Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena

Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
"The Burrow"
	Interactive map of Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
Former names	FAU Arena (1984–2019, 2020–2022); RoofClaim.com Arena (2019–2020)
Location	Florida Atlantic University; 777 Glades Road; Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Coordinates	26°22′20″N 80°6′33″W / 26.37222°N 80.10917°W
Owner	Florida Atlantic University
Operator	Florida Atlantic University
Capacity	3,161
Record attendance	3,161 (multiple)
Construction
Opened	1984
Cost	$9 million renovation upgrade (March–August 2007)
Tenants
	Florida Atlantic University; Men's basketball; Women's basketball; Volleyball; ; Florida Jades (WBL) (1991–92)

Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena, formerly known as FAU Arena and RoofClaim.com Arena and commonly known as The Burrow, is a 2,900-seat multi-purpose arena located on the Boca Raton campus of Florida Atlantic University.^[1]

Renovations

FAU Arena opened to women's basketball in 1984. Men's basketball and volleyball became tenants in 1988.

The facility was modernized with a $9 million renovation in 2007. In the summer of 2008, further renovations were put in place, including club suites to give "The Burrow" a new feel as the programs continue to grow.

Following the 2006-07 basketball season, the major renovations to FAU Arena included such upgrades as:

Exterior, including entrance overhangs and complete repainting
Chairback seating behind both baskets and the west sideline
New Scoreboard with Video Capabilities
Locker room expansion(s) and enhancements
Improved student section area on the east sideline
FAU Store in the lobby
Ticket booth outside the main entrance

In late 2019, the scoreboards and sideline ads were updated.

Naming rights

On June 4, 2019, the FAU athletic department received a $3 million gift from the Rocco and Marty Abessinio Foundation to name the court the Abessinio Court at the FAU Arena.^[2]

On December 20, 2019, the FAU athletic department partnered with RoofClaim.com, a roofing services company, on a $5 million, 10-year sponsorship, which gave the company naming rights to the arena, which was renamed as the RoofClaim.com Arena.^[3] This naming rights deal ended on February 5, 2020, by mutual agreement of both parties; a report from the Orlando Sentinel stated that political pressure ended the deal.^[4]

On November 16, 2022, the FAU athletic department received a $7.5 million gift from Eleanor R. Baldwin to rename the arena as the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.^[5]

References

↑ "FAU Arena". FAU. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
↑ "FAU Athletics Receives $3 million from Rocco and Mary Abessinio Foundation to Name Basketball Court". FAU Sports. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
↑ "RoofClaim.com Acquires Naming Rights to FAU Arena in $5 Million Sponsorship Agreement". Business Wire. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
↑ Bianchi, Mike. "After UCF scrutiny, state politicians kill FAU naming rights deal with Roofclaim.com". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
↑ "FAU Receives $7.5M Gift to Name Arena". FAU Sports. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

[FAU_Arena-1] "FAU Arena". FAU. Retrieved 2011-02-10.

[2] "FAU Athletics Receives $3 million from Rocco and Mary Abessinio Foundation to Name Basketball Court". FAU Sports. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[RoofClaim.com_Acquires_Naming_Rights_to_FAU_Arena_in_$5_Million_Sponsorship_Agreement-3] "RoofClaim.com Acquires Naming Rights to FAU Arena in $5 Million Sponsorship Agreement". Business Wire. Retrieved December 20, 2019.

[4] Bianchi, Mike. "After UCF scrutiny, state politicians kill FAU naming rights deal with Roofclaim.com". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[5] "FAU Receives $7.5M Gift to Name Arena". FAU Sports. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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v t e Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
Venues	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1988–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
Venues	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1984–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Florida Atlantic University
Located in: Boca Raton, Florida
Colleges	Social Work and Criminal Justice Arts and Letters Business Education Engineering and Computer Science Honors Medicine Nursing Science The Graduate College
Academic/research affiliations	Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Lockheed Martin Max Planck Society NASA Imaging Technology Space Center Pine Jog Environmental Education Center Research at FAU Research Park Scripps Energy & Materials Center Scripps Research Institute Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies University Press of Florida
Campuses and buildings	Boca Raton Dania Beach Davie Fort Lauderdale Fort Pierce Jupiter Port St. Lucie Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium Library Florida Atlantic University High School
History	Alumni and faculty History
Athletics	Florida Atlantic Owls Baseball Men's basketball Final Four season Women's basketball Football Men's soccer Swimming and diving Howard Schnellenberger Shula Bowl American Conference Athletic facilities: The Burrow Flagler Credit Union Stadium FAU Baseball Stadium FAU Soccer Stadium
Student life	Greek life FAU Marching Owls Broward County Palm Beach County University Press
Founded: 1961 Students: 30,808 Endowment: 275 million

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Florida
ACC	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (Florida State) Watsco Center (Miami)
American	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (Florida Atlantic) Yuengling Center (South Florida)
ASUN	Alico Arena (Florida Gulf Coast) Swisher Gymnasium (Jacksonville) UNF Arena (North Florida) Edmunds Center (Stetson) UWF Field House (West Florida)
Big 12	Addition Financial Arena (UCF)
CUSA	FIU Arena (FIU)
SEC	O'Connell Center (Florida)
SWAC	Moore Gymnasium (Bethune–Cookman) Teaching Gym (Florida A&M)

Renovations

Naming rights

See also

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