![2009Dec12 Southeastern Louisiana University Center commencement](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/2009Dec12_Southeastern_Louisiana_University_Center_commencement.JPG)
The University Center is a 7,500-seat multi-purpose
arena
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in
Hammond, Louisiana
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, United States, on the campus
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University (Southeastern) is a public university in Hammond, Louisiana. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims as Hammond Junior College. Sims succeeded in getting the campus moved to north Hammond in 1928, when it becam ...
.
Often called "the UC" within the university, it was built in 1982 at a cost of $16.3 million.
It is home to
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University (Southeastern) is a public university in Hammond, Louisiana. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims as Hammond Junior College. Sims succeeded in getting the campus moved to north Hammond in 1928, when it becam ...
's Lions and Lady Lions basketball teams and Lady Lions volleyball team. It also hosts many other functions including Southeastern's commencement, a variety of concerts and community events, circuses, and rodeos.
From 2001 through 2008, the arena hosted the girls basketball state championships tournament of the
Louisiana High School Athletic Association
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LHSAA was founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in ...
; after a 1-year hiatus at a location on another campus, the tournament returned to Southeastern and to its University Center in 2010. The tournament is well received and supported in Hammond and
Tangipahoa Parish
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, where girls basketball has been popular for many decades.
Baylor coach
Kim Mulkey
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starred at Hammond High School before a standout career at
Louisiana Tech
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and as a member of the U.S. national team that won the gold medal at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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.
The arena floor measures ; the arena seats up to 8,961 for concerts. Access to the university is via multilane
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(University Avenue) from
I-55
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.
Gallery
File:University Center (Southeastern LA University).jpg, University Center-Gate 1
File:University Center (Southeastern LA).jpg, University Center-Gate 3
File:University Center (Southeastern Louisiana).jpg, University Center-Gate 5
File:Southeastern University Center cr sign out.JPG, University Center-exterior
See also
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List of convention centers in the United States
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By state Alabama
*Bald Rock Lodge ( Cheaha State Park)
*Bessemer Civic Center
*Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
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List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
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List of music venues
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References
External links
Official page
Basketball venues in Louisiana
College basketball venues in the United States
College volleyball venues in the United States
Convention centers in Louisiana
Indoor arenas in Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
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Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions volleyball
Sports venues in Hammond, Louisiana
Volleyball venues in Louisiana
Music venues in Louisiana
Buildings and structures in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
1982 establishments in Louisiana
Sports venues completed in 1982
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