Thomas Assembly Center

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Thomas Assembly Center
"The TAC"
Location 1650 West Alabama Avenue
Ruston, LA 71272
Opened December 4, 1982
Owner Louisiana Tech University
Operator Louisiana Tech University
Surface Maplewood
Construction cost $17.5 million
Architect Morgan, Hill, Sutton & Mitchell Architects, LLC.
Capacity 8,098
Record attendance 8,975 (January 22, 1985)
Tenants
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters (NCAA) (1982–present)

The Samuel M. Thomas Assembly Center is an 8,098-seat multi-purpose arena in Ruston, Louisiana. The arena, named for its benefactor and businessman Samuel M. Thomas, is home to the Division I NCAA Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs (men) and Lady Techsters (women) basketball teams.

The arena opened in November 1982 just west of Joe Aillet Stadium, and replaced the then-thirty-year-old Memorial Gymnasium on the corner of Tech Drive and Railroad Avenue. The men's basketball team hosted the Southland Conference tournament in the TAC in 1985 and 1987, and three NIT games, in 1986 and two games in 2002. The women's team has hosted the first, second and regional rounds of the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament nineteen times, most recently in 2003.

The TAC also serves as the home of the Louisiana Tech Woman's Volleyball since the program's inception in 1987.

NBA greats such as Karl Malone, P.J. Brown, Randy White and Paul Millsap have all called the Thomas Assembly Center home during their collegiate careers.

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    Coordinates: 32°31′56″N 92°39′30″W / 32.5321°N 92.6584°W / 32.5321; -92.6584


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