Mabee Center

Mabee Center
Construction

Location	7777 South Lewis Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74171
Owner	Oral Roberts University
Operator	Oral Roberts University
Capacity	theatre: 2,774–4,064 end stage: 7,000–9,000 full house/basketball: 10,554–11,300
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	1970
Opened	1972
Architect	Frank Wallace
Structural engineer	Lloyd W. Abbott
Tenants
ORU Golden Eagles (Men's NCAA Basketball) (1972–present)

Mabee Center is an 11,300-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.^[1] The building opened in 1972 and was designed by architect Frank Wallace, who designed most of the buildings on the ORU campus. It carries the name of Tulsa oilman John Mabee,^[2] whose foundation donated $1 million toward its construction.^[1]^[3]

An adjacent building, smaller but similar in shape, is known as "Baby Mabee" and houses a television production studio.^[4]^[3]

Mabee Center opened in 1972 and has hosted the NAIA national men's basketball championship (1994-1998), five NCAA men's first-round or regional tournaments (1974, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1985)^[5] and the Midwestern City Conference (now Horizon League) men's basketball conference tournaments (1982, 1985).

It is home to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's and women's basketball teams. It was Eastern Oklahoma's largest arena until the BOK Center was built.

A soundboard recording made at the venue of Elvis Presley's first tour show of 1974, from March 1st, was recently released as part of the Follow That Dream release, "Elvis - Sold Out!".

