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Artist rendering of the new Men’s Basketball practice court
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“I’m a little jealous! I grew up playing in the bottom gym and in the field house. That’s where your game improves – in practice. Having a practice facility like this is first class all the way. It’s going to bring in the best athletes because the first thing a lot of athletes look at on a recruiting trip is the facilities to see who has the best. When I came along in 1976, LSU had the best facilities out of all of the schools I had been to. Now, we’re going to another level. That means other players and AllAmericans from around the country would love to come to LSU.” - Rudy Macklin, All-American, who played on the 1981 NCAA Final Four team
New Men’s Basketball Locker Room
Amenities • The building design emulates the style and appearance of the original Maravich Assembly Center and occupies area not dedicated to any other future use. It will take the place of the two northern pedestrian ramps which will be demolished to accommodate this “infill” project. • Total Project Area is 58,960 square feet of new construction and 1,100 square feet of renovated construction.
• Project Cost: $13,913,000 and construction is scheduled to be complete in October of next year (2009). • Each gym can hold up to 800 people for special events. • Each gym is 11,324 square feet in size and includes a regulation NCAA court in length with two regulation high school courts in the opposite direction. • Each gym court is an exact replica of the Maravich Center competition court.
• Each gym has two portable goals and four overhead retractable goals. • Each gym features a video filming balcony and scorer’s table with video and data connections to enable instant replay. • A central two story lobby and grand staircase ascends to the second level. The lobby showcases team banners, trophy cases and memorabilia from past seasons.
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• Also included at the second level is a Pre-Function Room that opens to an extension of the Concourse and can hold approximately 500 people for pre-game and post-game functions. • Other areas of the addition include a Press Room, Men’s Basketball Team Locker Room, Team Lounge, Training Room, Laundry, Coach’s Locker Room and Storage.
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