The CFSB Center is an 8,600-seat arena located in Murray, Kentucky , near the intersection of Ky. 121 and U.S. 641. The arena is the home of the Murray State Racers Basketball teams. It was previously known as the Regional Special Events Center, or "RSEC", until the name was changed on September 17, 2010, following a $ 3.3 million donation from Community Financial Services Bank to Murray State Athletics. While the CFSB Center is commonly used for basketball, it was designed as a multi-purpose facility that also frequently hosts concerts, trade shows, and conventions.
31-749: Special Events Center may refer to: The CFSB Center , an arena in Murray, Kentucky, United States, formerly known as the Regional Special Events Center The Curtis Culwell Center, formerly known as the Garland Special Events Center , an arena and convention center in Garland, Texas, United States The Don Haskins Center , an arena in El Paso, Texas, United States, known as
62-504: A reduction in scholarships, four years probation and a five-game suspension for head coach Randy Bennett . Past alumni from Saint Mary's who current play in the NBA include Patty Mills and Matthew Dellavedova . A Gaels basketball alumnus who became more notable outside the sport is two-time Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali , who played under his original name of Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore. The Saint Mary's Gaels football team competed in
93-490: A rugby career with the U.S. national team . The Gaels finished the 2010–11 season ranked fifth in the nation following a trip to the national semifinals. The 2011-12 season saw St. Mary's achieve a perfect record en route to winning the Pacific Coast Conference championship, a non-conference 20–18 victory over defending national champion Cal, and defeating Utah 24–15 in the national quarterfinals to advance to
124-543: A weight room were constructed in the Regional Special Events Center. Additional enhancements were implemented between August and September 2009, including a new playing floor and two wide screen video boards measuring 10 feet (3.0 m) tall and 18 feet (5.5 m) wide. Community Financial Services Bank made a $ 3.3 million donation to Murray State athletics in September 2010 in exchange for naming rights to
155-614: A writer for the now defunct San Francisco Call-Bulletin . The school's previous nickname was the Saints, although the baseball team was known as the Phoenix until the 1940s. The men's basketball team has become recognized nationally as one of the top mid-major programs in the country, appearing in eight NCAA tournaments since 2005 and making appearances in both the Associated Press and ESPN Top 25 polls. The team received at-large bids to
186-498: Is dedicated solely to the care and health of MSU athletes. It includes two general offices and a doctor's office, as well as a whirlpool room. This room is utilized by the men's and women's basketball teams for strength training. All athletes who utilize the weight room are in direct supervision of their trainer. These rooms not only serve as the place where officials will come to prepare for games, but also as production offices for concerts and other special events. Road managers and
217-424: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages CFSB Center The Regional Special Events Center (RSEC) was built as a replacement for Racer Arena , the school's former basketball arena. While Racer Arena was structurally sound (it still stands and is now used for volleyball), it was growing increasingly obsolete, and its capacity of 5,500 proved too small for
248-579: The Sweet Sixteen , where they would fall to three seed and AP #19 Baylor to end their season 28–6. The Gaels shared the regular season WCC title with Gonzaga in 2011, but lost to Gonzaga in the WCC tournament and were not invited to the NCAA tournament . In 2012, Saint Mary's claimed both the regular season WCC title and the tournament title and received a seven seed in the NCAA tournament but lost to #10 seed Purdue in
279-675: The West Coast Conference . From the Gaels website: "The Gaels are an ethno-linguistic group which spread from Ireland to Scotland and the Isle of Man. Their language is of the Gaelic (Goidelic) family, a division of Insular Celtic languages. The word in English was adopted in 1810 from Scottish Gaelic Gaidheal (compare Irish Gaedhealg and Old Irish Goídeleg) to designate a Highlander (OED). Gael or Goídeleg
310-473: The 2011-12 men's basketball season against the nationally ranked Saint Mary's Gaels . Preliminary ground work on the CFSB Center expansion finally began in late February 2012. Construction of the practice facility and office space will add more than 18,000 square feet (1,700 m ) of additional space to the CFSB Center. The construction contract was awarded to Pinnacle, Inc. of Benton, Kentucky. The addition to
341-507: The CFSB Center is scheduled to open in January 2013. The CFSB Center uses a split-level concourse system, with the lower level section accessed through a lower level entrance (Quad A, Northeast Entrance just off Highway 121) and the upper level accessed through any entrance, primarily at the main entrance (Quad B, Southeast Entrance just off Gilbert Graves Drive). The lower level is the main concourse and features street level access from two of
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#1732855674015372-529: The CFSB Center. Relocation of the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame to the CFSB Center was completed in Summer 2011, and Hastings & Chivetta was selected as the architect for construction of the new practice facility and coaching office space. Construction work on the facility expansion was originally expected to begin by November 2011; however, it was delayed until after the nationally televised final home game of
403-462: The CFSB Center. This is the highest documented noise level ever recorded at an indoor basketball arena. Saint Mary%27s Gaels The Saint Mary's Gaels are the athletic teams that compete at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California . The nickname applies to the college's intercollegiate NCAA Division I teams and to the school's club sports teams. Most varsity teams compete in
434-479: The Murray State basketball teams. The expansion plan calls for a new practice facility attached to the CFSB Center that will give both men's and women's basketball teams unlimited access to courts. In addition to new practice space, the expansion will include new office space for basketball coaches. The university also has plans to construct luxury boxes for the CFSB Center and relocate the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame to
465-604: The NCAA as a Division II Independent football program. The school's first football team was fielded in 1892, finishing in 2004. SMC also sponsors more than a dozen club sports. The men's rugby team, the oldest athletic club at the school, plays college rugby in Division 1-A in the California conference. The team has enjoyed a rise in the past few years, revitalized with a new coaching staff and increasing alumni support. The Gaels finished
