Bryce Jordan Center
| Bryce Jordan Center | |
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| Location | 127 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 16802 |
| Broke ground | April 7, 1993 |
| Opened | January 11, 1996 |
| Owner | Penn State University |
| Operator | Penn State University |
| Construction cost | $55 million |
| Architect | Rosser Int'l. Inc., Atlanta, GA |
| Tenants | |
| Penn State Nittany Lions (Men's & Women's Basketball) |
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| Capacity | |
| 15,261 | |
Bryce Jordan Center is a 15,261-seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Pennsylvania. The arena opened in 1995 and is the largest such venue between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It is home to the Penn State University Nittany Lions men's and women's basketball team and for the men, their student section, White Noise. It also plays host to a number of events such as music concerts, circuses, and commencement ceremonies for colleges within the university. The arena is located across the street from Beaver Stadium on Curtin Road, on the eastern part of the campus. This part of campus is home to many of the school's athletic facilities, including the newly-built Medlar Field at Lubrano Park baseball facility and Jeffrey Field soccer stadium. There is a large electronic display outside the arena which provides advertisements for future events.
In March 2006, the arena hosted first and second rounds of the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. The arena will also host the upcoming 2007 and 2008 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Basketball Championships.[1] Along with sporting events, the arena hosts concerts. Bands that have performed at the arena include Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Toby Keith, Death Cab for Cutie, Black Eyed Peas, and many others. Parts of Aerosmith's 1998 live album A Little South of Sanity were recorded at the Bryce Jordan Center. Lead singer Steven Tyler can be heard yelling "State College" out to the audience in order to rile them up during "Love in an Elevator". The arena also hosts numerous World Wrestling Entertainment events, including RAW.
The arena is named after former Penn State University president Bryce Jordan who was instrumental in acquiring the funding needed to build it. The arena is associated with the Arena Network, a marketing and scheduling group of 38 arenas.[2]
In 2007, the Penn State Dance Marathon, commonly known as Thon, was moved to the Bryce Jordan Center.[1] The event, designed to raise money to fight pediatric cancer, raises millions of dollars every year.
References
- ^ - "BJC to see first Thon", The Daily Collegian, 22 Feb, 2007. Retrieved on Feb 17, 2007.
External links
| Current Basketball Arenas in the Big Ten |
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| Assembly Hall (Illinois) • Assembly Hall (Indiana) • Breslin Student Events Center (Michigan State) • Bryce Jordan Center (Penn State) • Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa) • Crisler Arena (Michigan) • Kohl Center (Wisconsin) • Mackey Arena (Purdue) • Value City Arena (Ohio State) • Welsh-Ryan Arena (Northwestern) • Williams Arena (Minnesota) |
| Basketball Student Sections of the Big Ten |
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| Barnyard, The (Minnesota) • Buckeye NutHouse (Ohio State) • Grateful Red (Wisconsin) • Hawk's Nest (Iowa) • Izzone (Michigan State) • Maize Rage (Michigan) • Orange Krush (Illinois) • Paint Crew (Purdue) • Sampsonites (Indiana) • White Noise (Penn State) • Wildside (Northwestern) |
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