Jack Stephens Center is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States and was built in 2005. It is home to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans basketball team, and named in honor of billionaire philanthropist Jackson T. Stephens.
The Trojans had played in Barton Coliseum, Alltel Arena and the Statehouse Convention Center previously.
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