Reed Arena

Reed Arena
Location	730 Olsen Boulevard; College Station, Texas 77843
Coordinates	30°36′21″N96°20′46″W / 30.60578°N 96.34619°W
Owner	Texas A&M University
Operator	Texas A&M University
Capacity	12,989
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	September 16, 1995
Opened	November 22, 1998
Construction cost	$36.7 Million; ($68.6 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Lockwood, Andrews & Newman, Inc.
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore ; D.Y. Davis Associates, Inc.
Services engineer	Kalmans Marshall Engineering, Inc.
General contractor	Huber, Hunt & Nichols, Inc.
Tenants
	Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball (NCAA) (1998–present); Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball (NCAA) (1998–present); Texas A&M Aggies volleyball (NCAA) (2009–present)

Last updated December 18, 2024

Reed Arena is a sports arena and entertainment venue located at the corner of Olsen Boulevard and Kimbrough Boulevard in College Station, Texas. This facility is used for Texas A&M University basketball games and commencement ceremonies, concerts, trade shows, family entertainment, and Texas A&M student programs, including the on-campus Aggie Muster. The building replaced the G. Rollie White Coliseum, and is named for Dr. & Mrs. Chester J. Reed, a 1947 A&M graduate whose donations made the new arena possible.^[5]

In recent years, Reed Arena has gained a reputation as one of the most hostile arenas in the nation, coinciding with the men's and women's Aggie basketball teams' rise to national prominence. This is partly due to a group of students calling themselves the Reed Rowdies, which have been instrumental in helping to create an energetic fan atmosphere during basketball games similar to that of football games at Kyle Field.

Facilities

Reed Arena first opened its doors in 1998 as a member of Texas A&M Special Event Facilities. The arena was named after its primary donor Chester J. Reed, Texas A&M Class of 1947. The building hosts many official functions for Texas A&M University. With enough indoor seating capacity for 12,500 guests, the arena makes an ideal location for the university's graduation ceremonies, freshmen convocation, and Aggie Muster ceremonies. The main purpose behind building the arena was to house the Texas A&M's men's and women's basketball teams. However, unlike all the other athletic facilities on campus, Reed Arena operates under the Department of Finance, not the Athletic Department.^[7]

While in the planning stages, Chester Reed donated an operations endowment to help run the building during its first five years. However, due to initial over-estimating of revenue and budget shortfalls during construction, this endowment was unable to make the arena become self-sufficient.^[7] For all of these reasons mentioned above, Reed Arena cannot just focus on basketball and other university events. As a necessary function, the Arena has developed pipelines of support from a multitude of different stakeholders and events that operate both within the local community and internationally.^{[ citation needed ]} In its many years of operation, Reed Arena has hosted a wide variety of famous performers including Bill Cosby, Garth Brooks, The Dixie Chicks, as well as the performers of WWE, Cirque du Soleil, and Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.^[7]

The $36 million Reed Arena was designed by the Houston firm Lockwood, Andrews, and Newman, Inc. and built in 1998 by Dallas-based Huber, Hunt and Nichols, Inc. ^[7] The arena has seats for 12,989 fans, while an additional 2,000 people can be accommodated on the main floor for concerts.

Reed Arena is able to provide group accommodations on many different levels. Events can greatly vary in size; the Arena can accommodate an event involving thousands of patrons or a small meeting that contains only 15 participants on any given day. The arena floor contains 25,000 square feet (2,300 m²) of column-free space, large enough to accommodate 150 exhibit booths or a 1,800 seat banquet. This figure almost doubles the space any other building in the Bryan/College Station area. The second floor contains four 1,200 square feet (110 m²) rooms, which can be used to accommodate smaller events. The lower level of the arena also contains a 7,500 square feet (700 m²) multi-purpose room, a full-service commercial kitchen, and numerous types of dressing rooms.

