Schottenstein Center

Schottenstein Center Events

Schottenstein Center hosts Basketball 🏀, Wrestling 🤼️ & Ice Hockey 🏒 events.

Schottenstein Center Travel & Parking

🏟️ Address: Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Drive, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States Directions in Google Maps

Located on the campus of The Ohio State University, just north of Downtown Columbus, the Schottenstein Center is easily accessed by car or via public transport.

Below you can find general information on travel and parking for Schottenstein Center. Individual events may have additional/restricted services available, and so we recommend clicking through to the event and viewing the Travel & Parking tab for event-specific information.

🅿️ Parking

There are over 10,000 surface and garage parking spaces within a short walk of the Schottenstein Center. These parking facilities include:

Scarlet Parking Lots · Borror Drive & Jack Nicklaus Drive · 300 m (4 min) walk
Gray Parking Lots · Fred Taylor Drive & Borror Drive · 400 m (5 min) walk
Mable Avenue Parking Lot · Mable Avenue & Olentangy River Road · 650 m (8 min) walk
Ag Campus Parking · West Lane Avenue & Fyffe Road · 700 m (8 min) walk
West Lane Avenue Parking · West Lane Avenue & Perry Street · 700 m (8 min) walk
Coffey Road Parking Lot · Coffey Road & Vernon L Tharp Street · 1.1 km (13 min) walk
Fred Taylor Drive Parking Lot · Fred Taylor Drive & Ackerman Road · 1.2 km (14 min) walk

🚖️ Taxi

Guests can be dropped-off/picked-up on Borror Drive, which runs along the north side of the Schottenstein Center. For Uber/Lyft, enter Scarlet Lots 1–2 on your app.

🚍 Coach & Bus

The Schottenstein Center can be reached by a COTA (Central Ohio Transit Authority) bus from Downtown Columbus.

Route 1 · From South High Street & East Rich Street to Olentangy River Road & West Lane Avenue · 290 m (3 min) walk to venue

🚴 Cycling

Visitors to the Schottenstein Center can cycle to the venue along the picturesque Olentangy Trail. The journey is approximately 7.7km.

🚶‍♂️ Walking

The Schottenstein Center is a 6.5 km (78 min) walk from Downtown Columbus.

Schottenstein Center Hotels & Accommodation

Downtown, Columbus’ central neighbourhood, is the best place from which to explore every edge of the city. With a bus and bike-share system, it’s super easy to get around.

📍 Where To Stay

Sports fans will be in the centre of the action in the Arena District where Columbus’ professional sports teams play their home games. Situated next to Downtown, you can go from a cosmopolitan cocktail bar to a Blue Jackets game in minutes.

The mural-adorned Short North Arts District is the city’s diverse cultural centre with a big LGBT community. With boutiques, restaurants, gay-friendly bars, and contemporary galleries, there is always something to eat, see, drink, and do in this fun neighbourhood.

German Village and the Brewery District offers an edgier and more youthful side to the city whilst maintaining its historic red-brick charm. During the day, the area is all about its artisanal craft and independent shops selling everything from fudge to books. At night it comes alive as one of the city’s best dining and entertainment hubs.

Franklinton is also gaining popularity for its cool art galleries, breweries, and social events, making it ideal for those who want to dive into a fresh arts and culture scene. Situated west of the Scioto River and Downtown, it has a slightly more residential feel than German Village.

Alternatively, hang out with the cool kids in Ohio State Campus and Clintonville, located a few kilometres north of Downtown. With such a big student population, the campus area has become a city in itself offering everything from shopping to entertainment, and nightlife — with a millennial twist.

Olde Town East and Franklin Park, King Lincoln District, and Bexley, are quiet leafy neighbourhoods known for their stately Victorian homes and family appeal. Although they are considered residential, they are just minutes away from Downtown.

About Schottenstein Center

Opened in 1998, the Schottenstein Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio. Home to the Ohio State Buckeyes men's and women's basketball teams, and men's ice hockey team, it is the largest indoor arena in the Big Ten Conference.

The Schottenstein Center takes its name from Jerome Schottenstein – the major benefactor behind the facility's construction. The venue's seating bowl, where most major sports events take place, is known as the Value City Arena, which is a reference to Schottenstein's Value City Furniture retail business.

Alongside ice hockey, basketball, arena football, and wrestling, many of music's biggest names have performed at "The Schott" (from Garth Brooks to The Rolling Stones), while Presidential speeches and university commencements have also taken place within its walls. Versatile and highly-respected, the Schottenstein Center once placed inside the top 100 of 351 venues ranked nationwide by scout.com.

🍔 Food & Drink

The Schottenstein Center has a number of on-site food and beverage outlets for visitors to enjoy during their visit, however, please bear in mind that the venue is cashless, so concession purchases must be made using debit/credit card, or mobile payment.

💂 Entry Gates

Doors typically open 60 to 90 minutes prior to the beginning of events at the Schottenstein Center. Check your ticket for the most suitable entrance.

The venue's main gates are:

Nuthouse Rotunda (Southwest side)
Carmen Rotunda (Northeast corner)
Brutus Rotunda (Southeast corner – Lane Ave. & Olentangy River Rd.)
Block O' Rotunda (Northwest corner)

🚽 Toilets

Restrooms are available on all levels at the Schottenstein Center. All restroom facilities are accessible. In addition, the arena has a family/unisex restroom on the Entry Level, across from Section 124.

🧑‍🦽 Disabled Facilities

Accessible seating is available on all levels of the Schottenstein Center. Visitors purchasing companion seats may buy up to three additional seats in the same row as the accessible seat.
Complimentary wheelchair escorts are available at any entry point.
Assisted listening devices are available for most events, free of charge, at Guest Services near Section 127 on the Entry Level.
An interpreting service is provided free of charge, however, visitors must contact the venue to request this at least 3 weeks in advance.
Service animals are permitted onsite.
Passenger elevators are located near seating Sections 104, 118 & 127.