SEFCU Arena
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| Former names | Recreation and Convocation Center (RACC) (1992–2006) |
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| Address | 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12222 |
| Location | East University Drive Guilderland, New York |
| Owner | University at Albany |
| Operator | University at Albany |
| Capacity | 4,538 |
| Surface | Hardwood |
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| Broke ground | 1990 |
| Opened | April 1992 |
| Construction cost | $11 million ($18.8 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Mesick Cohen Waite Architects |
| General contractor | U.W. Marx Construction |
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UAlbany Great Danes basketball team New York Buzz (2009–2010) New York Sportimes (2011, 2013) |
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SEFCU Arena is a 4,538-seat multi-purpose arena, in Guilderland, New York, United States. It is home to the University at Albany men's and women's Great Danes basketball teams.
The arena opened in 1992, as the Recreation and Convocation Center, popularly known as "The RACC", as part of UAlbany's transition from Division III to Division I. The current name of SEFCU Arena was adopted on November 1, 2006, when UAlbany entered a 10-year naming rights deal with the State Employees Federal Credit Union.
SEFCU Arena is located behind the Physical Education building, which separates it from University Field. It is most notable for hosting the 2006 America East Conference men's basketball tournament championship, in which the Great Danes defeated Vermont, to earn their first bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
The arena also hosted the 2009 America East Men's Basketball Tournament, and is also a venue for the university's graduate commencement ceremonies.
Coordinates: 42°40′54″N 73°49′42″W / 42.68167°N 73.82833°W
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