Trojan Arena

Coordinates: 31°48′8″N 85°57′17″W / 31.80222°N 85.95472°W / 31.80222; -85.95472

Trojan Arena
Construction
Location	5000 Veterans Stadium Drive Troy, Alabama 36082
Owner	Troy University, City of Troy
Operator	Troy University
Capacity	5,200
Record attendance	5,120 (November 9, 2012 vs. Mississippi State)
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	March 3, 2010^[1]
Built	2012
Opened	August 10, 2012^[2]
Construction cost	$40 million ($41.2 million in 2016 dollars^[3])
Architect	Populous Goodwyn, Mills, & Cawood
General contractor	Whaley Construction Co.
Tenants
Troy Trojans men's & women's basketball women's volleyball

Trojan Arena is a 5,200 seat arena that is home to the Troy men's and women's basketball, volleyball and track programs. The arena is also used for the University's commencement ceremonies and special events. Trojan Arena replaces the University's longtime basketball and events facility, Sartain Hall, which opened in 1962.

The facility was constructed by Whaley Construction Co. of Troy, with architectural direction by Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood and design support by venue specialists Populous, noted for its designs of such sporting venues as Yankee Stadium in New York, the main stadium for the 2012 London Olympic Games and Nanjing Sports Park in China.

Facilities

Trojan Arena has been considered to be one of the most state-of-the-art basketball facilities in the southeastern United States since it was completed in 2012. The total cost to build the arena was $40 million.

Trojan Arena seating features 5,200 chair-back seats, seven upper-level suites and an exclusive Stadium Club area for donors, while also having floor seating for students. The arena features an LED ribbon board that circles around the entire arena, one of only two of its kind in the Sun Belt Conference. Daktronics designed, manufactured, and installed two 767-square-foot LED video/scoring system boards, which are the largest end-wall installations Daktronics has ever produced for an indoor college facility. The court level of the arena features eight sections of Daktronics LED scorer’s tables. They each measure 2 feet high by more than 9 feet wide and can be connected in any configuration to showcase student athletes, display additional statistical information in real time, recognize sponsors and promote upcoming events.^[4] The arena was featured in LED Magazine for its use of state-of-the-art technology throughout the arena.

Under the main playing court sits a 10,000 sq ft area of basketball practice courts. These facilities are shared by both the men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the indoor women's volley team.

Among the other features of the new arena are a three-tiered rotunda at the main entrance, an interior concourse with concession stands and a food court-styled dining center with specialty food items.^[5]

The arena is designed to be used for many other multi-purpose reasons, including concerts, banquets, indoor sports tournaments, and graduation ceremonies. The arena also is home to the Troy University Sports Hall of Fame. A unique design of this Hall of Fame facility was to include Digital displays of its members. The displays are located adjacent to the rotunda. These displays are only one's of their kind in the Sun Belt Conference. The inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, held August 10, 2012, was the first event held in the new facility.^[6]

Troy Sports Hall of Fame

A section of the arena is home to the Troy Sports Hall of Fame, which inducted its inaugural class in 2012. It features a state-of-the-art interactive digital Hall of Fame display for fans.

Hall of Fame Members

Larry Blakeney
Don Maestri
Ralph Adams
DeMarcus Ware
Vergil Parks McKinley
Charles Oliver
Billy Atkins
Denise Monroe
Chase Riddle
Sim Byrd
Mike Turk
John "Doc" Anderson
John Archer
Danny Cox
Chan Gailey
Danny Grant
Mike Griffin
Perry Griggs
Anthony Reed
Rick Rhoades
Willie Tullis
Lawrence Tynes
Paul Word
Osi Umenyiora
Bobby Enslen
Ted Horstead
Charles Oliver
Joyce Sorrell

Attendance Records

Below is a list of Troy's top single-game attendance figures.

Attendance	Opponent	Year
5,120	Mississippi State	2012
3,278	Ole Miss	2014
3,219	South Alabama	2013
2,774	Georgia State	2014

Troy's largest attendance of 5,120 took place on November 9, 2012 against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Troy defeated the Bulldogs 56-53 in a thriller.

References

↑ "Troy University Breaks Ground On New Arena". Troy University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
↑ McCollough, Ryan (August 10, 2012). "Hall of Fame Ceremony Opens New Arena". Troy Messenger. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
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Troy Trojans men's basketball

Venues	Sartain Hall (1962–2012) Trojan Arena (2012–present)

Culture & lore	History Highest scoring game in NCAA history

People	Head coaches All-Americans

Seasons	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 Sun Belt Conference

George M. Holmes Convocation Center (Appalachian State)
Jack Stephens Center (Arkansas–Little Rock)
Convocation Center (Arkansas State)
Hanner Fieldhouse (Georgia Southern)
GSU Sports Arena (Georgia State)
Cajundome (Louisiana–Lafayette men)
Earl K. Long Gymnasium (Louisiana–Lafayette women)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Louisiana–Monroe)
Mitchell Center (South Alabama)
College Park Center (Texas–Arlington)
Strahan Coliseum (Texas State)
Trojan Arena (Troy)

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