Humphrey Coliseum

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location = Lakeview Dr
Mississippi State, MS opened = December 1, 1975
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owner = Mississippi St. Univ.
operator = Mississippi St. Univ.| surface = Northern Hard Maple
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tenants = Mississippi State Bulldogs
Basketball
seating_capacity = 10,500

Humphrey Coliseum is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Starkville, Mississippi, that opened for the 1975-76 basketball season. Nicknamed The Hump, it is home to the Mississippi State University Bulldogs basketball team. It is the largest basketball arena in the state of Mississippi. The building is the equivalent of seven stories high, and is in the shape of an oval 318' long by 268' wide. The outside is marked by regular concrete columns and Mississippi red brick siding, and the school seal adorns the front of the building. In 2004, a center hung scoreboard was provided by the Henry Mize Foundation. The scoreboard features four sides, each with a video screen. In addition to basketball, the arena is a popular venue for concerts, graduation ceremonies, and other events.

"The Hump" features A large "M-State" logo adorns the middle of the court. The court is rimmed in maroon with the words "Mississippi State Bulldogs" written at each corner. The building contains two tiers. Though the seating at Humphrey Coliseum is 10,500, the crowd has surpassed capacity 3 times (10,735 vs Mississippi 2/7/04, 10,645 vs Mississippi 2-23-02, 10,541 vs Florida 1/7/03). In 2000, catwalks were completed which connect Humphrey Coliseum to Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium, the Bulldogs' baseball stadium.

It was named for George Duke Humphrey, former president of Mississippi State. It replaced McCarthy Gymnasium, which was built in 1950 and has since been converted to an indoor tennis center.

External links

* [http://msuinfo.ur.msstate.edu/where/building/humphrey.htm Arena page at the school website]
[http://www.mstateathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=-1&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=6051&change_well_id=2 Arena page at MStateAthletics.com]