Performances

List of Performances

Johnny Cash – October 27, 1972 and January 31, 1973
Sonny & Cher – June 2, 1973, with David Brenner
Elvis Presley & The TCB Band – March 1–2, 1974 and July 4, 1976
Carl Perkins – March 31, 1975
KISS – March 8, 1976, with Fats Domino
Neil Diamond – December 14, 1977, December 3, 1982, December 17, 1984 and May 5, 1987
Waylon Jennings – February 18, 1978, with Jessi Colter and Don Williams
John Denver – April 24, 1978, February 19, 1980 and August 17, 1982
David Gates & Bread (band) - December, 1978
The Bee Gees – August 3, 1979, with The Sweet Inspirations
The Beach Boys – February 22, 1981, with Randy Meisner & The Silverados and June 17, 1982, with Poco
Van Halen – October 15, 1981 and September 22, 1982, with After the Fire
The Oak Ridge Boys – April 25, 1982, with The Corbin/Hanner Band, February 1, 1985, with Exile and December 5, 1986, with Southern Pacific and The Forester Sisters
Olivia Newton-John – September 21, 1982
Kenny Rogers – October 28, 1982, with Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band and November 4, 1986, with Lee Greenwood
Barry Manilow – January 26, 1983, November 10, 1985 and July 8, 1997
The Osmonds – December 17, 1985
Amy Grant – March 21, 1986, November 4, 1988, with Michael W. Smith and Gary Chapman, January 19, 1995 and November 12, 2011, with Michael W. Smith
Bill Gaither & Friends – April 5, 1986, October 2, 1987 and October 7, 1994
Pake McEntire – April 12, 1986
Twila Paris – September 6, 1986
The Hinsons – September 13, 1986
Dwight Yoakam – September 18, 1986
Sandi Patty – September 20, 1986
Huey Lewis and the News – October 2, 1986 and May 22, 2008, with Susan Herndon
Petra – November 13, 1986 and April 1, 1996
Alabama – February 21, 1987, with John Schneider
Chicago – February 27, 1987
The Vienna Boys' Choir – March 7, 1987 and February 23, 2012
Conway Twitty – May 8, 1987, with Loretta Lynn
The Moody Blues – June 26, 1987, with The Partland Brothers Band
The Eddie Everitt Benefit Concert – June 29, 1987
Ray Stevens – September 5, 1987, with The Stonehorse Band
The United States Army Band – September 7, 1987
Air Supply – September 10, 1987
The OK America Christian Festival – September 12, 1987
Roy Clark's Star Night – September 21, 1987 and September 23, 1988
David Meece – September 29, 1987
The Judds – November 13, 1987, with Randy Travis, Patty Loveless and The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Anne Murray – February 26, 1988
The Firefighters Benefit Concert – April 9, 1988
DeGarmo and Key – July 15, 1988 and November 30, 1990
Hall & Oates – August 6, 1988
The Manhattan Transfer – August 18, 1988 and August 5, 2007
KNYD 90.5's Annual Homecoming Concert – September 24, 1988 and September 23, 1989
Louise Mandrell – October 1, 1988, with Bill Anderson, Robin Lee Bruce and The Kendalls
The Indian Health Benefit Concert – November 5, 1988
Reba McEntire – November 18, 1988, with Steve Wariner, February 19, 1994 and February 1, 2008, with Kelly Clarkson and Melissa Peterman
The Toys for Tots Benefit Concert – December 3, 1988
Clint Black – May 3, 1990, with Lorrie Morgan
Michael Bolton – July 8, 1992, with Kathy Troccoli and December 12, 1994
Steven Curtis Chapman – October 31, 1992, with Susan Ashton and Out of the Grey, October 1, 1994, with The Newsboys, November 4, 1999, with Geoff Moore, February 11, 2005, with Chris Tomlin and The Casting Crowns and December 2, 2012
The Young Messiah Concert – December 4, 1993
Margaret Becker – January 13, 1994, with Troy Johnson
Frank Sinatra – March 24, 1994
DC Talk – March 28, 1994, with Audio Adrenaline, April 30, 1996, with Audio Adrenaline, April 20, 1999, with The W's and Jennifer Knapp and February 7, 2002
Susan Ashton – April 9, 1994, with Wes King and Michael James and September 5, 1995, with Gary Chapman
Point of Grace – April 29, 1995, with Phillips, Craig & Dean and Cheri Keaggy
Bryan Duncan – May 11, 1995, with Bob Carlisle and Rebecca St. James
Out of the Grey – September 30, 1995, with Chris Eaton
4Him – November 17, 1995, with Clay Crosse
Mark Lowry – February 23, 1996, with Kathy Troccoli and Beyond the Blue and September 13, 2003
Michael W. Smith – February 29, 1996, with The Jars of Clay and Three Crosses and October 31, 2003, with MercyMe
James Taylor – June 19, 1998
Hanson – July 8 and September 24, 1998, with Admiral Twin
The Gaither Homecoming – February 26, 1999, February 22, 2002, March 14, 2003, October 22, 2004, March 31, 2006, March 31, 2007, May 10, 2008, November 21, 2009, November 5, 2011, July 27, 2013 and August 2, 2014
Third Day – March 30, 2000, with Jennifer Knapp, March 15, 2002, with Bebo Norman and The Paul Colman Trio, April 14, 2009, with Brandon Heath and Revive and October 8, 2011, with Tenth Avenue North
Martina McBride – April 15, 2000
Union Station – June 24, 2000, with Jerry Douglas
Lyle Lovett – August 31, 2000
The Jars of Clay – October 12, 2000
The Statler Brothers – February 7, 2001
The Happy Goodman Family – June 28, 2002
The Acquire the Fire Concert – April 14, 2004 and March 27–28, 2015
The Tulsa SingFest – April 15–17, 2004, April 14–16, 2005, April 6–8, 2006, April 19–21, 2007, April 17–19, 2008, April 16–18, 2009, April 15–17, 2010, April 14–16, 2011 and April 12–14, 2012
Olivia Newton-John – September 21, 2004
Day of Fire – August 27, 2005, with Jordan Price
Luciano Pavarotti – September 17, 2005
The David Crowder Band – October 25, 2005, with The Robbie Seay Band and Shane & Shane and October 7, 2006, with Third Day and Hyper Static Union
Dolly Parton – November 9, 2005
The Casting Crowns – February 14, 2006, with Nichole Nordeman, February 8, 2008, with Leeland and John Waller and March 4, 2011
Freedom Live – June 16, 2006
The Newsboys – June 17, 2006, with ZOEgirl and November 15, 2009, with Seventh Day Slumber
Mark Wills – September 16, 2006, with Josh Gracin
Chris Tomlin – September 23, 2006 and March 31, 2011, with Christy Nockels
Jeremy Camp – October 19, 2006, March 5–6, 2010, with Mandisa and March 2, 2012, with Francesca Battistelli
The Blue Man Group – November 10, 2006, with Mike Relm and Tracy Bonham and April 5, 2008, with Mike Relm
Tony Bennett – November 19, 2006
Audio Adrenaline – February 16, 2007, with MercyMe and Aaron Shust
Skillet – March 2, 2007, with Pillar and Sarah Kelly and August 23, 2008
The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular – March 9, 2007, February 29, 2008 and February 27, 2009
Willie Nelson & Family – March 15, 2007, with Merle Haggard, Ray Price and Asleep at the Wheel
Mannheim Steamroller – April 18, 2007
Emerson Drive – September 15, 2007, with Ricochet
The Doodlebops – January 26, 2008
Celtic Woman – February 20, 2008, June 28, 2009 and April 17, 2014
Stellar Kart – April 11 and October 26, with Superchick, 2008
Sanctus Real – April 12, 2008 and March 25, 2011
The "On Our Way" Show – May 9, 2008
Chuck Berry – June 14, 2008
David Thompson – September 17, 2008
The Tierney Sutton Band – November 15, 2008, with The Apostles of Comedy
tobyMac & The Diverse City Band – December 13, 2008, with Relient K, Family Force 5 and B. Reith and January 14, 2011, with House of Heroes and Brandon Heath
Kool & the Gang – January 17, 2009
OneRepublic – February 13, 2009
The Pink Floyd Experience – March 5, 2009
Gordon Lightfoot – March 7, 2009
Loretta Lynn – March 8, 2009
Little Big Town – March 29, 2009, with The Zac Brown Band
José Carreras – October 13, 2009
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound – November 13, 2009
KHTT 106.9's Jingle Ball – December 20, 2009 and December 18, 2010
B.B. King – December 31, 2009
Kris Kristofferson – February 24, 2010
Thousand Foot Krutch – March 26–27, with Building 429, Unhindered and Abandon and October 20, with Disciple, 2010
Guy Penrod – October 28, 2010
Johnny Mathis – January 20, 2011
Jimmy Needham – March 26, 2011
Mission 6 – April 9 and October 22, 2011
The Rock & Worship Roadshow – February 17, 2012
Red – March 11, 2012, with Thousand Foot Krutch, Manafest, Nine Lashes and Kiros
Tenth Avenue North – March 17 and August 10, with Jamie Grace, 2012
Hawk Nelson – April 19, 2012
The Imagination Movers – October 13 and 24, 2012
Project 86 – December 7, 2012, with Carnegie, Overseer and Even the Dogs
Matthew West – November 9, 2013, with Sidewalk Prophets and Jason Castro
Ronnie Milsap – April 26, 2014, with Don White
Hillsong United – August 23, 2014
Leeland – October 6, 2014, with Brian Nhira
Kari Jobe – March 5, 2015

