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The Assembly Center also hosted the [[SEC Men's Basketball Tournament|Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament]] in 1988, two months after [[Pete Maravich|Maravich's]] death at age 40 and four months before Louisiana governor [[Buddy Roemer]] signed an act to rename the building in Maravich's honor (under Louisiana law, no LSU or state owned building may be named after a living person). The assembly center is known to locals as "The PMAC" or "The House that Pete Built," or by its more nationally known nickname, "The Deaf Dome," coined by [[Dick Vitale]]. The PMAC's neighbor to the south, [[Tiger Stadium (LSU)|Tiger Stadium]] is known as "Death Valley". |
The Assembly Center also hosted the [[SEC Men's Basketball Tournament|Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament]] in 1988, two months after [[Pete Maravich|Maravich's]] death at age 40 and four months before Louisiana governor [[Buddy Roemer]] signed an act to rename the building in Maravich's honor (under Louisiana law, no LSU or state owned building may be named after a living person). The assembly center is known to locals as "The PMAC" or "The House that Pete Built," or by its more nationally known nickname, "The Deaf Dome," coined by [[Dick Vitale]]. The PMAC's neighbor to the south, [[Tiger Stadium (LSU)|Tiger Stadium]] is known as "Death Valley". |
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The slightly oval building is located directly to the north of [[Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge)|Tiger Stadium]], and its bright-white roof can be seen in many telecasts of that stadium. The [[arena]] [[concourse]] includes a section named [[Pete Maravich]] Pass, an area dedicated to the life and accomplishments of the famous [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] alumnus, and other [[memorabilia]] pertaining to the history of [[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU Basketball]]. Prior to the building of the Assembly Center, LSU played its games at [[John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum]] (aka, the "Cow Palace"), located on the southeast corner of the campus. |
The slightly oval building is located directly to the north of [[Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge)|Tiger Stadium]], and its bright-white roof can be seen in many telecasts of that stadium. The [[arena]] [[concourse]] includes a section named [[Pete Maravich]] Pass, an area dedicated to the life and accomplishments of the famous [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] alumnus, and other [[memorabilia]] pertaining to the history of [[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU Basketball]]. Prior to the building of the Assembly Center, LSU played its games at [[John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum]] (aka, the "Cow Palace"), located on the southeast corner of the campus.<http://www.sports-venue.info/NCAAB/Pete_Maravich_Assembly_Center.html</ref> |
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| Former names | LSU Assembly Center (1971–1988) |
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| Location | North Stadium Road Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803  United States |
| Owner | Louisiana State University |
| Operator | LSU Athletics Department |
| Capacity | 13,215 (2009-present) 13,472 (2006-2009) 14,164 (1990-2005) 14,236 (1983-1990) 14,262 (1981-1983) 14,327 (1975-1981) 14,351 (1972-1975) |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1970 |
| Opened | January 3, 1972 |
| Construction cost | $11.5 million ($83.8 million in 2024 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Robert M. Coleman Architects |
| Tenants | |
| LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers (Basketball) (NCAA) LSU Lady Tigers gymnastics (NCAA) LSU Lady Tigers volleyball (NCAA) | |
30°24′51″N 91°11′04″W / 30.4142°N 91.1845°W The Pete Maravich Assembly Center is a 13,215-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The arena opened in 1972. It is home to the Louisiana State University Tigers and Lady Tigers basketball teams, LSU Lady Tigers gymnastics team and LSU Lady Tigers volleyball team. It was originally known as the LSU Assembly Center, but was renamed in honor of Pete Maravich, a Tiger basketball legend, shortly after his death in 1988. Maravich never played in the arena, but his exploits led LSU to build a larger home for the basketball team, which languished for decades in the shadow of the school's football program.[2]
The Assembly Center also hosted the Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament in 1988, two months after Maravich's death at age 40 and four months before Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer signed an act to rename the building in Maravich's honor (under Louisiana law, no LSU or state owned building may be named after a living person). The assembly center is known to locals as "The PMAC" or "The House that Pete Built," or by its more nationally known nickname, "The Deaf Dome," coined by Dick Vitale. The PMAC's neighbor to the south, Tiger Stadium is known as "Death Valley".
The slightly oval building is located directly to the north of Tiger Stadium, and its bright-white roof can be seen in many telecasts of that stadium. The arena concourse includes a section named Pete Maravich Pass, an area dedicated to the life and accomplishments of the famous LSU alumnus, and other memorabilia pertaining to the history of LSU Basketball. Prior to the building of the Assembly Center, LSU played its games at John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum (aka, the "Cow Palace"), located on the southeast corner of the campus.<http://www.sports-venue.info/NCAAB/Pete_Maravich_Assembly_Center.html</ref>
NCAA Tournaments
The arena also played host to the NCAA Basketball tournament twice, in 1976 and 1986. In 1976, Indiana University defeated Alabama and Marquette in the Mideast Regional en route to an undefeated season and the national championship, and in 1986, LSU defeated Purdue and Memphis to begin an unlikely run to the Final Four as a #11 seed, the lowest seed (through 2007) to reach the national semifinals.
Non-LSU Tenants
After the NBA's New Orleans Hornets were displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the arena was under consideration as a possible temporary home for the team. The Hornets played just one of six scheduled home games at the Maravich Assembly Center during the 2005-06 season.
In 1998, the arena played host to the Louisiana Bayou Beast of the Professional Indoor Football League. The Beast played 2 preseason games, 8 regular season games, and the PIFL Championship Game on August 15, 1998 in the PMAC.
Events
In 1977, the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd was involved in a plane crash on their way to play at the Maravich Assembly Center. Several of their members were killed.
Hurricane Katrina
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the arena was quickly turned into the largest triage center and acute care field hospital ever created in United States history. The 800-bed facility, which was under the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was staffed mostly by volunteers, from teenagers to physicians. Some of the volunteers]] were themselves displaced from New Orleans due to the hurricane. Helicopters with injured evacuees landed on the infield of LSU's Bernie Moore Track and Field Stadium, which is adjacent to the arena, while ambulances from around the region lined up with other patients that needed treatment. Those deemed healthy enough were either transferred to out-of-state facilities or to LSU's Carl Maddox Field House which had been transformed into a large emergency shelter.[3]
See also
References
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&KEY=&ATCLID=177173&SPID=2166&SPSID=28714
- ^ http://www.lsu.edu/university_relations/photos/hurricane/
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