Lloyd Noble Center

Lloyd Noble Center
The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team warms up before a game against the Texas Longhorns
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Location2900 Jenkins Avenue
Norman, Oklahoma, 73072
Coordinates35°11′15″N 97°26′40″W / 35.18750°N 97.44444°W / 35.18750; -97.44444
OwnerUniversity of Oklahoma
OperatorUniversity of Oklahoma
Capacity10,967 (2020-Present)
11,562 (2013–2019)
12,000 (2001–2013)
11,100 (1994–2001)
10,871 (1975–1994)
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke ground1973
OpenedOctober 27, 1975
Renovated2001, 2018, 2023
Construction cost$6 million
($34 million in 2023 dollars[1])[2]
$17.1 million (2001 renovation)
$7 million (2018 Griffin addition)
$9.5 million (2023 renovation)
ArchitectSorey, Hill & Sorey[3]
Ellerbe Becket (renovations)
Tenants
Oklahoma Sooners (NCAA DI) (1975–present)

The Lloyd Noble Center is a 10,967-seat multi-purpose arena located in Norman, Oklahoma, some 19 mi (31 km) south of downtown Oklahoma City. It opened in 1975 and is home to the University of Oklahoma men's and women's basketball and women's gymnastics teams of the Southeastern Conference. It also regularly hosts concerts, including city school orchestra concerts, and graduation ceremonies for colleges with the University of Oklahoma as well as those for several high schools in area.

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Upchurch, Jay C. (2003). "The House That Basketball Built". Sooner Magazine. Archived from the original on January 7, 2004. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Chronicles of Oklahoma. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society. 1993. p. 366.