496-407: The NCAA tournament in 2005 and 2008 but lost in the first round. In 2008–2009, the team got off to a strong start and at one time had the longest active winning streak in the nation before an injury to star guard Patty Mills , who was their leading scorer at the time. Mills came back in time for the West Coast Conference tournament , but after a loss to Gonzaga in the WCC tournament finals, the team
527-408: The Regional Special Events Center. The name of the facility officially changed to the CFSB Center on September 17, 2010. Following the donation, Murray State also unveiled plans in January 2011 for facility expansion and upgrades to the CFSB Center. Since the building was constructed as a multi-purpose facility, the other events held at the CFSB Center often restrict the amount of court time available to
558-570: The Special Events Center from 1969 to 1987 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Special Events Center . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special_Events_Center&oldid=886324734 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
589-710: The Special Events Center from 1976 to 1998 The Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, commonly known as the Frank Erwin Center , an arena in Austin, Texas, United States The Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center, an exhibition center at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States The Jon M. Huntsman Center , an arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, known as
620-418: The efforts of MVP center Dylan Audesley. The Gaels have also been successful in rugby sevens. The Gaels reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships . St. Mary's won the 2012 West Coast 7s tournament, with a semifinal 17–12 win over favored Cal, and a win in the final over Cal Poly 35–19. The Gaels finished third at the 2012 California 7s. The Gaels participated at
651-583: The facility until 1998 and pushed the total cost to $ 23 million for the 188,800-square-foot (17,540 m ) facility. RSEC officially opened on September 12, 1998, but the first event was actually the Kentucky Baptist Youth Conference in June 1998, which took place before construction was completed. Tim McGraw played the first concert at the facility on September 26, 1998, to a crowd of about 8,000 people. In 2004, new basketball locker rooms and
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#1732855674015682-454: The first round. The Gaels finished second in the WCC in the 2012–13 season and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, defeating Middle Tennessee in a "First Four" matchup before losing in the second round to Memphis . During the 2012–13 season, the NCAA sanctioned the men's basketball program for recruiting violations stemming primarily from a former assistant coach and his attempts to recruit players from France. Penalties included
713-507: The four gates located on Gilbert Graves and US Highway 121. This level accesses sections 101 to 121. It is on this level where the main ticket box offices are located. The lower level also features VIP concessions, locker rooms, the Murray Room (a banquet-style or meeting space for up to 200 people), and the administrative offices. The Upper level accesses sections 201 through 222, as well as standing room and four concessions areas. Surrounding
744-536: The men's basketball program. Talk of a new basketball arena began around 1978, when the basketball program was beginning to make big strides toward success. The project became reality in the early 1990s when the Kentucky General Assembly appropriated $ 18 million for construction of the project on the condition that the school would raise at least $ 2 million locally. Ground was broken in 1995; however, construction problems and cost overruns delayed completion of
775-502: The national semifinals before losing to Arkansas State. The Gaels were successful in the 2012–13 season, again posting an undefeated conference record to win the California Conference. In the 2013 spring playoffs, St. Mary's defeated Colorado in the quarterfinals and Cal Poly in the semifinals, before losing 16–14 in the national championship match to Life University . In 2014, St. Mary's defeated powerhouses BYU and Cal during
806-613: The production staff have online access in these rooms. Built for convenience and easy access, the loading dock area includes three bays that are large enough to drive three 18-wheelers through. It also offers show power and enough shore power for four buses. The CFSB Center is one of the loudest arenas in college basketball. During the February 18, 2012 game between the Racers and the Saint Mary's Gaels , peak noise levels of 138 dBA were measured in
837-453: The regular season. In the 2014 D1A final, the Gaels defeated Life University 21–6 to win the Division 1-A college rugby championship, led by finals MVP Cooper Maloney, for the first national title in the program's history, and finished the season ranked as the #1 team in college rugby. In 2015, St. Mary's repeated as Division 1-A champion, again defeating Life University in the final 30–24 behind
868-601: The season ranked among the top ten college rugby teams in the country for three consecutive years. Head coach Tim O'Brien was named coach of the year by American Rugby News following the 2006–07 season. The Gaels had a strong season in 2007-08, reaching the semifinals of the USA Rugby National Championship losing to Cal 41–31, and finished the 2007–08 season ranked #2 in the nation for Division 1. The Gaels were led that season by Kevin Swiryn , who went on enjoy
899-436: The upper level is a four lane rubberized track. The state-of-the-art rubberized floor provides a safe and comfortable indoor walking experience. The track is available to Murray State students, faculty and staff, as well as the local community. Just seven laps around the track is equal to one mile (1.6 km). The CFSB Center is a Ticketmaster facility. All tickets can be bought at the facility, or online. This large area
930-403: Was first used as a collective term to describe people from Ireland; it is thought to have come from Welsh Gwyddel (Old Welsh Goídel), originally "raider", now "Irish person". Many people who do not speak Gaelic consider themselves to be 'Gaels' in a broader sense because of their ancestry and heritage." The nickname was given to the school's football team (now discontinued) in 1926 by Pat Frayne,
961-568: Was not selected for the NCAA tournament. In March 2010, the Gaels received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA tournament , after defeating Gonzaga in the championship game of the WCC Tournament, the Gaels' second WCC tournament title since 1987. They then won their first NCAA Tournament game since 1959, defeating the Richmond Spiders . On March 20, 2010, the Gaels, led by Omar Samhan 's 32 points, defeated #2 seed Villanova 75–68 to advance to