Rocket Arena

This article is about the venue in Cleveland. For the discontinued video game of the same name, see Rocket Arena (video game).

Rocket Arena

Rocket Arena, then named Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, in 2022
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Former names	Gund Arena (1994–2005) Quicken Loans Arena (2005–2019) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (2019–2025)
Address	1 Center Court
Location	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Coordinates	41°29′47″N 81°41′17″W
Owner	Gateway Economic Development Corp.
Operator	Dan Gilbert via Rocket Companies
Capacity	Basketball: 19,432 Ice hockey: 18,926
Public transit	Tower City
Construction
Groundbreaking	April 27, 1992
Opened	October 17, 1994
Renovated	2019
Cost	$100 million ($217 million in 2025 dollars)
Architect	Ellerbe Becket
Project managers	Seagull Bay Sports, LLC.
Services engineer	URS Corporation
General contractor	Turner/Choice/Bradley/Zunt
Tenants
Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) 1994–present Cleveland Lumberjacks (IHL) 1994–2001 Cleveland Rockers (WNBA) 1997–2003 Cleveland Barons (AHL) 2001–2006 Cleveland Monsters (AHL) 2007–present Cleveland Gladiators (AFL) 2008–2017 Cleveland Crush (LFL) 2011–2013
Website
rocketarena.com

Rocket Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It is also the planned home of the Cleveland Sirens of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), which is scheduled to begin play in 2028. In the past, the arena has served as the home venue for a number of additional teams, including the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League, the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA, the Cleveland Barons of the AHL, the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League, the Cleveland Crush of the Legends Football League, and as a secondary home for the Cleveland State Vikings men's and women's basketball teams.

Rocket Arena opened in October 1994 as part of the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex with adjacent Progressive Field, which opened in April of that year. The facility replaced Richfield Coliseum as the primary entertainment facility for the region and the home of the Cavaliers, and supplanted the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University, which opened in 1991, as the primary concert and athletic venue in downtown Cleveland. From its opening in October 1994 until August 2005, it was known as Gund Arena, named for former Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund, after he paid for the naming rights. After purchasing a majority of the Cavaliers in March 2005, Dan Gilbert bought the naming rights in August 2005 and renamed the building Quicken Loans Arena after his mortgage lending company Quicken Loans. It was renamed Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in April 2019 when Quicken Loans rebranded to Rocket Mortgage, as part of the facility's renovation and expansion. The name was updated to the current Rocket Arena in 2025 to align with the rebranding of the various financial businesses under the Rocket name.

Rocket Arena seats 19,432 people in its basketball configuration and up to 18,926 for ice hockey. It is a frequent site for concerts and other athletic events, such as the men's and women's basketball tournaments of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), hosting since 2000 and 2001, respectively. It has also been the host venue for two NCAA Division I Women's Final Fours, in 2007 and 2024; opening and regional semifinal games in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; two U.S. Figure Skating Championships, in 2000 and 2009; and the 2016 Republican National Convention.