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Colonial Life Arena
Home of the South Carolina Gamecocks
801 Lincoln St
Columbia, SC 29201
Opened: November 21, 2002
The Colonial Life Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina men's and women's basketball teams. Opened as a replacement for the Carolina Coliseum with the name Carolina Center in 2002, the 18,000 seat arena is also host to various events, including conferences, concerts, and graduation ceremonies. It is the largest arena in the state of South Carolina and the eighth largest campus college arena.

The naming rights were acquired in 2003 by Unum, a Portland, Maine-based insurance company, and it was renamed to the Colonial Center after the Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, a Unum subsidiary headquartered in Columbia. On July 22, 2008, the USC board approved renaming the building to the Colonial Life Arena as part of the rebranding by Unum (which by then had moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee) of Colonial Life & Accident as Colonial Life.

The arena first opened on November 22, 2002, with the season opener of the South Carolina women's basketball team. A near sell-out crowd of 17,712 fans saw the 72-58 Gamecocks victory over in-state rival Clemson, with a $1 admission charge, at that time commonly used by the women's basketball team to promote major games. The official grand opening took place December 2, 2002. The men's basketball team defeated Temple 66-47. On January 26, 2010 South Carolina defeated #1 ranked and undefeated Kentucky 68-62 in the arena, one of the biggest wins in South Carolina history.

On January 18, 2021, as part of the university's observance of Martin Luther King Day, the university dedicated a statue of Gamecocks great and 2020 WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson near the arena's main entrance.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 3, 2026Tennessee @ South Carolina 0 - 0
Feb 24, 2026Kentucky @ South Carolina 0 - 0
Feb 21, 2026Mississippi State @ South Carolina 0 - 0
Feb 7, 2026Missouri @ South Carolina 0 - 0
Jan 28, 2026Florida @ South Carolina 0 - 0
Jan 20, 2026Oklahoma @ South Carolina 0 - 0
Jan 3, 2026Vanderbilt @ South Carolina 0 - 0
Dec 30, 2025UAlbany @ South Carolina 0 - 0
Dec 22, 2025South Carolina State @ South Carolina 0 - 0
Dec 13, 2025The Citadel @ South Carolina 0 - 0