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in dollars) | architect = Cooper Carry Inc.〔 | project_manager = | structural engineer = | services engineer = | general_contractor = Beck Group/New South〔 | main_contractors = | capacity = 3,500 | tenants = Mercer Bears men's basketball (2004-present) Mercer Bears women's basketball (2004-present) }} The Hawkins Arena is the basketball arena on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, United States. The arena is located in the University Center, a large multi-purpose facility centrally located on the university campus. ==History== The University Center opened in 2004. The $40 million, center, houses Mercer's athletics department, a 3,500-seat basketball arena, an indoor pool, work-out facilities, intramural basketball courts, offices, a food court, and numerous meeting facilities. Mercer's baseball and softball fields are located adjacent to the center along with the university's tennis complex and football-lacrosse complex Moye Complex. The University Center replaced Porter Gym, which stood on the Mercer campus from 1937 to 2004; Porter Gym was located on the central quadrangle and was razed when the University Center opened. The center is also located on the central quadrangle on the site of the university's original fraternity row, which was razed after a new Greek Village opened. In 2007, a 101-room Hilton Garden Inn opened on university-owned land adjacent to the University Center. Parking lots are available for visitors-spectators arriving via the Mercer University Drive exit off of Interstate 75. The University Center arena was named Hawkins Arena in 2012. The naming honors J. B. Hawkins, former high school athletic director and basketball coach in Crawford County.〔 http://www2.mercer.edu/News/Articles/2012/120423_Mercer-Receives-1-Million-Commitment-for-Basketball-Program.htm〕〔http://www.macon.com/2012/04/23/2000592/mercer-basketball-facility-renamed.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hawkins Arena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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