Bender Arena
Home Team American University Eagles — NCAA Basketball (I), NCAA Women's Basketball (I)
American Eagles — NCAA Volleyball (I), NCAA Wrestling (I)
Location Washington, DC, USA
Capacity 3,044
Opened 2025
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Bender Arena

Bender Arena has been shared home to American University Eagles (NCAA Basketball (I), NCAA Women's Basketball (I)) and American Eagles (NCAA Volleyball (I), NCAA Wrestling (I)) since 2025, located in Washington, DC. It has a capacity of 3,044.

Game Log Statistics

Per the Sports Logbook database.

League Games SLB Logged Games Highest-scoring game Lowest-scoring game
NCAA Basketball (I) 178 17 American 93 – UMBC 96 (2024-12-29) American 43 – Loyola-Maryland 44 (2024-02-07)
NCAA Women's Basketball (I) 98 5 American 91 – Boston University 87 (2024-01-10) American 52 – Holy Cross 39 (2022-01-12)

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Attendance:

League Largest Crowd Smallest Crowd
NCAA Basketball (I) 3319 – American vs Harvard (2024-11-10) 50 – American vs UMKC (2024-11-22)
NCAA Women's Basketball (I) 1107 – American vs Bucknell (2022-03-13) 111 – American vs Army (2023-01-11)

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Games by Year

Year Total
2014 2 2
2015 12 12
2016 17 17
2017 11 11
2018 14 14
2019 18 14 4
2020 20 10 10
2021 29 15 14
2022 32 14 18
2023 30 15 15
2024 29 15 14
2025 39 25 14
2026 23 14 9

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Other Teams & Events

NCAA Basketball (I)

  • Creighton Bluejays — Neutral site venue, 2024
  • Longwood Lancers — Neutral site venue, 2025
  • Maine Black Bears — Neutral site venue, 2025
  • Siena Saints — Neutral site venue, 2025

NCAA Volleyball (I)

  • Colgate Raiders — Former postseason venue, 2026

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