Hulman Center
Arena at Indiana State University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arena at Indiana State University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hulman Center is a 9,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.[2]
Former names | Hulman Civic University Center |
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Location | 200 North 8th Street Terre Haute, Indiana 47809 |
Coordinates | 39°28′6″N 87°24′18″W |
Owner | Indiana State University |
Operator | Indiana State University |
Capacity | 9,000 |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | December 17, 1971 |
Opened | December 14, 1973 |
Renovated | 2018-2020 |
Construction cost | $10 million ($68.6 million in 2023 dollars[1]) $50 Million (2018-2020 Renovation) |
Architect | Sverdrup & Parcel (Original) Ratio Design (2018-2021 Renovation) |
Tenants | |
Indiana State Sycamores (Men's Basketball) (Women's Basketball) |
Initially named the Hulman Civic University Center, the facility opened on December 14, 1973.[3] Funded by donations and bond issues after an initial $2.5 million challenge gift from philanthropist Tony Hulman, the patriarch of the local Hulman family, it is home to the Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team.[2]
The Hulman Center has hosted many concerts in its history, including Elvis Presley (1975), Van Halen (1980), Frank Sinatra (1978), Johnny Carson,[4] Kiss, (1977) and John Denver (1978).[5] It has served as the site of several NCAA championship events including the 1974 Midwest Region of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the NCAA men's gymnastics finals, and the 1979 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament title game.[6] Music acts that have performed at the Hulman Center include: Neil Diamond in '71, Kentucky's Loretta Lynn in '75, Aerosmith with Rush in '75, Chicago in '75, Lynyrd Skynyrd in '76, Johnny Cash with June Carter in '77, Detroit's Alice Cooper in '77, Detroit's Bob Seger in '78, Chicago's Styx in '78, Ozzy Osbourne in '82, Champaign's REO Speedwagon in '82, Journey in '83, Bloomington's John Mellencamp in '87, Motley Crue in '90, Boyz II Men with MC Hammer in '92, Detroit's Sponge in '95, Shania Twain in '98, Wisconsin's Garbage with Lit in '99, Matchbox Twenty in '00, Ohio's Rascal Flatts in '04, Illinois' Gretchen Wilson in '06, Jason Aldean in '10, Missouri's Sheryl Crow in '13, Illinois' Cheap Trick in '15, Illinois' Brett Eldredge in '15, and Staind's Aaron Lewis in '18. https://www.setlist.fm/search?page=5&query=Hulman+Center+Terre Haute=73d626c9
From 2018 to 2020, Indiana State University undertook a renovation of Hulman Center.[7][8]
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