Basketball Arena Rankings

Every Hoops Arenas ranking in one place: the biggest, smallest, oldest and newest pro and Division I basketball arenas, plus record crowds and arena nicknames.

Size3

  1. 1The Biggest Basketball Arenas No. 1: JMA Wireless Dome · 35,446 seats
  2. 2The Smallest Basketball Arenas No. 1: G. B. Hodge Center · 878 seats
  3. 3States and Provinces with the Most Basketball Arenas No. 1: California · 30 arenas

Age6

  1. 4The Oldest Basketball Arenas No. 1: Rose Hill Gymnasium · opened 1925
  2. 5The Newest Basketball Arenas No. 1: James T. Morris Arena · opened 2026
  3. 6The Oldest NBA Arenas No. 1: Madison Square Garden · opened 1968
  4. 7The Newest NBA Arenas No. 1: Intuit Dome · opened 2024
  5. 8The Oldest College Basketball Arenas No. 1: Rose Hill Gymnasium · opened 1925
  6. 9The Newest College Basketball Arenas No. 1: James T. Morris Arena · opened 2026

NBA & Division I3

  1. 10The Biggest NBA Arenas No. 1: United Center · 20,917 seats
  2. 11The Smallest NBA Arenas No. 1: Smoothie King Center · 16,867 seats
  3. 12The Biggest NCAA Division I Arenas No. 1: JMA Wireless Dome · 35,446 seats

Crowds & names3

  1. 13The Biggest Crowds at Basketball Arenas No. 1: JMA Wireless Dome · 35,642
  2. 14Basketball Arena Nicknames No. 1: Scotiabank Arena · ACC
  3. 15Basketball Arenas with the Most Former Names No. 1: Mortgage Matchup Center · 6 former names

Capacity figures vary by source. Opening years count the current building, not later renovations.