Hooper Eblen Center

Hooper Eblen Center
The Hoop
	Hooper Eblen Center in 2007
Address	1100 McGee Boulevard
Location	Cookeville, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°10′43″N85°30′36″W / 36.178508°N 85.510000°W
Owner	Tennessee Tech
Operator	Tennessee Tech
Capacity	9,282
Opened	October 2, 1977
Tenants
	Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (NCAA) (1977–present)
Website
	https://www.ttusports.com/inside_athletics/Tech_facilities

Last updated November 15, 2024

Hooper Eblen Center, often called The Hoop by students, is a 9,282-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee. Named for former TTU coach and professor Hooper Eblen,^[1] the arena is home to the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball and Golden Eagles women's basketball teams.^[2] Before the construction of the arena, the on-campus home to the Tennessee Tech men's and women's basketball teams was the Memorial Gym, a post-War gymnasium located on the quadrangle.

The Hooper Eblen Center opened on October 2, 1977, with a Phoebe Snow concert as its inaugural event.^[3] Elvis Presley had originally been scheduled to give the arena's first performance on September 27. However, these plans were canceled after the late singer's death on August 16.^[4] Alabama performed the first sell-out concert at the Hooper Eblen Center on August 1, 1982, with 11,210 people in attendance.^[5]

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Tennessee Technological University is a public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as University of Dixie, the name under which it was founded as a private institution. Affiliated with the Tennessee Board of Regents, the university is governed by a board of trustees. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

Thompson–Boling Arena at Food City Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The arena opened in 1987. It is home to the Tennessee Volunteers (men) and Lady Vols (women) basketball teams. Since 2008, it has been home to the Lady Vols volleyball team. It is named after B. Ray Thompson and former university president Edward J. Boling. The basketball court is named "The Summitt" after the late Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt. It replaced the Stokely Athletic Center. The mammoth octagonal building lies just northwest of the Tennessee River, and just southwest of Neyland Stadium. As an echo of its neighbor and a tribute to the brick-and-mortar pattern atop Ayres Hall, the baselines of the court are painted in the familiar orange-and-white checkerboard pattern.

The 2011–12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Basketball tournament to Murray State. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where the lost in the first round to Georgia State.

The 2012–13 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–17, 5–11 in OVC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.

The 2013–14 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament where they lost to Morehead State.

The 2014–15 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 4–12 in OVC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

The 2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had 8 teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.

The 2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. As the No. 6 seed in the OVC tournament, they lost in the first round to Murray State.

The 2017–18 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Jacksonville State.

The 2018–19 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–23 overall, 4–14 in OVC play to finish in last place and missed the conference tournament.

Robert "Hooper" Eblen was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Tennessee Tech from 1947 to 1949, compiling a record of 12–19. Eblen was school's head basketball coach during the 1947–48 season, tallying a mark of 18–7.

The 2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 9–22, 6–12 in OVC play to, finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

The 2020–21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

The 2021–22 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

The 2022–23 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 11–7 in OVC play to finish in second place. They defeated UT Martin to advance to the championship of the OVC tournament where they lost to Southeast Missouri State.

The 2022–23 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by seventh year head coach Kim Rosamond, played their home games at the Eblen Center as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

The 2023–24 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish tied for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

The 2023–24 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Kim Rosamond, played their home games at the Eblen Center located in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

The 2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Tennessee Technological University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach John Pelphrey, play their home games at the Eblen Center located in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

References

↑ "Maps and Directions | Tennessee Tech University". Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
↑ "Visiting Team Guide" (PDF). ttusports.com. August 2012.
↑ "Phoebe Snow on Stage". Tennessee Tech. Tennessee Tech Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
↑ "Tidbits, Outtakes, and Lessons in Big Name Entertainment Part II". Tennessee Tech Archives and Special Collections. Tennessee Tech. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
↑ "Alabama: Sweet Home Tennessee Tech?". Tennessee Tech Archives and Special Collections. Tennessee Tech. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

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[1] "Maps and Directions | Tennessee Tech University". Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-03-04.

[2] "Visiting Team Guide" (PDF). ttusports.com. August 2012.

[3] "Phoebe Snow on Stage". Tennessee Tech. Tennessee Tech Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

[4] "Tidbits, Outtakes, and Lessons in Big Name Entertainment Part II". Tennessee Tech Archives and Special Collections. Tennessee Tech. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

[5] "Alabama: Sweet Home Tennessee Tech?". Tennessee Tech Archives and Special Collections. Tennessee Tech. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

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