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Originally Posted by GoldenBoot
With regard to the arena...it's initial capacity will be about 12,500 (for basketball). However, it will be designed to be expanded to roughly 17,000 if and when it is needed in the future.
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Better yet, design and build a 5K - 17K stadium that can be transformed to any size from 5K seating to 17K seats depending on the event by enclosing or opening up seating sections. 12,500 seats seem fine for UT basketball, too small for top touring acts. But why should UT care about those anyway? Rick Derringer, Peter Frampton, Three Dog Night, Styx, and the surviving members of The Monkeys would love to play there in a 12K arena, might even fill it half way.