Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
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Mohegan Sun Arena after the CT class LL state championship basketball game
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| Address | 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd |
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| Location | Uncasville, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°29′28″N 72°5′23″W / 41.49111°N 72.08972°WCoordinates: 41°29′28″N 72°5′23″W / 41.49111°N 72.08972°W |
| Owner | Mohegan Sun |
| Operator | Mohegan Sun |
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Basketball: 9,323 Concerts: 10,000 Lacrosse: 7,700 |
| Opened | October 2001 |
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Mohegan Wolves (AF2) (2002–2003) Connecticut Sun (WNBA) (2003–present) New England Black Wolves (NLL) (2015–present) |
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The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of configurable exhibition space and a 400-foot (120 m) clear span. It was built by the Perini Building Company, and opened in October 2001.
The arena originally served as home of the Mohegan Wolves arena football team until it was sold and moved to Manchester, New Hampshire in 2004.
On January 28, 2003 the arena was announced as the official home court for the Connecticut Sun. Prior to the fall of 2002, the NBA operating model precluded any WNBA team without an NBA "brother" counterpart. By the time the Connecticut Sun moved in, Val Ackerman was the WNBA president and Mark L. Brown was the chairman of the Mohegan Tribe. While the arena is attached to the Mohegan Sun casino, the facility does not accept any form of sports wagering or sports booking because sports betting is illegal in Connecticut.
On September 8, 2005, as a companion to the arena, the Mohegan Sun casino opened a Connecticut Sun merchandise store called "Winter Essentials." It was the first store in the United States that sold professional basketball goods on casino ground. However, the store was closed when the casino underwent renovations in 2008. Connecticut Sun merchandise can now be purchased in the Arena during games.
The multi-purpose facility has hosted a wide variety of events; including the American Kennel Club, WWE, concerts from major classical, country, jazz, metal, rap, rock, and pop acts, as well as sporting events such as PBR events, Bellator, NCAA games, PBA tournaments, early UFC bouts, and the World's Strongest Man Super Series Competition.
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