Hooper Eblen Center
Sports facility in Cookeville, Tennessee
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Hooper Eblen Center, often called The Hoop by students, is a 9,282-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee. Named for former TTU coach and professor Hooper Eblen,[1] the arena is home to the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball, the Golden Eagles women's basketball, and the women's volleyball teams.[2] Before the construction of the arena, the on-campus home to the Tennessee Tech men's and women's basketball teams was the Memorial Gym, a post-War gymnasium located on the quadrangle.
The Hoop | |
Hooper Eblen Center in 2007 | |
 Interactive map of Hooper Eblen Center | |
| Address | 1100 McGee Boulevard |
|---|---|
| Location | Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.178508°N 85.510000°W |
| Owner | Tennessee Technological University |
| Operator | Tennessee Technological University |
| Capacity | 9,282 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | October 2, 1977 |
| Tenants | |
| Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (NCAA) (1977–present) | |
The Hooper Eblen Center opened on October 2, 1977, with a Phoebe Snow concert as its inaugural event.[3] Elvis Presley had originally been scheduled to give the arena's first performance on September 27. However, these plans were canceled after the late singer's death on August 16.[4] Alabama performed the first sell-out concert at the Hooper Eblen Center on August 1, 1982, with 11,210 people in attendance.[5]
