Events
- The GSU Sports Arena was used during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta to host the badminton competition.
- In 2002 and 2007, the arena hosted ESPN's College Slam Dunk and 3-point Championships during the 2002 and 2007 Final Four competition.
- The pop band *NSYNC held a charity basketball game in 2000 before the Georgia Dome hosted Super Bowl XXXIV.
- Various graduations both for Georgia State University students and highschool students are held annually at the arena.
- Various performances have been held by different entertainers, including Jay Leno, Dana Carvey, Jamie Foxx, The Spinners, the Beastie Boys, Cheap Trick, Ludacris and the Harlem Globetrotters.
- The arena hosted the 2001 and 2003 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournaments.
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