Pioneer Arena

Pioneer Arena (Basketball/Volleyball)

Ticketing

All Sporting Events in Pioneer Arena are ticketed events. Tickets can be purchased at: TusculumPioneers.com/Tickets

Card-Only Purchasing. Pre-purchase preferred to keep wait times down.

Basketball

$12 for Adult General Admission (Ages 13-64)

$7 for Child/Senior General Admission (ages 6-12 & 65+)

Free Admission to all children ages 5 and under

Volleyball

$7 for Adult General Admission (Ages 13-64)

$4 for Child/Senior General Admission (Ages 6-12 & 65+)

Free Admission to all children ages 5 and under

Seating

Basketball

Students are required to sit in sections 104-107. Visiting fans are encouraged to sit in Sections 101-102 and enter through Gate B located on the Right Side of Pioneer Arena. Non-Student Tusculum Supporters are asked to sit in sections 103 and 108-111 and enter through Gate A.

Volleyball

Student section seating is located in Section 109 for volleyball. All other supporters are asked to avoid this section if you wish to avoid students.

Concessions

Concessions are not regularly sold at Pioneer Arena events. Our Cafeteria and Chick Fil A are typically open during all home contests. Please refer to https://dineoncampus.com/tusculum/hours-of-operation for all on campus dining hours.

Parking:

Fans are asked to park in the Niswonger Lot, IPF Parking Lot or the Meen Center Parking lot.

On January 16, 1998, Pioneer Arena at the Niswonger Student Commons opened its doors and has served as the home of Tusculum University volleyball and basketball.

The $10 million, 2,000-seat Pioneer Arena is part of the Scott M. Niswonger Student Commons, which also houses the Alumni Weight Room. The facility encompasses an athletic training and treatment center, swimming pool, team locker rooms, as well as a complete renovation of Pioneer Gymnasium, which served as the home of Tusculum volleyball from 1982-97.

Pioneer Arena’s playing surface experienced a makeover in 2007 and again in 2016 and is spacious enough for two volleyball and basketball courts.

Pioneer Arena has hosted several events including the South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Tournament from 2000-02 and hosted the event again in 2009. The facility has hosted numerous quarterfinal round games of the South Atlantic Conference Basketball Tournament as well as the Tennessee High School basketball postseason tournaments, concerts and other community functions. The University’s commencement ceremonies are also held in Pioneer Arena each December and May.

The 1,000-square foot Alumni Weight Room features free weights and nautilus equipment, as well as treadmills, exercise bikes and conditioning equipment.