Burns Arena

Burns Arena is a multi-purpose arena in St. George, Utah. It is the home of the Dixie State University Trailblazers basketball teams.[1] The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people.[2] It is located near Bruce Hurst Field and Greater Zion Stadium.[3] There are 4,779 permanent seats at Burns Arena in 14 sections. It was built in 1987 as the Dixie Center. By the time the current incarnation of Dixie Center opened in 1998, the arena took its present name.

It is also the site of the Buck-A-Thon and the World Senior Games. Many concerts, high school tournaments, and boxing matches also take place in this facility.[2]

The arena is located on 400 South and 700 East in St. George.[3]

References
  1. Basketball-Burns Arena at dixieathletics.com, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09
  2. US-UT Burns Arena Archived 2009-06-12 at the Wayback Machine at idolstages.com, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09
  3. DSC Map at new.dixie.edu, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09


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