McAlister Field House

McAlister Field House
Former names	The Citadel Armory (1939–1973)
Location	171 Moultrie Street; Charleston, South Carolina 29409 USA
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Owner	The Citadel
Operator	The Citadel
Capacity	6,000 (1989-present); 4,500 (1939-1989)
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	1938
Opened	1939
Renovated	1989
Construction cost	$465,217; ($7.91 million in 2025 dollars); $7.9 million (renovation)
Architect	Liollio Architecture (renovation)
General contractor	Southeastern Construction Company
Tenants
	The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, wrestling, and volleyball; Lowcountry Highrollers

McAlister Field House is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was built in 1939 and is home to The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, wrestling and volleyball teams. Office space in the facility houses athletic department staff as well as several coaches.^[3]

Previously known as The Citadel Armory, the facility was named in honor of Col. David S. McAlister, Citadel Class of 1924 on March 16, 1973.^[4]

The arena was renovated in 1989, and is used for entertainment events including concerts and sporting events, as well as college and high school commencements. The renovation expanded the seating capacity from 4,500 to 6,000. Since the renovation, three basketball games have sold out and filled the facility to capacity: Duke (1991), South Carolina (1997), and College of Charleston (1999).^[5] The facility has hosted several athletic tournaments, including opening rounds of the Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament and the All-Academy Wrestling Championship.^[6]

On July 23, 2007, McAlister Field House was the venue for the Democratic Party's edition of the CNN-YouTube presidential debates.^[7] McAlister is also used as the venue for major speeches and addresses to the Corps of Cadets, including President George W. Bush's December 11, 2001 address.^[8]

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v t e The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Schools and Departments	School of Business Zucker Family School of Education School of Engineering School of Humanities and Social Sciences School of Science and Mathematics Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics
Academic programs	Lowcountry Graduate Center
Athletics	Teams The Citadel Bulldogs Baseball Basketball Football Wrestling Facilities Johnson Hagood Stadium McAlister Field House Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park College Park
Campus	Campus HMS Seraph Monument Old Citadel
Student life	South Carolina Corps of Cadets Honor Code The Brigadier The Regimental Band and Pipes The Summerall Guards
People and History	Presidents Notable alumni History Palmetto Regiment Washington Light Infantry

v t e The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Thompson Hall (1938–1939) The Citadel Armory / McAlister Field House (1939–1988) Deas Hall (1988–1989) McAlister Field House (1989–present)
Rivalries	Furman VMI
Culture & lore	My Losing Season All–Military Classic
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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