University Center (Southeastern Louisiana)

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Graduation ceremony for Southeastern Louisiana University, 2009 December 12, in the University Center, Dr John L. Crain presiding.

University Center is a 7,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It was built in 1982 at a cost of $16.3 million.

University Center viewed from the south across LA 3234 (University Avenue) on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.

It is home to Southeastern Louisiana University's Lions and Lady Lions basketball teams and hosts many other functions including Southeastern’s commencement, a variety of concerts and community events, circuses, and rodeos as well as the Hammond Heroes indoor football team.

From 2001 through 2008, the arena hosted the girls basketball state championships of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. The tournament was well-received in Hammond and Tangipahoa Parish, where girls basketball has been popular for many decades. Baylor University coach Kim Mulkey starred at Hammond High School before a standout career at Louisiana Tech and as a member of the U.S. national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

The arena floor measures 15,000 square feet (1,400 m²); the arena seats up to 8,961 for concerts.

[edit] External links

• Official page

Coordinates: 30°31′12″N 90°28′22″W / 30.52°N 90.47278°W / 30.52; -90.47278