ADDRESS: 111 Rivers St. Boone, N.C. 28607
Quick Facts:
Capacity: 8,325
Date Opened: Nov. 17, 2000
Attendance Record: 8,325 (MBB vs. North Carolina on Nov. 17, 2000)
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A cornerstone of the Appalachian State University campus, the George M. Holmes Convocation Center serves as the home of Mountaineer men's and women's basketball, volleyball and indoor track and field programs.
Standing at the end of Rivers Street, the 200,840-square-foot structure also houses the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science, and includes a multipurpose arena for community and cultural events, graduation and convocation ceremonies, trade shows, concerts and athletic events.
The facility officially opened on Nov. 17, 2000, when App State Men's Basketball hosted North Carolina in front of a sell-out crowd.
A number of renovations have taken place since opening in order to keep facilities for all programs who call it home state-of-the-art. In 2017-18, a brand new Daktronics video board made its debut, while a new playing surface was installed for men's and women's basketball in 2025 that features the North Carolina state outline at center court.
Made up of nine displays, the center-hung display features more than 1,200 square feet of displays and more than 2.1 million LEDs. The four main displays each measure approximately 11.5 feet high by 17.5 feet wide and feature 6-millimeter line spacing to deliver exceptional image clarity and contrast to every seat in the arena.
The display configuration includes four corner panels between the main displays and an upper ring display circling the top of the system. The arena also features four LED scorer’s tables along the sidelines. These displays provide the opportunity to highlight sponsors throughout events as well as to provide supplemental content and statistics to the main displays.
A number of national music acts have performed at Holmes including The 1975, Lil Wayne, Young the Giant and Niko Moon.
With a capacity of 8,325, the building is currently the fourth-biggest in the Sun Belt Conference.
