Facilities Feature: Hearnes Center
Location: Southeast corner, Stadium Boulevard
and Providence Road
 Year completed: 1972
Gross square feet: 584,766
Departments: Hearnes Center administrative offices;
Intercollegiate Athletics; Law Enforcement Training Institute;
Conferences and Short Courses offices.
A look back: Named for Governor Warren E. Hearnes,
the building seats up to 13,500 people and is used primarily for
athletic competitions. It also hosts conventions, concerts, conferences
and training seminars. The MU men’s basketball team played
its first game in the Hearnes Center on November 25, 1972, beating
Ohio State 87-75. The arena floor in 2000 was named for Coach Norm
Stewart, who compiled a 634-333 record during his 32-year tenure.
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