- William D. Mullins Memorial Center
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William D. Mullins Memorial Center Location 200 Commonwealth Avenue
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003Opened February 4, 1993 Owner University of Massachusetts Operator Global Spectrum Surface 200x95 ft (hockey) Construction cost $51 Million Architect Cambridge Seven Associates Capacity 9,493 (basketball)
8,387(hockey)Tenants UMass Minutemen basketball (men's and women's)
Men's ice hockeyThe William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center, is a 10,600 seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Mullins Center is the home of UMass Minutemen Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, and Men's Ice Hockey. In addition, the venue hosts numerous concerts, family shows, theater shows, and commencements annually. Located adjacent to the Mullins Center is the Mullins Community Ice Rink which is open for public skating and raquetball.
In 1985, William D. Mullins, a state representative from Ludlow, suggested that the University needed a multipurpose arena and convocation center to help expand the athletic program and assist in the university's growth. He died in 1986, but the state went ahead with the building of the complex, naming it for him. It replaced the Curry Hicks Cage, the 1930s-era basketball gymnasium, as home of the Minutemen basketball teams. In addition, it allowed the hockey team, which had been downgraded to club status since the late 1970s, to be elevated to Division I status.
The Mullins Center is managed by Global Spectrum, which manages over 70 different event arenas throughout the United States.
Concerts and events
The Mullins Center has hosted many performances over the years, including:
Musical Performances Children's Shows Entertainers Athletics Aerosmith Playhouse Disney Live! David Copperfield Boston Bruins (Exhibition Game) The All-American Rejects Barney Jim Breuer USA vs. Russia Bob Dylan Doodlebops Stars on Ice NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship (1995) Green Day Walking With Dinosaurs Boston Pops Boston Celtics (Exhibition Game) Jay Z Care Bears Bill Cosby Elton John Sesame Street Live! WWE LMFAO Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever! Full Throttle Energy Drink's Pro Wrestling Live! Ludacris Cirque du Soleil Dayglow Furthur Daniel Tosh Dave Matthews Lipizzaner Stallions Metallica (first concert at Mullins Center 2/15/93) 311 50 Cent Craig Morgan My Chemical Romance New Found Glory Nine Inch Nails Paramore Phil Lesh and Friends Red Hot Chili Peppers The Smashing Pumpkins Sons of Sylvia James Taylor Josh Turner Carrie Underwood (x2) Daughtry Kanye West Phish Wiz Khalifa Evanescence John Mayer Tool External links
- Mullins Center website
- University of Massachusetts Athletics
- Global Spectrum
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Comcast Spectacor
References
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mullins Center - Overview, http://mullinscenter.com/arena_info_overview.aspx?un=1, retrieved 27 October 2009
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics, 2008-09 UMass Men's Hockey Media Guide, http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/092408aab.html, retrieved 27 October 2009
University of Massachusetts Amherst Academics School of Education • College of Engineering • College of Humanities and Fine Arts • Isenberg School of Management • College of Natural Sciences • School of Nursing • Public Health and Health Sciences • College of Social and Behaviorial Sciences • Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Research Campus Facilities: John W. Lederle Graduate Research Center · Justin S. Morrill Science Center · Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center · Orchard Hill Observatory · University Museum of Contemporary Art · W. E. B. Du Bois Library
Landmarks: Old Chapel · Chestnut Ridge Historical Area · East Ridge Historical Area · Ellis Drive Historical AreaAthletics Facilities: Curry Hicks Cage · Earl Lorden Field · William D. Mullins Memorial Center · UMass Softball Complex · Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
History and Traditions: UMass Minutemen · Sam the Minuteman · UMass Fight Song · University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching BandStudent Life Housing · PVTA · Five Colleges Consortium · Amherst
Media: The Massachusetts Daily Collegian · The Massachusetts Review · WFCR · WMUAPeople Miscellaneous 1980 campus water shortageBasketball arenas of the Atlantic 10 Conference Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) • University of Dayton Arena (Dayton) • A. J. Palumbo Center (Duquesne) • Rose Hill Gymnasium (Fordham) • Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (George Washington) • Tom Gola Arena (La Salle) • Ryan Center (Rhode Island) • Robins Center (Richmond) • Hagan Arena (Saint Joseph's) • Chaifetz Arena (Saint Louis) • Reilly Center (St. Bonaventure) • Liacouras Center (Temple) • Mullins Center (UMass) • Cintas Center (Xavier)
Hockey East Men Boston College Eagles (Kelley Rink) • Boston University Terriers (Agganis Arena) • Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) • Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Arena) • Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) • Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) • UMass Minutemen (Mullins Center) • UMass Lowell River Hawks (Tsongas Center) • New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) • Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
Women Boston College Eagles (Kelley Rink) • Boston University Terriers (Walter Brown Arena) • Connecticut Huskies (Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum) • Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) • New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) • Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) • Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) • Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
NCAA • Lamoriello Trophy • List of champions: Men / Women • Tournament sites: TD Garden / Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum Coordinates: 42°23′21.77″N 72°32′0.38″W / 42.3893806°N 72.5334389°W
Categories:- College basketball venues in the United States
- College ice hockey venues in the United States
- Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States
- Basketball venues in Massachusetts
- Sports venues in Massachusetts
- UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen basketball
- Buildings and structures in Amherst, Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts Amherst buildings
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