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Conseco Fieldhouse is a sports arena in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Bas
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 Location:
125 S. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 46204
Broke ground July 22, 1997
Opened November 6, 1999
Owner Capital Improvements Board, City of Indianapolis
Operator Pacers Sports & Entertainment
Construction cost $183 million USD
Architect Ellerbe Becket Architects & Engineers
Tenants
Indiana Pacers (NBA) (1999-Present),
Indiana Fever (WNBA) (2000-Present),
Indiana Firebirds (AFL) (2001-2004)
Seats
18,345 for basketball,
14,400 for hockey & football
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ketball Association and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League also use Conseco Fieldhouse as their home arena for a few games a year. Additionally, other entertainment events such as concerts are frequently scheduled there. The name is a result of the naming rights to the venue being sold to Conseco, the financially-troubled financial services organization based in nearby Carmel.
Lobby of Conseco FieldhouseConseco Fieldhouse replaced Market Square Arena as the home of the Indiana Pacers on November 6, 1999. It is notable for being the first modern "retro"-styled facility in the NBA.
In 2002, Conseco Fieldhouse served as one of two sites for the FIBA Men's World Basketball Championship, sharing the honors with RCA Dome.
The venue has hosted three Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournaments (2002, 2004, and 2006). Conseco Fieldhouse hosted WWE's The Great American Bash 2006 on July 23, 2006, the first WWE PPV in Indianapolis in nearly 10 years. The last was WWF In Your House: Buried Alive on October 20th, 1996 at the Market Square Arena.
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