Edmunds Center

Edmunds Center
Construction

Location	143 E. Pennsylvania Ave DeLand, Florida 32723
Owner	Stetson University
Operator	Stetson University
Capacity	5,000
Surface	Hardwood
Opened	December 5, 1974 (1974-12-05)
Construction cost	$1.6 million ($7.69 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Tenants
Stetson Hatters (NCAA Sports)

Edmunds Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, that opened on December 5, 1974. It is home to the Stetson Hatters basketball team. The arena is named after J. Ollie Edmunds, fourth president of Stetson University (1948-1967).^[2]

It hosted the 1991 and 1996 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournaments. Many different celebrities and musicians have performed at the Edmunds Center over the years. Notable performers include comedians Bill Cosby, Jay Leno, Steve Martin, and Steven Wright; country music legends Hank Williams, Jr., and Mel Tillis; The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Spyro Gyra; and folk singers Harry Chapin, and Don McLean.

References

↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ www2.stetson.edu Stetson Presidents

External links

The J. Ollie Edmunds Center website

Coordinates: 29°02′23″N 81°18′07″W / 29.039584°N 81.301819°W / 29.039584; -81.301819

Stetson Hatters men's basketball

Venues	Edmunds Center (1974–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Basketball arenas of the Atlantic Sun Conference

Alico Arena (Florida Gulf Coast) Swisher Gymnasium (Jacksonville) KSU Convocation Center (Kennesaw State) Allen Arena (Lipscomb) Fleisher Athletic Center (NJIT) Prudential Center (NJIT, alternate) UNF Arena (North Florida) G. B. Hodge Center (USC Upstate) Edmunds Center (Stetson)

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