Towson Center
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| Location | 7500 Osler Drive Towson, MD 21252 |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Closed | Open |
| Demolished | N/A |
| Owner | Towson University |
| Operator | Towson University |
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| Towson Athletics | |
| Capacity | |
| 5,000 | |
Towson Center is Towson University's 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Towson, Maryland. The arena opened in 1976. It is home to the Men's and Women's Basketball teams, the Volleyball team, and the Gymnastics team.
The arena has 165,000 sq. feet of floor space and includes classrooms, locker rooms, a research laboratory, a cirriculum center, a varsity weight room, a sports medicine room, a gymnastics room, 6 racquetball courts and 6 squash courts.
The west side of the arena is home to a press box (60 ft. in elevation) that can seat a dozen writers, facilitate two radio stations, and hold a camera crew.
The arena has built-in concession stands, a box office, a large four-sided scoreboard suspended over the basketball court and a large message board.
The Varsity Athletic Weight Room was constructed in 1999 due to the generous contributions of several individuals including NFL and TU Alumni Dave Meggett, Sean Landeta and Tony Vinson. The weight room displays some of the finest equipment in today's market, including Olympic lifting platforms, Samson squat racks, an array of Cybex strength training machines, as well as dumbbell racks up too 150 lbs. The weight room also includes a full line of cardio equipment, along with medicine balls and physio balls.
Over the years the Towson Center has played host to numerous events such as concerts, receptions, the Central Maryland Job Fair, the Charm City Classic high school basketball tournament, the Battle of Baltimore college basketball tournament and several NCAA Division II regional tournaments.
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[edit] Fields close to Towson Center
[edit] Softball
The Softball Complex is located behind the arena. It is home to the Tigers’ Softball team. Seating is located located behind home plate and along the first and third base lines which can accommodate over 200 spectators. The playing surface of the field is grass.
[edit] Tennis
The Tennis Complex is located behind the Towson Center. This facility has ten (five lighted for evening play) USTA regulation tennis courts which are home to the Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams.
[edit] Soccer
The Soccer Complex is located adjacent to the center. The stands are located along the sideline and have a capacity of 500 and the field is re-seeded and re-sodded every year. It serves as the home field for the Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams. A press box was added in Fall 2002, which is equipped with air conditioning and heating.
[edit] External Links
- Towson Athletics - Towson Center
- Towson Athletics - Softball Complex
- Towson Athletics - Tennis Complex
- Towson Athletics - Soccer Complex
| Current Basketball Arenas in the Colonial Athletic Association |
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| Cabot Center (Northeastern women) • Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware) • Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel) • GSU Sports Arena (Georgia State) • Hofstra Arena (Hofstra) • JMU Convocation Center (James Madison) • Kaplan Arena (William & Mary) • Matthews Arena (Northeastern) • Patriot Center (George Mason) • Stuart C. Siegel Center (Virginia Commonwealth) • Ted Constant Convocation Center (Old Dominion) • Towson Center (Towson) • Trask Coliseum (UNC-Wilmington) |
