Breslin Student Events Center
| Jack Breslin Student Events Center | |
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| Breslin | |
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| Location | One Birch Road East Lansing, MI 48824 |
| Broke ground | July 24, 1986[1] |
| Opened | November 9, 1989 |
| Owner | Michigan State University |
| Operator | Michigan State University |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction cost | $45 million ($84.4 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | HNTB Giffels, Hoyem, Basso, Inc. |
| General contractor | Gilbane/Christman |
| Capacity | 14,797 (2010-present)[3] 14,759 (2000-2010) 14,659 (1998-2000) 15,138 (1989-1998) |
| Tenants | |
| Michigan State Spartans (Men's & Women's Basketball) |
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The Jack Breslin Student Events Center is a multi-purpose arena at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. The arena opened in 1989, and is named for Jack Breslin, MSU alumnus, former athlete and administrator, who first began pushing for the arena in 1969. It is home to the Michigan State Spartans men's and women's basketball teams. Although it nominally contains 16,280 seats, the arena typically holds around 15,000 for most events depending on the floor or stage setup. The Breslin Center superseded Jenison Fieldhouse, which stands nearby.
The arena's current basketball court is the same floor where the Spartans won the 2000 NCAA Men's Tournament, which was at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The school purchased the floor from the NCAA and Final Four floor installer Horner Flooring (based in Dollar Bay, Michigan) after the title game, and had a plaque installed on the baseline near the Michigan State tunnel to commemorate the floor's purpose in the school's history.[4]
The building not only serves as the home to MSU sports teams, but as the main large performance arena for the Lansing area. The Michigan State Bar Examination, large concerts, commencements, monster trucks rallys, and circuses that travel to Mid Michigan are usually hosted at the Breslin Center.
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[edit] Upgrades
1997 - A color replay board above center court is added, dubbed Spartanvision.
2001 - An expansion adds two, 8,000-square-foot (740 m2) auxiliary gyms and office space.
2005 - A large black drop curtain to close off the upper deck in efforts to make smaller events "less empty" is added.
2006 - The scrolling advertisements are replaced at the score's table with TV screens.
2007 - The home team locker rooms are renovated and the ceilings raised as players on both the men's and women's teams are approaching 7'.
2010- The basketball floor was repainted to adapt to the new shade of green and the new appearance of MSU Athletics.
2011 - A larger, HD overhead scoreboard and LED rings around the lower concourse are added.
2012 - The basketball floor was repainted again with a larger logo at center court, replacement of MSU logos with a Big Ten logo at the free throw lines, and removal of brighter wood inside the 3-point line.[5]
[edit] Famous entertainers that have performed at Breslin
- Bryan Adams
- Aerosmith
- Tori Amos
- Anberlin
- The Backstreet Boys
- The Barenaked Ladies
- The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) Pipes and Drums
- Brand New
- Sarah Brightman
- Garth Brooks
- Bush
- Dave Chappelle
- Cher
- Kenny Chesney
- The Counting Crows
- Daughtry
- The Dave Matthews Band
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Ani DiFranco
- Jeff Dunham
- Bob Dylan
- Will Ferrell
- The Goo Goo Dolls
- The Harlem Globetrotters
- Don Henley
- Incubus
- Jimmy Eat World
- Toby Keith
- KISS
- Larry the Cable Guy
- Jay Leno
- Lil Wayne
- Ludacris
- John Mayer
- Meshuggah
- Milli Vanilli
- Craig Morgan
- Muse
- Nas
- No Doubt
- Ted Nugent
- Conan O'Brien
- Dolly Parton
- Pearl Jam]
- Katy Perry
- Phil Lesh and Friends
- Poison
- R.E.M.
- Razorlight
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Kenny Rogers
- Tupac Shakur
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Sons of Sylvia
- George Strait
- Taylor Swift
- Tool
- The Trans-Siberian Orchestra
- Josh Turner
- Shania Twain
- Keith Urban
- Carrie Underwood
- Kanye West
- Ron White
[edit] References
- ^ Seibold, Jack (2003). The Spartan Sports Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 871. ISBN 1-58261-219-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=jhDHp7joHsgC&pg=PA871&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ Staff. Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2012. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ Jack Breslin Student Events Center website, "Arena Information" section, accessed 13 March 2010
- ^ Ramsey, Ethan (2005-03-29). "Champs given shot to purchase Final Four court". The Daily Orange. http://www.dailyorange.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=78624dd8-759a-40c5-bc06-b176aad52db3. Retrieved 2008-01-28.[dead link]
- ^ "Here's a look at the new Breslin Center floor". http://twitpic.com/9wrcfp. Retrieved 22 June 2012.}}
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Coordinates: 42°43′42″N 84°29′33″W / 42.728227°N 84.492396°W
