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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