OceanFirst Bank Center

OceanFirst Bank Center (formerly Multipurpose Activity Center) is a multi-purpose student recreational facility at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It was opened on August 26, 2009. It currently hosts the Monmouth Hawks basketball teams. It has a seating capacity of 4,100 spectators. It adjoins the William T. Boylan Gymnasium. The venue cost $57 million to construct.^[8]

OceanFirst Bank Center

Former names	Multipurpose Activity Center (2009–2016)
Location	400 Cedar Avenue West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764
Coordinates	40°16′46.11″N 74°0′27.3″W
Owner	Monmouth University
Operator	Monmouth University
Capacity	4,100
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	September 8, 2007[1]
Opened	August 26, 2009[2]
Construction cost	$57 million ($81 million in 2023 dollars[3])
Architect	EwingCole[4] Rosser International[5]
Project manager	Sordoni Construction Co.[6]
General contractor	Torcon, Inc.[7]
Tenants
Monmouth Hawks Basketball

The facility was originally named the Multipurpose Activity Center until June 2016, when the university and OceanFirst Bank reached a $4 million agreement through 2036 that included the naming rights of the facility.^[9] The basketball court is named "Gaffney Court" in honor of former university president Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II.^[10]

Basketball arena

See also

• List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas

References

1. "Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Multi–Purpose Activity Center on September 8" (PDF). Neighbor to Neighbor. 5 (2). Monmouth University. 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
2. Singelais, Mark (December 15, 2012). "MAAC Adds Two New Members". Times Union. Albany. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
3. 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.
4. "Multi-Purpose Activity Center". EwingCole. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
5. "Multipurpose Activity Center Monmouth University". Athletic Business. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
6. "Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center". Sordoni Construction Co. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
7. "Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center". Torcon, Inc. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
8. McCullough, Andy (November 14, 2009). "Debut of Monmouth's Multipurpose Activity Center Fulfills Longtime Wish". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
9. "Agreement Announced to Name the University's Multipurpose Activity Center". WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.: Monmouth University. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
10. Edelson, Stephen (February 16, 2016). "Tracing Monmouth's Cinderella rise to Paul Gaffney". The Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park. Retrieved February 25, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Arena information
• Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC) - Monmouth University