Hanner Fieldhouse
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Hanner Fieldhouse is a 4,325-seat[1] multi-purpose arena in Statesboro in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was built in 1969 and is home to the Georgia Southern University men's basketball, women's basketball and women's volleyball teams. It hosted the 1985 and 1992 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournaments.
In addition to athletic events, Hanner Fieldhouse also is home to the university's fall commencement ceremonies and featured an election rally by then-president George W. Bush in 2006. In 2007, the university held three separate ceremonies at the facility to accommodate the university's growing number of graduates. The older Hanner Gymnasium, which is part of the newer complex, hosted a Rolling Stones concert on May 4, 1965.
On July 21, 2014, the university announced that Hanner Fieldhouse was closed until further notice for construction and more information would be provided as the details became available. In October, 2014 the Fieldhouse reopened after minor renovations and held the university's 23rd-annual fall commencement.
New arena[]
In February 2021, Georgia Southern unveiled plans for a new convocation center in the university's "South Campus" expansion to replace Hanner Fieldhouse. The convocation center is planned to be named after the late Jack and Ruth Ann Hill, both of whom were Georgia Southern alumni.[2] Natives of nearby Reidsville, Jack Hill was a long-serving state senator whose district included Statesboro, and Ruth Ann Hill was a career educator. The new convocation center is expected to cost $56 million with $36.7 million coming from the Georgia state government, and groundbreaking is expected to occur in the spring of 2022, and projected to open in fall 2023.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "2015-16 Georgia Southern Men's Basketball" (PDF). GSEagles.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ Cannady, Dal (February 12, 2021). "New Georgia Southern building to be named after Sen. Jack Hill, Ruth Ann Hill". WTOC. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Hackle, Al (April 15, 2021). "Planned 'convocation center' will also be new GS basketball arena". Statesboro Herald. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
[1] Coordinates: 32°25′40″N 81°46′46″W / 32.42778°N 81.77944°W
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