Stadium Name: | LSU Basketball Practice Facility |
Location: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 USA |
Broke Ground: | 2008 |
Opened: | 2010 |
Owner: | Louisiana State University |
Operator: | LSU Athletics Department |
Surface: | Hardwood |
Construction Cost: | $15 million |
Architect: | Tom Holden Architects and RDG Sports |
Tenants: | LSU Tigers basketball (NCAA) LSU Lady Tigers basketball (NCAA) |
Seating Capacity: | 1600 (800 each gym) |
The LSU Tigers basketball and Lady Tigers Basketball Practice Facility is an indoor arena connected to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center through the Northwest portal.[1] [2] The facility features separate, full-size duplicate gymnasiums for the men's and women's basketball teams. Each gym spans 11324square feet and includes a regulation NCAA court in length with two regulation high school courts in the opposition direction.[3] The courts are exact replicas of the Maravich Center game court and have two portable goals and four retractable goals. Each gymnasium is equipped with a scoreboard, video filming balcony, and scorer's table with video and data connection that enable instant replay. The facility also houses team locker rooms, a team lounge, training rooms, coach's offices and locker rooms, a media room, laundry facility and storage areas.[4]
The building also includes a two-story lobby and staircase that ascends to the second level where a club room holds 500 people for pre-game and post-game events. The club room is connected to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center concourse. The lobby includes team displays and graphics, trophy cases and memorabilia of LSU Basketball. A 900-pound bronze statue of LSU legend Shaquille O'Neal is in front of the facility.