Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center

Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
Construction

Location	1234 Grambling Road Grambling, LA 71245
Coordinates	32°31′13″N 92°43′25″W / 32.520284°N 92.723578°W / 32.520284; -92.723578Coordinates: 32°31′13″N 92°43′25″W / 32.520284°N 92.723578°W / 32.520284; -92.723578
Owner	Grambling State University
Operator	Grambling State University
Capacity	7,500
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	April 21, 2004^[1]
Opened	April 3, 2007
Architect	AE Design Group, Inc.
Structural engineer	Bernhard Mechanical Contractors
General contractor	Lincoln Builders Inc.
Tenants
Grambling State Tigers

The Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center is a 7,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Grambling, Louisiana.^[2] It is home to the Grambling State University Tigers basketball team, along with Memorial Gymnasium. The arena also hosts concerts and events. It is named after former Tiger head basketball coach, Fred Hobdy.

The arena opened in 2007 and was first used as the location of funeral services for former Grambling State football coach, Eddie Robinson.

References

↑ "Ground finally breaks for HPER". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
↑ "Hobdy Assembly Center". gsutigers.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

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Hobdy Assembly Center Ribbon Cutting

Grambling State Tigers men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1954–present) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2007–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1920s?–1934? 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

NAIA national championship in bold

Grambling State University

Facilities	Eddie Robinson Stadium Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling Stadium Memorial Gymnasium

Athletics	Baseball Basketball Football

Video	Grambling's White Tiger (1981) Season of the Tiger (2006)

Related	List of Grambling State University alumni

Basketball arenas of the Southwestern Athletic Conference

Elmore Gymnasium (Alabama A&M)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (Alabama State)
Davey Whitney Complex (Alcorn State)
K. L. Johnson Complex (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center / Memorial Gymnasium (Grambling State)
Williams Assembly Center (Jackson State)
Harrison HPER Complex (Mississippi Valley State)
William J. Nicks Building (Prairie View A&M)
F. G. Clark Center (Southern)
Health and Physical Education Arena (Texas Southern)

NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Louisiana

The American	Devlin Fieldhouse (Tulane)

Conference USA	Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech)

SEC	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (LSU)

Southland	Burton Coliseum (McNeese State) Lakefront Arena (New Orleans) Prather Coliseum (Northwestern State) Stopher Gym (Nicholls State) University Center (Southeastern Louisiana)

Sun Belt	Cajundome (Louisiana-Lafayette) Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Louisiana-Monroe)

SWAC	F.G. Clark Center (Southern) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (Grambling State)

Music venues of Louisiana

Arenas/Stadiums	Alario Center Baton Rouge River Center Arena BREC Memorial Stadium Burton Coliseum Cajundome CenturyLink Center F.G. Clark Center Fant–Ewing Coliseum Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Harang Jr. Municipal Auditorium Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Houma Terrebonne Civic Center Ike Hamilton Expo Center Independence Stadium Lakefront Arena Lamar Dixon Expo Center Mercedes-Benz Superdome Monroe Civic Center Pete Maravich Assembly Center Pontchartrain Center Prather Coliseum Rapides Parish Coliseum Shrine on Airline Smoothie King Center Stopher Gym Sudduth Coliseum Tad Gormley Stadium Thomas Assembly Center Tiger Stadium University Center Yulman Stadium

Concert Halls	Baton Rouge River Center Jefferson Performing Arts Center LSU Tiger Band Hall Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts Orpheum Theater RiverView Theater Saenger Theatre Shaw Center for the Arts

Historic venues	Congo Square Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium

Outdoor venues	Champions Square Greek Theatre New Orleans City Park New Orleans Fairgrounds

Theaters and clubs	Carver Theater Civic Theatre Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts House of Blues The Howlin' Wolf Joy Theater Maple Leaf Bar Preservation Hall Rock n' Bowl Snug Harbor State Palace Theatre Tipitina's

Festivals	Bayou Country Superfest DeltaFest Essence Music Festival Festival International French Quarter Festival Highland Jazz & Blues Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Satchmo SummerFest Voodoo Experience

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Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center

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