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The Sprint Center is a large multi-use indoor arena being built in Kansas City, Missouri. It will be located at 13th Street and Grand Avenue. *
It is scheduled to be completed in October 2007 and is expected to seat 18,500 people and have 72 suites. The Sprint Center will effectively replace Kemper Arena, which was built in 1974.
It sits on the eastern side of the Power and Light District which is currently under construction.
Details
Ground was broken for the arena on June 24, 2005, and construction is well underway. The final design was selected in August 2005.
The Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball tournament will take place at the Sprint Center in 2008, marking the tournament's return to Kansas City after three years in Texas and Oklahoma City. Women's basketball will take place at the nearby Municipal Auditorium.
Although no agreement has been signed as such, the Kansas City Brigade (of the Arena Football League) is widely expected to move there in 2008. The city has also entered into discussions with the NHL and the NBA regarding possible expansion (or relocation) of a hockey and/or basketball franchise to the arena.
The arena will also house the headquarters of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Kansas City metropolitan area | Sports in Kansas City | Sprint Nextel
"Sprint Center"