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 ($83.5 million in 2024 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