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Legacy Arena (formerly known as the BJCC Coliseum and the BJCC Arena) is an arena located at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. The arena seats 17,654 for sporting events, up to 16,250 for and 6,000 in a cut-down theater configuration.
The arena was home of the Birmingham Bulls of the WHA from 1976 to 1979; when the WHA folded, a minor league team with the same name called the arena home through 2001. It was there in December 1977 that hockey legend Gordie Howe, then playing for the WHA's New England Whalers, scored his 1,000th career goal at the age of 49; his Whalers defeated the Bulls 6–3. The arena was also the home of the UAB men's basketball team before it moved into Bartow Arena in 1988 and was home to the Alabama Steeldogs arena football team of the af2 from 2000 to 2007.
On December 17, 2014, the Civic Center board and officials of Legacy Credit Union announced a five-year, $2 million naming rights contract. Beginning January 1, 2015 the arena was officially renamed as Legacy Arena at the BJCC.
On October 24, 2018, the New Orleans Pelicans and the NBA G League announced that the Pelicans have acquired the right to own and operate an NBA G League team in Birmingham, Alabama. The team was expected to begin play in Birmingham by the 2022–23 basketball season playing at Legacy Arena following renovations to the arena. In the interim, the team began play for the 2018–19 season in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the Erie BayHawks, while the arena underwent a $123 million expansion and renovation. The renovations were completed in time for the 2021–22 season and the Pelicans chose to move the franchise, now known as the Birmingham Squadron, at that time.
| 1979 | SEC | Tennessee | Kentucky | Kyle Macy, Kentucky | |
| 1980 | 80–78 | Kentucky | DeWayne Scales, LSU | ||
| 1981 | Ole Miss | 66–62 | Dominique Wilkins, Georgia | ||
| 1982 | Sun Belt | UAB | 94–83 | VCU | Oliver Robinson, UAB |
| 1983 | UAB | 64–47 | Cliff Pruitt, UAB | ||
| SEC | Georgia | 86–71 | Alabama | Vern Fleming, Georgia | |
| 1984 | Sun Belt | UAB | 62–60 | McKinley Singleton, UAB | |
| 1985 | SEC | Auburn | Alabama | Chuck Person, Auburn | |
| 1986 | Sun Belt | Jacksonville | 70–69 | UAB | Otis Smith, Jacksonville |
| 1990 | South Florida | 81–74 | Radenko Dobraš, South Florida | ||
| 1992 | SEC | Kentucky | 80–54 | Alabama | Jamal Mashburn, Kentucky |
| 1999 | Conference USA | UNC Charlotte | 68–59 | Louisville | Galen Young, UNC Charlotte |
| 2015 | UAB | 73–60 | Middle Tennessee | Robert Brown, UAB | |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 55–53 | Old Dominion | Reggie Upshaw, Middle Tennessee | |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 83–72 | Marshall | Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee | |
| 2026 | American | South Florida | 70–55 | Wichita State | Wes Enis, South Florida |
| 2015 | Conference USA | Western Kentucky | 60–57 | Southern Miss | Alexis Govan, Western Kentucky |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 70–54 | Old Dominion | Ty Petty, Middle Tennessee | |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 67–56 | Southern Miss | Kendall Noble, Western Kentucky | |
| 2026 | American | UTSA | 54–40 | Rice | Cheyenne Rowe, UTSA |
On December 10, 2000, the arena hosted Armageddon (2000), a pay-per-view event notable for featuring a six-man Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship. The event drew approximately 14,920 attendees.
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