Jack Stephens Center is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose

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on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in

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and was built in 2005. It is home to the school's men's basketball, women's basketball, men's wrestling, and women's volleyball teams, known as the

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, and named in honor of billionaire philanthropist Jackson T. Stephens, who donated $22.4 million for the construction of the facility. The facility is located on the north end of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus, adjacent to the

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Cooperative Extension Service State Office. It features a full court practice gymnasium, named in honor of former

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basketball star

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, academic support spaces, a weight room, and training rooms. The Trojans had previously played in

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and the Statehouse Convention Center.

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Jack Stephens Center - UALRTrojans.com
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