References

1 2 Bill Haisten, "Still Fine at 40: Built in 1972, ORU’s Mabee Center remains an effective venue today." Tulsa World, December 21, 2012. Reprinted here.
↑ John Mabee, Tulsa Historical Society 1995 Honorees (accessed 2014-02-07).
1 2 David Edwin Harrell, Jr., Oral Roberts: An American Life (Indiana University Press, 1985), ISBN 978-0253114419, pp. 225, 398, & passim. Excerpts available at Google Books.
↑ "Oral Roberts has reason to rejoice", Associated Press at ESPN.com, March 12, 2006.
↑ http://www.coachscottsutton.com/mabee.html

External links

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Mabee Center (1972–present)

Rivalries	Tulsa

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Basketball arenas of the Summit League

Magness Arena (Denver) Hilliard Gates Sports Center (IPFW) Indiana Farmers Coliseum (IUPUI) Bison Sports Arena (North Dakota State) Baxter Arena (Omaha) Mabee Center (Oral Roberts) DakotaDome (South Dakota) Frost Arena (South Dakota State) Western Hall (Western Illinois)

Basketball arenas of the Southland Conference

American Bank Center (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (Sam Houston State)
Burton Coliseum (McNeese State)
Farris Center (Central Arkansas)
Lakefront Arena (New Orleans)
McDermott Center (Incarnate Word)
Montagne Center (Lamar)
Moody Coliseum (Abilene Christian)
Prather Coliseum (Northwestern State)
Sharp Gymnasium (Houston Baptist)
Stopher Gym (Nicholls State)
University Center (Southeastern Louisiana)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (Stephen F. Austin)

Coordinates: 36°02′52″N 95°57′21″W / 36.04789°N 95.95573°W / 36.04789; -95.95573

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