Banterra Center
Banterra Center is a arena in Carbondale, United States that opened in 1964. Its recorded capacity is 8,284.
Key facts
Banterra Center is a arena in Carbondale, United States that opened in 1964. Its recorded capacity is 8,284. It is owned by Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including SIU Arena. Current tenants are Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball, Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball, Southern Illinois Salukis, 2006–07 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team, 2012–13 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team, 2013–14 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team, 2014–15 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team, 2015–16 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team, 2015–16 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team, 2016–17 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team, 2016–17 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team, 2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team, 2018–19 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team.
- Location
- Carbondale, United States
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 8,284
- Opened
- 1964
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hardwood
Banterra Center is at latitude 37.7083, longitude -89.2186, in Carbondale, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 37.7083 |
| Longitude | -89.2186 |
| City | Carbondale |
| Region | Carbondale |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hardwood | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Banterra Center has carried 1 recorded name. SIU Arena (no sponsor) ran 1964 to 2019. The average tenure of a name here is 55 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIU Arena | None | 1964 to 2019 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 1964 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
19 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 4005 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | SIU Arena | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | capacity | 8339 | 8284 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372066431 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Banterra_Center | Banterra Center | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56919 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56918 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56917 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56916 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56915 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56914 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56913 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56912 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56911 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56910 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56909 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56908 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56907 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56906 | 2026-10 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: