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Opened
  
1969

Hanner Fieldhouse

Address
  
Dorman Dr, Statesboro, GA 30458, USA

Team
  
Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball

Similar
  
Georgia Southern University, Paulson Stadium, J I Clements Stadium, Splash in the Boro, George M Holmes Convocat

Hanner Fieldhouse is a 4,325-seat 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 Eagles basketball team. 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, has hosted a Rolling Stones concert on April 5, 1965 If it was built in 1969, how did it host the Stones in 1965? and featured an election rally by then current 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.

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 December 10, 2014.

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