Mabee Center

Mabee Center
Location	7777 South Lewis Avenue; Tulsa, Oklahoma 74171
Coordinates	36°02′52″N 95°57′21″W / 36.04789°N 95.95573°W
Owner	Oral Roberts University
Operator	Oral Roberts University
Capacity	2,355 - 10,094
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	1970
Opened	1972
Architect	Frank Wallace
Structural engineer	Lloyd W. Abbott
Tenants
	Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (Men's NCAA Basketball) (1972–present)
Website
	https://mabeecenter.com/

Mabee Center is a 10,094-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.^[1] The building opened in 1972 and was designed by architect Frank Wallace, who designed most of the buildings on the ORU campus. It carries the name of Tulsa oilman John Mabee,^[2] whose foundation donated $1 million toward its construction.^[1]^[3]

The facility received several upgrades in 2021 including: new arena seats, exterior blue paint, blue glass panels, a new sound system, all new LED house lights, concourse level remodeling, digital screens, wifi, and new suites. An adjacent building, smaller but similar in shape, is known as the "Global Learning Center".

Since it opened in 1972, the Mabee Center has hosted some of the biggest entertainers in the industry^[who?] along with the NAIA national men's basketball championship (1994–1998), five NCAA men's first-round or regional tournaments (1974, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1985)^[4] and the Midwestern City Conference (now Horizon League) men's basketball conference tournaments (1982, 1985).

It is home to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's and women's basketball teams and was Eastern Oklahoma's largest arena until the BOK Center was built. Mabee Center was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2013.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Bill Haisten, "Still Fine at 40: Built in 1972, ORU’s Mabee Center remains an effective venue today." Tulsa World, December 21, 2012. Reprinted here.
^ John Mabee, Tulsa Historical Society 1995 Honorees (accessed 2014-02-07).
^ David Edwin Harrell, Jr., Oral Roberts: An American Life (Indiana University Press, 1985), ISBN 978-0253114419, pp. 225, 398, & passim. Excerpts available at Google Books.
^ "Scott Sutton: Official Website". Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2009-05-13.

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[Haisten-1] Bill Haisten, "Still Fine at 40: Built in 1972, ORU’s Mabee Center remains an effective venue today." Tulsa World, December 21, 2012. Reprinted here.

[2] John Mabee, Tulsa Historical Society 1995 Honorees (accessed 2014-02-07).

[Harrell-3] David Edwin Harrell, Jr., Oral Roberts: An American Life (Indiana University Press, 1985), ISBN 978-0253114419, pp. 225, 398, & passim. Excerpts available at Google Books.

[4] "Scott Sutton: Official Website". Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2009-05-13.

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v t e Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Mabee Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	Tulsa
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 Basketball arenas of the Summit League
Current arenas	Hamilton Gymnasium (Denver) Swinney Recreation Center (Kansas City) Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (North Dakota) Scheels Center (North Dakota State) Baxter Arena (Omaha) Mabee Center (Oral Roberts) Schoenecker Arena (St. Thomas) Sanford Coyote Sports Center (South Dakota) Frost Arena (South Dakota State)
Future arenas	Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (St. Thomas; opening in 2025)

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

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