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The 15,261-seat Bryce Jordan Center rocks during the basketball season and throughout the year with concerts and events.
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The Jordan Center is one of the top grossing venues of its size in the world.
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The Lady Lions practice, eat, complete strength and conditioning workouts and play basketball in the BJC. The Basketball Offices, as well as those of the athletics department administration are in the Jordan Center.
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The Jordan Center was completed in 1996 at a cost of $55 million.
Among the performers who have graced the Jordan Center stage are Akon, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, Bob Dylan, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Dave Matthews Band, Aerosmith, Janet Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Shania Twain, John Mayer, Garth Brooks, Metallica, Phish, Elton John, Billy Joel, Usher, Nelly, Bon Jovi, 50 Cent, Cher and Tina Turner. Others to appear include the Harlem Globetrotters and the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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The Lady Lions christened their current home court on January 20, 1996 against SEC foe Georgia.
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In May 1996, former President Bill Clinton delivered the main address at the graduate school commencement.
Penn State lays claim to four undefeated home seasons at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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The Bryce Jordan Center features locker rooms for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, six visiting locker rooms, a press room and an 18,800-square-foot auxiliary gym just steps away from the main floor.
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The Bryce Jordan Center is named after University President Emeritus Dr. Bryce Jordan, who led Penn State’s membership into the Big Ten Conference.
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The Lady Lions are consistently ranked in the Top 15 in NCAA Division I attendance.
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The Lady Lions sold out the Bryce Jordan Center twice during the 2003-04 campaign against Michigan (Feb. 15) and Purdue (Feb. 29).
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The Lady Lions set a single-season attendance record in 2003-04 with 128,255 fans through the turnstiles.
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The Lady Lions had a 24-game winning streak at the Bryce Jordan Center from Feb. 14, 2002 until Dec. 14, 2003.
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During the 2008-09 campaign, the Lady Lions broke the school record with 16 consecutive non-conference wins at the BJC. The streak dated back to the 2005-06 season.
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Penn State has hosted the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds seven times in the BJC.
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The Lady Lions welcomed their one millionth fan through the turnstiles during the 2006-07 season.
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TOP LADY LION CROWDS Bryce Jordan Center
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2013-14 Penn State Lady Lion Yearbook
15,407 15,389 15,177 14,173 13,849 12,473 12,443 12,093 11,915 11,885
vs. Purdue vs. Michigan vs. Northwestern vs. Michigan vs. Minnesota vs. Wisconsin vs. Northwestern vs. Georgia vs. Indiana vs. Minnesota
2/29/04 2/15/04 2/20/05 2/24/13 2/26/12 3/2/03 2/11/96 1/20/96 2/2/03 1/30/05