Home Arenas
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (previously Conseco Fieldhouse), home of the Indiana Pacers.- Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum (1967–1974)
- Market Square Arena (1974–1999)
- Bankers Life Fieldhouse (1999–present) (Previously known as Conseco Fieldhouse)
The Indiana Pacers play their home games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, which opened in 1999. Bankers Life Fieldhouse is located in downtown Indianapolis and seats 18,165 for basketball games, and hosts many concerts as well as Pacer and Fever games. Bankers Life Fieldhouse is owned and operated by the Capital Improvement Board, City of Indianapolis, Indiana and it's groundbreaking was on July 22, 1997 by Ellerbe Becket Architects & Engineers. Formerly known as Conseco Fieldhouse, the arena officially opened on November 6, 1999 and adopted its current name on December 22, 2011. Bankers Life Fieldhouse also hosts the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament and hosted the 2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four. The Fieldhouse is considered one of the best arenas in the NBA, being rated the No. 1 venue in the NBA according to the Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily Reader Survey. Before moving to Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the Pacers played their games at Market Square Arena from 1974–1999 and at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum (currently known as the Pepsi Coliseum) from 1967–1974.
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