F&M Bank Arena is the arena for the Austin Peay Governors men's and women's basketball teams of the United Athletic Conference. Located in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, it seats up to 6,000 people.
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- F&M Bank Arena
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- Clarksville, US
F&M Bank Arena is the arena for the Austin Peay Governors men's and women's basketball teams of the United Athletic Conference. Located in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, it seats up to 6,000 people. In addition to the main space, which holds events such as APSU's basketball games, concerts, banquets, conventions, and many other events, there is a second floor of F&M Bank Arena that will mainly be used for figure and youth skating. The 250,000-square-foot complex is owned by Montgomery County and operated by the Nashville Predators and Sabretooth Sports & Entertainment, LLC, with Austin Peay serving as the facility’s primary tenant after signing a 30-year lease in Oct. 2020. F&M Bank arena replaced the Winfield Dunn Center, which was the home of Governors’ basketball from Dec. 1975 to March 2023. F&M Bank Arena houses the Austin Peay’s men’s and women’s basketball coaching offices which overlooks the team’s shared practice gym featuring 11 hoops, a scoreboard, shot clock, and state-of-the-art sound system. As of October 2024, F&M Bank Arena is also the home of the Red River Spartans hockey team. In November 2019, the Montgomery County Commission approved funding for the new event center, with Austin Peay State University signed to be the main tenant and the Nashville Predators signed to manage the facility. The new arena is able to host basketball games, hockey games, concerts, and other events. The complex also features two ice rinks and a practice gym for Austin Peay Men's and Women's Basketball. Austin Peay, the Nashville Predators, and Clarksville-Montgomery County broke ground on F&M Bank Arena in Nov. 2020. The ceremony was celebrated by Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts, Austin Peay Vice President and Director of Athletics Gerald Harrison, and Nashville Predators Vice President Danny Butler breaking ground at the previously named Montgomery County Multi-Purpose Event Center. Sabertooth Sports and Entertainment, which is owned b