Surface Parquet Opened 2004 | Broke ground 1999 Capacity 2,400 (Basketball) | |
Location Heraklion, Crete, Greece Construction cost €5.5 million euros (2004) Owner Technological Educational Institute of Crete Similar Knossos, Museum of Visual Arts, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Koules Fortress, Historical Museum of Crete | ||
TEI Indoor Sports Hall, or Indoor Sports Hall Markos Karanastasis, is an indoor arena that is located in the city of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, in Greece. It is located at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete. The arena is mainly used to host basketball games.
The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 2,400. The sports complex also includes locker rooms for players and coaches, administration offices, a conference room for the media and press, a medical examination room, a fitness and training facility with equipment, a 500-seat theater, and a restaurant.
History
Construction work on TEI Indoor Sports Hall began in 1999, and it was completed in the year 2004. The arena hosted the Women's FIBA Diamond Ball tournament in 2004. The arena also hosted the 2009 European Universities Basketball Championships.