Gym dandies: Southland

Southland
School    Arena    Capacity    Opened    Did you know?
1. Lamar    Montagne Center    10,080    1984    Home of Billy and Pat Tubbs Court, Cardinals have led the Southland in attendance every year since rejoining the league in 1998
2. Stephen F. Austin    William R. Johnson Coliseum    7,203    1974    A center-court scoreboard was added in 2006 at the home of the Lumberjacks
3. Oral Roberts    Mabee Center    10,575    1972    All-American Anthony Roberts scored a postseason-record 65 points in a 1977 NIT game against Oregon
4. Texas A&M-CC    American Bank Center    8,100    1967    East side of arena is all glass and provides gorgeous view of Corpus Christi Bay and USS Lexington
5. Sam Houston State    Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum    6,100    1976    Bright orange seats fill the home of the Bearkats
6. Central Arkansas    Farris Center    5,500    1972    A record 5,297 showed for the 2010 game when Scottie Pippen’s No. 33 was retired
7. Southeastern La.    University Center    7,500    1982    “The Jungle,” a landmark on campus, was built for a cool $16.3 million
8. McNeese State    Burton Coliseum    8,000    1976    Cowboys were at their best in the building in 2001-02, going 13-0
9. Nicholls State    Stopher Gym    3,800    1970    Colonels have reached NCAA tournament twice since moving in
10. Northwestern State    Prather Coliseum    3,400    1964    Current Demons coach Mike McConathy holds school’s single-game scoring record with 45 points in 1977 game against Louisiana Tech
 

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