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American arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Mabee Center

Mabee Center
All data from the card 10
Location
7777 South Lewis AvenueTulsa, Oklahoma 74171
Coordinates
36°02′52″N 95°57′21″W / 36.04789°N 95.95573°W
Owner
Oral Roberts University
Operator
Oral Roberts University
Capacity
Basketball - 9,026 Concerts - 10,094
Surface
Multi-surface
Groundbreaking
1970
Opened
1972
Architect
Frank Wallace
Structural engineer
Lloyd W. Abbott

Mabee Center is a 10,094-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The building opened in 1972 and was designed by architect Frank Wallace, who designed most of the buildings on the ORU campus. It carries the name of Tulsa oilman John Mabee, whose foundation donated $1 million toward its construction.

The facility received several upgrades in 2021 including: new arena seats, exterior blue paint, blue glass panels, a new sound system, all new LED house lights, concourse level remodeling, digital screens, wifi, and new suites. An adjacent building, smaller but similar in shape, is known as the "Global Learning Center".

Since it opened in 1972, the Mabee Center has hosted entertainment events, as well as the NAIA national men's basketball championship (1994–1998), five NCAA men's first-round or regional tournaments (1974, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1985) and the Midwestern City Conference (now Horizon League) men's basketball conference tournaments (1982, 1985).

It is home to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's and women's basketball teams and was Eastern Oklahoma's largest arena until the BOK Center was built. Mabee Center was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2013.

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