Vines Center


The Vines Convocation Center, also known as simply The Vines Center, is a 9,547-seat multi-purpose arena in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1990 and is home to the Liberty University Flames and Lady Flames basketball teams. The Vines Center features three practice courts, four spacious locker rooms, a weight room, a training room, men's and women's basketball team rooms, a team dining room, basketball coaches offices, a built-in TV studio, a center-hung scoreboard and a suite atop the seating bowl. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament from 1995 to 1998, and also all rounds of the tourney except for the first round in 2003 and 2004. In the fall of 2008 the Vines Center underwent a major renovation of all seating. New red and blue cushioned seats were installed and new blue plastic game seats were put in place.
In addition to sporting events the Vines Center hosts Liberty's Convocations and commencement exercises.
The Vines Center was the largest basketball arena in the Big South Conference when Liberty was a member, and is now the largest arena to serve as a regular basketball home in Liberty's current league, the ASUN Conference.
In 2020, the Vines Center is set to be replaced as the main home to Flames and Lady Flames basketball and Lady Flames volleyball by the proposed Liberty Arena to be built adjacent to the Vines Center. The Liberty Arena will host games and events where the attendance is not expected to exceed 4,000, while the Vines Center will continue to host high-attendance games and events.