The Wildwoods Convention Center is a convention center and indoor arena in Wildwood, New Jersey . Built in 2001 to replace an older Convention Hall, the center has exhibition space of 260,000 sq ft (24,000 m). The building includes the Oceanfront Arena , an indoor arena that can seat up to 7,000 spectators. It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and managed by The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA). The architect for the Convention Center is LMN Architects.
6-470: In 1972, Wildwood Convention Hall, a 18,000 sq ft (2,000 m) building, opened with several stores in front. Located on the Boardwalk at 4522 Ocean Avenue, it was used until the need for a larger convention center and arena were made in 1999. NJSEA promptly joined in, and broke ground in 2000, tearing a 40 feet (12 m) hole in the boardwalk in the process, opening the new building in 2001, and
12-851: The Beauty Crown Grand Theatre in Sanya , Hainan Island , China PR . 38°59′15″N 74°48′36″W / 38.9874°N 74.8099°W / 38.9874; -74.8099 This article about a sports venue in New Jersey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wildwood Hi-Rollers The Atlantic City Hi-Rollers , also known as the Wildwood Hi-Rollers , were an American basketball team based in Atlantic City, New Jersey and later Wildwood, New Jersey . The team were members of
18-838: The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1980 to 1982. The team was previously known as the Utica Olympics . After playing their first season in Atlantic City, team president Bill Waldman announced the Hi-Rollers would play part of their 1981–82 season at the Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood, New Jersey. The team's first game in Wildwood was so well attended compared to the games in Atlantic City that
24-526: The arena, setting a record attendance in 2005. In addition, annual concerts celebrating the 1960s (in May) and 1950's (in October) are staged there, as well as an annual high school basketball tournament billed as the largest in the country running from December 26 (the day after Christmas ) through New Year's Eve (December 31) for both boys and girls teams. This venue was bidding for Miss World 2015 , but lost to
30-487: The following year, razed the old hall, creating the new dramatic entrance way for the facility. The Wildwood Hi-Rollers played home games at the Wildwoods Convention Center during the 1981–82 Continental Basketball Association season. On January 28, 2020, then President Donald Trump held a rally at the Wildwoods Convention Center. WWE 's Raw brand has staged an annual event every July in
36-489: The team announced they would relocate to Wildwood permanently for the remainder of the season. Harry Davis was selected to the 1982 CBA All-Star Game as a member of the Hi-Rollers. Davis scored 12 points in the game. The Hi-Rollers received a "statistical probation" by the CBA after an investigation uncovered discrepancies made by the team's statistician including attributing assists to Andre McCarter that never occurred. During
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