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 10,000 for most events depending on the floor or stage setup. The Breslin Center superseded Jenison Fieldhouse, which stands nearby.
The arena's 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.
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 truck rallies, and circuses that travel to Mid Michigan are often held at the Breslin Center. It is Lansing's WWE venue; however, because of its suburban location, it is used primarily for house shows (most WWE television tapings are at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit or Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids).
The arena is undergoing a $50 million renovation to improve the visitor experience and to create a Michigan State University Basketball Hall of History which is scheduled to be completed by June 2018.
Video Breslin Student Events Center
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 three-point line.
- 2016 - The basketball floor was repainted again, keeping the large Spartan logo in the center of the court and adding a two-tone design with darker colored wood for the area inside the three-point line and a single random stripe outside the visitors 3 point line on the right.
Maps Breslin Student Events Center
Notable entertainers who have performed at Breslin
Musical Groups
Individual musical performers
Comedians
- Dave Chappelle
- Jeff Dunham
- Will Ferrell
- Kevin Hart
- Larry the Cable Guy
- Jay Leno
- Conan O'Brien
- Ron White
Other
- Cirque du Soleil
- The Harlem Globetrotters
- Sesame Street Live
- Stars on Ice
- Thunder Nationals
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- Winter Jam
Notable Conferences
- Order of the Arrow, National Order of the Arrow Conference
- Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, (2007, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017)
See also
- List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
References
External links
- Breslin Center official website
- Breslin Center official Facebook
- Breslin Center official Twitter
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