Surface Hardwood Opened 2010 Construction cost 15 million USD | Broke ground 2008 Capacity 1,600 | |
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Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
USA Owner Louisiana State University Operator LSU Athletics Department Architect Tom Holden Architects and RDG Sports Similar LSU Strength and Cond, LSU Tennis Complex, LSU Indoor Practice Facility, LSU Football Operation, LSU Natatorium | ||
The LSU Tigers basketball and Lady Tigers basketball Practice Facility is connected to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center through the Northwest portal. The facility features separate, full-size duplicate gymnasiums for the men's and women's basketball teams. Each gym spans 11,324 square feet and includes a regulation NCAA court in length with two regulation high school courts in the opposition direction. The courts are exact replicas of the Maravich Center game court and have two portable goals and four retractable goals. The gymnasiums are equipped with a scoreboard, video filming balcony and scorer's table with video and data connection that enable instant replay. The facility also houses team locker rooms, a team lounge, training rooms, coach's offices and locker rooms, a media room, laundry facility and storage areas.
The building also includes a two-story lobby and staircase that ascends to the second level where a club room holds 500 people for pre-game and post-game events. The club room is connected to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center concourse. The lobby includes team displays and graphics, trophy cases and memorabilia of LSU Basketball. A 900-pound bronze statue of LSU legend Shaquille O'Neal is located in front of the facility.