Patriot Center
| Patriot Center | |
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| Location | 4500 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 |
| Broke ground | 1982 |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Owner | George Mason University |
| Operator | Centre Management |
| Construction cost | $16 million[1] |
| Architect | HOK Sport, Mosley Architects |
| Tenants | |
| George Mason Patriots | |
| Capacity | |
| Basketball: 10,000 | |
The Patriot Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Fairfax, Virginia, on the campus of George Mason University. It is home to the George Mason Patriots basketball team. Annually, it attracts more than 450,000 visitors with more than 120 events, ranging from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and concerts including Oasis, The Beach Boys, David Bowie, Ricardo Arjona, REM, Muse, and The Killers.
The largest attendance was on November 18 2006, as 9,804
spectators watched the Patriots raise the 2006 Final Four banner. The Patriots lost the game to
The arena contains 17,000 square feet of space and is also used for conventions and trade shows.
In 2005, the Patriot Center was ranked number 51 in ticket sales worldwide by Pollstar. Since its opening, the Patriot Center has hosted more than 7.6 million visitors attending more than 2,400 events.[2]
Renovations
In July 2006, the Patriot Center began to undergo $10 million in renvovations to the main concourse, rest rooms, concessions, event and arena storage, entertainer dressing areas, athletic team locker rooms, and support services. The renovations should be completed by October 2007.[3]
References
- ^ George Mason Timeline
- ^ Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax
- ^ Patriot Center Additions
External links
| Current Basketball Arenas in the Colonial Athletic Association |
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| Cabot Center
(Northeastern women) • Bob Carpenter
Center (Delaware) • Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel) •
GSU Sports Arena (Georgia
State) • Hofstra Arena (Hofstra)
• JMU Convocation Center (James Madison) • Kaplan Arena ( |
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