A great experience
by LionelB on 12/26/23Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaMy sons and I spent an excellent evening at the Arena. The show was top-notch and everything was done to ensure that the family had a great time. Go Gamecocks!
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South Carolina Gamecocks at Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, South Carolina, is home to one of the top basketball programs in the Southeastern Conference. The University of South Carolina Gamecocks play at Colonial Life Arena, which opened in 2002 and seats 18,000. They are coached by Frank Martin, who successfully led the Kansas State Wildcats to four NCAA tournament appearances in five seasons before moving on to South Carolina in 2012, leading the Gamecocks to their first men's Final Four appearance in 2017.
South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Basketball History
The University of South Carolina first fielded a men's basketball team in 1908, and achieved success in the Southern Conference in the 1920s and '30s, before joining six other SoCon teams to form the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953. The legendary Frank McGuire, who had previously led St. John's and UNC to Final Four appearances, led the Gamecocks from 1964 until his retirement in 1980. During McGuire's reign, South Carolina reached the NCAA Sweet 16 three years in a row, from 1971 to 1973, in addition to winning the ACC regular season and tournament championship once apiece in their final two seasons in the conference.
Eight-time NBA All-Star and Basketball Hall of Famer Alex English starred at South Carolina in the mid '70s, and was arguably the first African-American star athlete in the school's history. South Carolina moved from the Metro Conference to the Southeastern Conference in 1991, with coach Eddie Fogler leading the Gamecocks to an SEC regular season championship in 1997. Former Wake Forest head coach Dave Odom led South Carolina from 2001 to 2008, appearing in three postseason NIT championships, winning in 2005 and 2006 behind the play of tournament MVPs Carlos Powell and Renaldo Balkman. In 2017, the Gamecocks made their first appearance in the Final Four, beating Marquette, Duke, Baylor and Florida before bowing to Gonzaga in the national semifinal. South Carolina became the tenth team to have both their men's and women's teams reach their respective Final Four in the same year, with coach Dawn Staley's women's team winning the 2017 NCAA championship.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Rating: 5 out of 5 Great Experience
by SEB on 12/25/23Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaA great atmosphere, exciting game, and free food. What more could you ask for.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Great Experience
by Perry on 12/19/23Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaThe free concessions were a hit. All of the staff at Colonial Life were extremely friendly and helpful. Loved the atmosphere of the game. Go Cocks!
Rating: 5 out of 5 The whole family loved it!
by AO on 12/4/23Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaWe had a great time cheering on our Gamecocks at Colonial Life Arena. My 3 kids (3, 5, 7) had a blast at their first basketball game. We were front row of the upper deck and had so much room to move around which was awesome for 3 young kids. We will be back for another game soon!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Great Time
by Phil T on 1/2/23Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaEasy to use n check in. Like adding my tickets to my wallet. Easy process
Rating: 5 out of 5 Spurs up
by DrGfromSC on 12/25/22Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaUSC always puts on a show and they men’s basketball team was no exception! The intro, the promotions, and the concessions were great! You can smell KiKi’s chicken and waffles from the moment you walk in. Go Gamecocks!
Rating: 2 out of 5 OK
by j. m. on 2/22/22Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaBrought me and my 5 year old child to the game. Parking was great. Ease of entering and exiting was great. Food selections and prices were on par with other venues. The sound and special effects were very much too loud. As it started my kid has to hold her hands over her ears. I looked around and so many adults and children with either earplugs or ear coverings of some kind and holding their hands over their ears as well. It wasn't an isolated outburst of sound but rather a continuous event many times through the game. If the sound itself could be reduced it would make it vastly more enjoyable. The other issue is there are many children there and some of the choices of music had profanity in parts or had it poorly bleeped out but could still hear it.
Rating: 3 out of 5 The tight experience
by BigBlueFan322 on 2/11/22Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaReally nice venue. Easy to get in and out of. Lots of female restroom. Very small male restrooms which causes long lines. Long lines at concessions and I only saw one Ice cream vendor with a very long lines. The only real compliment is the size of the seats. Very tight even for a normal size person. This did make my enjoyment of the show a little tougher.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Good, but still....
by Dad of four on 1/25/22Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaThe process of buying the tickets, the event and venue were overall good. My son had a great time and the whole experience was smooth. HOWEVER, I'm an old guy who, only because he had no other choice, begrudgingly had to use the phone-app digital ticket as opposed to being able to print them out. It's not that I'm opposed to using tech, I use it daily and have for years with my job as a data-analyst. It would be nice to have a backup option though, especially since things can (and do) go wrong with technology....and this was a gift for a 12-year-old so I didn't want any problems.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Great venue to visit.
by Bobaru on 1/7/22Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaGreat Fans at SC. Everyone was very nice. Beautiful Coliseum. Be sure to check out the Bronze statue in front. Very impressive. I bet she was fun to watch at SC.
Rating: 5 out of 5 fuNNtastic
by Kenn on 12/8/21Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaFirst off, going to the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia SC is a cool experience and feeling! The atmosphere is super, gives me a really cool vibe just being there! It's home of The Gamecocks Basketball 🏀 and lots of great concerts & events! The tiled Gamecocks "Cocky" at the entrance is neato!!
Rating: 5 out of 5 First time going to a game.
by V. S. on 3/1/20Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaFirst time at a college and a USC game. Enjoyed myself.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Better Urshers
by K. Y. on 2/25/20Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaOverall great venue however the ushers could do better at seating !
Rating: 5 out of 5 Great seats!
by J. T. on 2/11/20Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaWe arrived and public parking (10.00) was VERY close to the venue. We walked in and found our seats easily. We sat up high (section 222) and dead center of half court. The view was amazing! The concession stands where very reasonable and facilities were clean. We had a wonderful family outing.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Florida Gators Basketball
by Papichulo on 1/10/20Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaGreat seats, view was excellent and my Gators crushed the Gamecocks. Go Gators!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Florida Gators
by Papichulo on 1/10/20Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaGreat seats, view was excellent and my Gators crushed the Gamecocks. Go Gators!!!!
Rating: 1 out of 5 The picture for the seats are very misleading.
by M. F. on 3/12/19Colonial Life Arena - Columbia?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Rating: 5 out of 5 Great Game
by seb on 3/12/19Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaThe Gamecocks did not disappoint. It was a jam packed offensive and defensive game by the Gamecocks.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Lots of "Stuff" Ongoing
by C. on 2/19/19Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaDuring breaks, events , performances kept us entertained throughout the duration of the event
Rating: 5 out of 5 Great game!
by USC mom on 2/19/19Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaVenue is great! Clean, great signage, comfortable seats, and everyone is helpful! Restrooms are plentiful and weren’t crowded.