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Credit Union 1 Arena
Home of the UIC Flames
525 S Racine Ave
Chicago, IL 60607
Opened: May 31, 1982
Credit Union 1 Arena (previously known as UIC Pavilion) is a multi-purpose arena located at 525 S. Racine Avenue on the Near West Side in Chicago, Illinois, which opened in 1982.

Credit Union 1 Arena is located on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago. It opened in 1982. The UIC Pavilion was renovated in 2001, and is rented for many functions and concerts. It is accessible from the CTA Blue Line Racine stop, located one block north of the Pavilion. It is also accessible from the #7 Harrison Bus and the #60 Blue Island/26th Bus. It also hosted UIC's ice hockey team when they competed in the CCHA as well as the 1984, 1999, and 2000 Horizon League men's basketball conference tournament.

Credit Union 1 Arena is home to the University of Illinois at Chicago Flames basketball team and the former home of the Chicago Sky WNBA team. It is the home of the Chicago Smash of World Team Tennis and Windy City Rollers of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. From 2004 to 2006 it also housed the Chicago Storm Major Indoor Soccer League team before they moved into the newly constructed Sears Centre. The UIC Pavilion was the home arena for Jim Crockett Promotions and WCW Wrestling in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was the site of three PPV events: Starrcade 87, Chi-Town Rumble and Halloween Havoc 90. When used as a concert venue the arena seats up to 10,075 for end-stage shows, 7,924 for 3/4-house shows, and 5,878 for 1/2-house shows. The venue continues to be a regular host for major rock concerts, including notable sets from Green Day to Phish.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Feb 24, 2026Bradley @ UIC 0 - 0
Feb 21, 2026Valparaiso @ UIC 0 - 0
Feb 15, 2026Illinois State @ UIC 0 - 0
Feb 6, 2026Belmont @ UIC 0 - 0
Jan 27, 2026Indiana State @ UIC 0 - 0
Jan 20, 2026Evansville @ UIC 0 - 0
Jan 17, 2026Drake @ UIC 0 - 0
Jan 7, 2026Southern Illinois @ UIC 0 - 0
Jan 1, 2026Murray State @ UIC 0 - 0
Dec 29, 2025Illinois Tech @ UIC 0 - 0