Humphrey Coliseum

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Humphrey Coliseum
"The Hump"
Location 55 Coliseum Boulevard
Starkville, MS 39762
Coordinates 33°27′42″N 88°47′40″W / 33.46167°N 88.79444°W / 33.46167; -88.79444Coordinates: 33°27′42″N 88°47′40″W / 33.46167°N 88.79444°W / 33.46167; -88.79444
Broke ground September 1973
Opened December 1, 1975
Owner Mississippi State University
Operator Mississippi State University
Surface Northern Hard Maple
Construction cost $6 million
($26 million in 2014 dollars[ 1])
Architect Brewer, Godbold and Associates, Ltd.[1]
General contractor Gresham, Williams & Johnson Co.[1]
Capacity 10,575 (2011-present)
10,500 (1998-2011)
9,419 (1975-1998)
Tenants
Mississippi State Bulldogs
(Men's & women's basketball)

Humphrey Coliseum is a 10,575-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 men's and women's basketball teams. It is the largest on-campus 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 "Mississippi State" wordmark adorning the middle of the court. The court is rimmed in maroon with "The Hump" written at each corner. The lanes under the goals have the letters "SEC" spelled out in maroon. The building contains two tiers. Though the seating at Humphrey Coliseum is 10,575, the crowd has surpassed capacity 3 times (10,735 vs Mississippi February 7, 2004, 10,645 vs Mississippi February 23, 2002, 10,541 vs Florida January 7, 2003). In 2000, a catwalk was completed which connects 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.

In January 2014, MSU expanded its mobile concessions ordering service — http://dawgsnax.com — to "The Hump", which offers in-seat food delivery to every seat in the arena.[2]

Quotes

The Hump is one of the hardest places for an opponent to play in the Southeastern Conference as well as the nation. A quote from an article on Gainsville.com expresses this thought.

"(Florida basketball players Joakim) Noah, Al Horford and (Corey) Brewer all named Humphrey Coliseum as the most difficult road arena they played in when they filled out questionnaires as top 50 preseason finalists for the John R. Wooden Award.

'It gets loud,' Brewer said. 'I don't know why. It's a different kind of loud. So loud that you can't think.'"

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Engineering News-Record, Volume 197, Issues 1-14". Engineering News-Record (McGraw-Hill) 197 (1-14). 1976. 
  2. ↑ Stricklin, Scott. "Wednesday Bulldog Update (Special Thursday Edition) - 1/9/14". Retrieved 14 January 2014. 

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