Cox-McFerrin Center

In February 2006, the 12th Man Foundation, a fund raising organization associated with Texas A&M Athletics, announced plans for an effort to build the Cox-McFerrin Center, a 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m²) addition to Reed Arena, providing new men's and women's basketball locker rooms, practice gyms, and player lounges. On February 2, 2007, the A&M System Board of Regents approved a revised plan, increasing the size of the facility to 69,400 square feet (6,450 m²) and a total cost of $21.5 million.^[8]

Attendance records

Reed Arena Exterior, 2016 ReedArenaEXTERIOR.JPG — Reed Arena Exterior, 2016

Reed Arena's Interior, 2016 ReedArenaINTERIOR.JPG — Reed Arena's Interior, 2016

13 largest men's basketball crowds:

	Attendance	Opponent	Date
1	14,036	Kentucky	January 19, 2022
2	13,888	LSU	January 19, 2016
3	13,717	Texas	February 27, 2010
4	13,657	Kansas	February 15, 2010
5	13,648	Texas Tech	January 30, 2010
6	13,584	Oklahoma State	February 16, 2008
7	13,555	Texas	January 30, 2008
8	13,300	Texas	January 31, 2011
9	13,263	Kentucky	February 10, 2018
10	13,203	Missouri	March 3, 2007
11	13,196	Texas	February 5, 2007
12	13,187	Oklahoma State	January 20, 2007
13	13,176	Texas	March 1, 2006

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References

↑ Carter, Al (September 15, 1995). "Ground to Be Broken Saturday for Arena". The Dallas Morning News . Retrieved February 14, 2012.
↑ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
1 2 3 Griffs, Lawrence G.; Ashcraft, Douglas G. (October 1, 1998). "Table Top Truss Supports Arena Roof" (PDF). Modern Steel Construction . Retrieved February 14, 2012.
↑ "Educational". Kalmans Marshall Engineering, Inc. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
↑ Zwerneman, Brent (December 4, 2008). "Aggies Insider: Reed Arena's Short History Only Colorful As of Late". San Antonio Express-News . Retrieved December 4, 2008.^{[ dead link ‍]} Alt URL
↑ "Aggies to Host Clemson on Wednesday in First Round of NIT". Texas A&M Athletics. March 13, 2005. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
1 2 3 4 "Reed Arena". Texas A&M Athletics. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2007.
↑ Huffman, Holly (February 3, 2007). "Regents Approve San Antonio Site, Reed Arena Additions". The Bryan-College Station Eagle . Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2007.

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[1] Carter, Al (September 15, 1995). "Ground to Be Broken Saturday for Arena". The Dallas Morning News . Retrieved February 14, 2012.

[inflation-US-2] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[construction-3] 1 2 3 Griffs, Lawrence G.; Ashcraft, Douglas G. (October 1, 1998). "Table Top Truss Supports Arena Roof" (PDF). Modern Steel Construction . Retrieved February 14, 2012.

[4] "Educational". Kalmans Marshall Engineering, Inc. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

[5] Zwerneman, Brent (December 4, 2008). "Aggies Insider: Reed Arena's Short History Only Colorful As of Late". San Antonio Express-News . Retrieved December 4, 2008.^{[ dead link ‍]} Alt URL

[nit2005-6] "Aggies to Host Clemson on Wednesday in First Round of NIT". Texas A&M Athletics. March 13, 2005. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2007.

[reed-7] 1 2 3 4 "Reed Arena". Texas A&M Athletics. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2007.

[8] Huffman, Holly (February 3, 2007). "Regents Approve San Antonio Site, Reed Arena Additions". The Bryan-College Station Eagle . Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2007.

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v t e Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Venues	DeWare Field House (1924–1954) G. Rollie White Coliseum (1954–1997) Reed Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Texas
Culture & lore	Reed Rowdies "Aggie War Hymn"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
Venues	G. Rollie White Coliseum (1974–1997) Reed Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Texas
Culture & lore	History Reed Rowdies "Aggie War Hymn"
People	Head coaches Gary Blair
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Texas
ACC	Moody Coliseum (SMU)
The American	UNT Coliseum (North Texas) Tudor Fieldhouse (Rice) Convocation Center (UTSA)
Big 12	Ferrell Center (Baylor) Fertitta Center (Houston) Schollmaier Arena (TCU) United Supermarkets Arena (Texas Tech)
CUSA	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (Sam Houston) Don Haskins Center (UTEP)
SEC	Moody Center (Texas) Reed Arena (Texas A&M)
Southland	Sharp Gymnasium (Houston Christian) McDermott Center (Incarnate Word) Montagne Center (Lamar) William R. Johnson Coliseum (Stephen F. Austin) Texas A&M–Commerce Field House (Texas A&M–Commerce) American Bank Center (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) Dugan Wellness Center (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, alternate) UTRGV Fieldhouse (UTRGV)
Sun Belt	Strahan Coliseum (Texas State)
SWAC	William J. Nicks Building (Prairie View A&M) Health and Physical Education Arena (Texas Southern)
WAC	Moody Coliseum (Abilene Christian) Wisdom Gymnasium (Tarleton) College Park Center (UT Arlington)