastal Carolina)

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