Bryce Jordan Center

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Updated On :20 Feb, 2021

Full Name
Bryce Jordan Center

Capacity
Basketball: 15,261Concerts: 16,000+

Type
Indoor

Location
United States of America

Surface Type
Multi Surface

Bryce Jordan Center is the largest top-notch multi-purpose arena of Central Pennsylvania housed between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, adjacent to the Pennsylvania State University’s 107,282 seat Beaver Stadium. Since its heyday in 1996, it has acted as the home of Penn State Nittany Lion’s basketball team for men and women replacing former home "Rec Hall". Architect Rosser International Inc. built the venue at the cost of around 5 million dollars with a brilliant bi-level design. Also, the stadium boasts of advanced state-of-the-art facilities, computer-controlled rigging system, VIP boxes, large electronic display, meeting and function rooms.

Trivia

This venue was named after Dr. Bryce Jordan, Penn State's 14th president – the man who was behind the Penn State's bid to gain admittance into the Big Ten Conference and responsible for acquiring the funding needed to build it.
Throughout its first ten years of operation, the building has welcomed more than seven million people in more than 1,200 events hosted.

Significance

The first and second rounds of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship were held in this arena in March 2006.
Famous singer and songwriter Garth Brooks sold out five shows in April 1997. It is recorded to be the fastest sell-out in the arena's history.
The American rock band "Pearl Jam" played their longest gig here on 3rd May, 2003.
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) employed the arena for the state PIAA basketball championship games for the first time in 2007. Since then this arena has been hosting the prestigious Championships on a yearly basis.
The first and second rounds of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship were held in this arena in March 2006.
"The One" which is the music video of the American vocal pop group Backstreet Boys was filmed here.