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Also the Qubein Arena | |
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| Full name | Qubein Center (Nido & Mariana Qubein Center, Conference Room and Kahn Hotel) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1050 Panther Drive High Point, NC 27262 |
| Coordinates | 35°58′42″N 79°59′48″W / 35.978333°N 79.996667°W |
| Owner | High Point University |
| Operator | High Point University |
| Capacity | 4,500 (5,000 including suites)[6] |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 22, 2018[1] |
| Opened | September 24, 2021[2] |
| Construction cost | $170 million[3] |
| Architect | CJMW Architecture, Perkins&Will[4] |
| General contractor | Samet Corporation & Christman Company[5] |
| Tenants | |
| High Point Panthers men's basketball (2021-present) High Point Panthers women's basketball (2021-present) | |
Arena
[edit]Qubein Center also the Qubein Arena is an basketball arena in High Point University. It is home to the High Point Panthers men's and women's basketball. They play on the Tubby & Donna Smith Court.[7] It is a 4,500 seated arena with luxury suites inside of the arena[8]. It can have up to 5,000 people in the arena. It is named after the President of High Point University, Nido Qubein. It also has the second-biggest jumbotron in all of North Carolina. [3] and long LED screen around the arena with wood panels on the roof like Madison Square Garden. They played their first game in the Qubein Center on Nov 6, 2021, against the Shenandoah Hornets and they beat them 59-108. The new arena replaced the Millis Athletic Convocation Center.
Events
[edit]Ever since the opening of the arena. It has held the 2024 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament.[9] Many concerts, many speeches, graduations, and many basketball games. Flo Rida Concert in 2023 [10] and Jason Derulo concert in 2024 [10]. It also held many events in the conference center inside the arena.
History
[edit]The Qubein Center was first announced in the Spring of 2016[11] to honor the Qubein family. It was planned to be 120 million dollars [12] with a new modern and open-spaced arena, conference center, and a small 5-star hotel and all of that to be on campus north of the Vert Stadmiun at the corner of Lexington Avenue and University Parkway in High Point. It was planned to be built in October 2020 but was delayed until 2021[13] when it was completed and where the big 350,000 square feet area is now.
Conference Center
[edit]The Qubein Conference Center is inside the big building and can seat up to 2,500 people simultaneously.[14] It can be used as announcements and venue for the university. It can be divided into smaller venues or groups or separate. It can also hold graduate events, student programs, and community organizations[15]
Hotel
[edit]The Kahn Hotel is a 5-star hotel with 30-40 guests and suite rooms.[8] with a fine-dining restaurant inside with a preimun experience.[16]. It has a double-marble staircase with a chandelier entrance. The rooms have an HPU themed beds with a nice carpet with a coach inside the room [17] also with a balcony [18]and a new gold style bathroom.[19]All inside of the new Qubein Center.
See Also
[edit]External Links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "HPU Breaks Ground on Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena, Conference Center and Hotel | High Point University". www.highpoint.edu.
- ^ "High Point University Opens Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center". High Point University Athletics. September 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "About the Qubein Center". Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena, Conference Center and Jana and Ken Kahn Hotel.
- ^ https://www.sametcorp.com/high-point-university-qubein-arena-conference-center/
- ^ https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2018/08/contractor-selected-for-nido-and-mariana-qubein-arena-conference-center-and-hotel/
- ^ "Facilities". Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena, Conference Center and Jana and Ken Kahn Hotel.
- ^ "HPU Reaches $300 Million in Giving with New Gift from Coach Tubby and Donna Smith - High Point University".
- ^ a b "HPU Basketball Arena | SAMET Corp".
- ^ https://www.wxii12.com/article/high-point-university-to-host-big-south-basketball-championships/60075984
- ^ a b "HPU Concerts". Student Engagement.
- ^ https://highpointpanthers.com/facilities/qubein-center/28#:~:text=First%20announced%20in%20the%20Spring,with%20the%202021%2D22%20season.
- ^ "HPU to Name New Arena and Conference Center in Honor of Qubein Family | High Point University". www.highpoint.edu.
- ^ https://greensboro.com/news/education/high-point-university-arena-project-delayed-for-a-year/article_fdc43ab1-8843-51c2-a3e1-26d88552edb1.html
- ^ "Facilities". High Point University Athletics.
- ^ https://www.sametcorp.com/hpu-basketball-arena/
- ^ "Jana and Ken Kahn Hotel". THE JANA AND KEN KAHN HOTEL.
- ^ https://www.highpoint.edu/kahn-hotel/files/2022/02/king-deluxe-scaled.jpg
- ^ "Stay | THE JANA AND KEN KAHN HOTEL | High Point University". www.google.com.
- ^ "Stay | THE JANA AND KEN KAHN HOTEL | High Point University". www.google.com.
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