Reynolds Center

Donald W. Reynolds Center
Location	800 South Tucker Drive; Tulsa, OK 74104
Coordinates	36°8′55″N95°56′31″W / 36.14861°N 95.94194°W Coordinates: 36°8′55″N95°56′31″W / 36.14861°N 95.94194°W
Owner	University of Tulsa
Operator	University of Tulsa
Capacity	8,355
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	April 30, 1997
Opened	December 17, 1998
Construction cost	$28 million; ($45.5 million in 2021 dollars)
Architect	HOK Sport
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore
Services engineer	M-E Engineers, Inc.
General contractor	Flintco, Inc.
Tenants
	Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Last updated May 14, 2022

Donald W. Reynolds Center is an 8,355-seat multi-purpose arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The arena opened in 1998 and is named for Donald W. Reynolds. It is home to the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane basketball and volleyball teams.

History

The facility's first basketball game took place on December 29, 1998, when the Tulsa Golden Hurricane faced the Cleveland State Vikings. The home team came away with a 79–51 victory in front of a sellout crowd. The Hurricane men's team proceeded to sell-out six of the next seven games played in the Reynolds Center and posted an overall 7–1 record in their inaugural season. In 14 seasons, Tulsa basketball has compiled a 182–53 record at the Reynolds Center for a .774 winning percentage through the 2012–2013. Tulsa has played in front of 41 sellout crowds.^[8]

In the first season of Golden Hurricane basketball at the arena, Tulsa averaged 8,282 fans for eight games. Tulsa's next highest home attendance average came in 2002–2003, when the Hurricane played in front of an average of 8,250 fans for 14 regular season home games.^[8]

Notable Events

The Reynolds Center played host to the 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournaments.

Since opening, the Reynolds Center has hosted a Reba McEntire concert, NAIA national basketball tournament and a Bob Newhart concert.

Imagine Dragons performed at the facility on March 26, 2013.^{[ citation needed ]}

Ben Rector performed at the facility on April 5, 2019.^[9]

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[1] "New Home for Hurricane TU, Tulsa Officials Break Ground on New Arena". The Oklahoman . Oklahoma City. May 1, 1998. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

[2] Yaeger, Jean (December 18, 1998). "Spiro Event Tells Indian Time New University Center to Hold First Event". The Oklahoman . Oklahoma City. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

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[4] "Gym Dandies: Conference USA". The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana) . March 3, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

[5] "Arenas". Walter P Moore. Archived from the original on July 8, 2000.

[6] "Reynolds Center, University of Tulsa - Tulsa, OK". M-E Engineers, Inc. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.

[7] "Merit Award Recipients" (PDF). The Associated General Contractors of America of Oklahoma. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

[factbook-8] 1 2 "2013–2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

[9] "Ben Rector @ the Reynolds Center - University of Tulsa".

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v t e University of Tulsa
Located in: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Academics	Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Engineering and Natural Sciences College of Law Graduate School Division of Continuing Education University School
Campus buildings	Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium Reynolds Center Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Michael D. Case Tennis Center Softball Field
Athletics	Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer Softball
Student life	Sound of the Golden Hurricane Collegian Nimrod International Journal James Joyce Quarterly Reynolds Rowdies Captain Cane Hurricane Fight Song Tulsa Alma Mater
Founded: 1894

v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts Wichita State
Culture & lore	"Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–13 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

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Oklahoma
The American	Reynolds Center (Tulsa)
Big 12	Lloyd Noble Center (Oklahoma) Gallagher-Iba Arena (Oklahoma State)
Summit	Mabee Center (Oral Roberts)