It was also the planned home of the Tampa Bay Strong Dogs of the American Basketball Association, but the team folded without playing a game in Tampa. The facility is on the University of Tampa campus across the Hillsborough River from downtown Tampa and was opened in 1984.
The facility on the University of Tampa campus, which was meant to be the home for the Tampa Bay Strong Dogs, was never used for a game due to the team's folding before playing a single game in Tampa.