Hooper Eblen Center, often called The Hoop by students, is a 9,280-seat multi-purpose

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in on the campus of

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in Cookeville, Tennessee. Opened in 1977 and named for former TTU coach and professor

Hooper Eblen Robert "Hooper" Eblen (November 16, 1911 – June 30, 1976) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Tennessee Tech from 1947 to 1949, compiling a record of 12–19. Eblen was school's head basketball ...

, it is home to the TTU Golden Eagles

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and

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s. The building replaced Memorial Gym, a post-War gymnasium located on the quadrangle. Eblen Center 2020 graduation

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Tennessee Technical University websiteTTU Golden Eagles athletics website
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