Reynolds Center

For the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture in Washington, D.C., see Old Patent Office Building.

Donald W. Reynolds Center
Construction

Location	800 South Tucker Drive Tulsa, OK 74104
Coordinates	36°8′55″N 95°56′31″W / 36.14861°N 95.94194°W / 36.14861; -95.94194Coordinates: 36°8′55″N 95°56′31″W / 36.14861°N 95.94194°W / 36.14861; -95.94194
Owner	University of Tulsa
Operator	University of Tulsa
Capacity	8,355
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	April 30, 1997^[1]
Opened	December 17, 1998^[2]
Construction cost	$28 million ($39.8 million in 2016 dollars^[3])
Architect	HOK Sport^[4]
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore^[5]
Services engineer	M-E Engineers, Inc.^[6]
General contractor	Flintco, Inc.^[7]
Tenants
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Donald W. Reynolds Center is an 8,355-seat multi-purpose arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The arena opened in 1998 and is named for Donald W. Reynolds. It is home to the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane basketball and volleyball teams.

History

The facility's first basketball game took place on December 29, 1998 when the Tulsa Golden Hurricane faced the Cleveland State Vikings. The home team came away with a 79–51 victory in front of a sellout crowd. The Hurricane men’s team proceeded to sell-out six of the next seven games played in the Reynolds Center and posted an overall 7–1 record in their inaugural season. In 14 seasons, Tulsa basketball has compiled a 182–53 record at the Reynolds Center for a .774 winning percentage through the 2012–2013. Tulsa has played in front of 41 sellout crowds.^[8]

In the first season of Golden Hurricane basketball at the arena, Tulsa averaged 8,282 fans for eight games. Tulsa’s next highest home attendance average came in 2002–2003 when, the Hurricane played in front of an average of 8,250 fans for 14 regular season home games.^[8]

Notable Events

The Reynolds Center played host to the 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournaments.

Since opening, the Reynolds Center has hosted a Reba McIntyre concert, NAIA national basketball tournament and a Bob Newhart concert.

Imagine Dragons performed at the facility on March 26, 2013.^[9]

References

↑ "New Home for Hurricane TU, Tulsa Officials Break Ground on New Arena". The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City). May 1, 1998. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
↑ Yaeger, Jean (December 18, 1998). "Spiro Event Tells Indian Time New University Center to Hold First Event". The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City). Retrieved February 7, 2014.
↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
↑ "Gym Dandies: Conference USA". The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana). March 3, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
↑ "Arenas". Walter P Moore. Archived from the original on July 8, 2000.
↑ "Reynolds Center, University of Tulsa - Tulsa, OK". M-E Engineers, Inc. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
↑ "Merit Award Recipients" (PDF). The Associated General Contractors of America of Oklahoma. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
1 2 "2013–2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
↑ "Imagine Dragons at University of Tulsa Reynolds Center". Last.fm. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

External links

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University of Tulsa

Academics	Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Engineering and Natural Sciences College of Law Graduate School Division of Continuing Education University School

Athletics	Golden Hurricane American Athletic Conference Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Reynolds Center Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Michael D. Case Tennis Center Softball Field Football Houston football rivalry Men's basketball Oral Roberts basketball rivalry (Mayor's Cup) Men's soccer Reynolds Rowdies Captain Cane Hurricane Fight Song Tulsa Alma Mater

Student life	Sound of the Golden Hurricane Collegian Nimrod Literary Journal James Joyce Quarterly

Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball

Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)

Rivalries	Oral Roberts

Culture & lore	History "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 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 American Athletic Conference

Fifth Third Arena (Cincinnati)
Gampel Pavilion (Connecticut)
XL Center (Connecticut)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)
Hofheinz Pavilion (Houston)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (Memphis, women)
FedExForum (Memphis, men)
McGonigle Hall (Temple, women)
Moody Coliseum (SMU)
USF Sun Dome (South Florida)
Liacouras Center (Temple)
Devlin Fieldhouse (Tulane)
Reynolds Center (Tulsa)
CFE Arena (UCF)

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