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Address | 405 Spruce Street Farmville, VA |
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Coordinates | 37°17′54″N 78°23′44″W / 37.29833°N 78.39556°W |
Owner | Longwood University |
Operator | CENTERS |
Capacity | 3,000 (basketball)[8] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | May 2021[1] |
Opened | August 25, 2023[2] |
Construction cost | $40 million[3][4] |
Architect | RRMM and AECOM[6][7] |
Builder | Skanska USA[5] |
Tenants | |
Longwood Lancers men's basketball (NCAA) (2023–present) Longwood Lancers women's basketball (NCAA) (2023–present) |
The Joan Perry Brock Center is a 3,000-seat indoor multi-use arena and convocation center, located on the campus of Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. The arena is home to the university's men's and women's basketball programs, replacing Willett Hall.[9]
The arena is named after Joan Brock, a philanthropist and 1964 alum, who provided $15 million, the largest gift in Longwood University's history.[1][10] Like Willett Hall the basketball court is named after former Longwood basketball player Jerome Kersey, officially making the hardwood Jerome Kersey Court.[11][12]