Events
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#5 St. Bonaventure | L 94–65 |
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Purdue | L 82–75 |
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Miami (Ohio) | L 47–45 |
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Miami (Ohio) | L 61–59 |
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#2 Loyola Chicago | L 96–55 |
| Largest crowds since 1992 renovation | |||
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Akron | L 66–64 |
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Akron | W 63–57 |
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Akron | W 75–69 |
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Akron | W 73–68 |
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Akron | W 77–66 |
The MAC Center's most visible role is that of being the home court for five of the university's intercollegiate athletic teams: men's basketball, women's basketball, women's volleyball, women's gymnastics, and men's wrestling. The Kent State men's basketball team has played home games at the MAC Center since the building opened in 1950 and through the 2009–10 season has an all-time home record of 488–255 (.657). Since 1998, the team has a 149–23 (.866) record in the MAC Center. The largest crowd at the building was 7,778 for a game against St. Bonaventure on January 10, 1970. Since the 1992 renovation, the largest crowd to see a game in the MAC Center was 6,567 on March 4, 2007 against arch-rival Akron. The KSU women's basketball team has an all-time record of 306–101 (.752) which includes a 43-game winning streak that ran from December 3, 1997 – December 1, 2001. Since the 2000 season, the women's gymnastics team has a 60–10 record at the MAC Center.
The MAC Center houses administrative offices for the athletic department, coaches' offices for the various teams, the main ticket office, and hosts a variety of events including guest speakers, concerts, and graduations for both the university and local high schools. University commencement exercises are held three times a year in May, August, and December. The northern end of the building is the gymnastics center and serves as the practice facility for the women's gymnastics team. It connects to the main arena by way of a removable wall. Prior to 2005, most home meets were held in the gymnastics center by reversing the direction of a section of end-zone bleachers. Before the development of class registration by way of telephone and over the Internet, the MAC Center was the long-time site of class registration.
The arena has been the site of conference and NCAA events as well. In 1963 the NCAA Wrestling Team Championship, won by the Oklahoma Sooners, was held in the MAC Center, which was then known as Memorial Gym. The building has been a host arena for games in two NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournaments. In the 1966 tournament, Memorial Gym was a host arena for two Mid-East regional quarterfinal games. The Dayton Flyers defeated the Miami Redskins 58–51 and the WKU Hilltoppers defeated the Loyola Ramblers 105–86. Two years later, Memorial Gym was again the site for two NCAA Mid-East regional quarterfinal games: the Marquette Golden Eagles narrowly beat the Bowling Green Falcons 72–71 and the East Tennessee State Buccaneers defeated the Florida State Seminoles 79–69 as part of the 1968 tournament. The MAC Center is also a regular site for Mid-American Conference events such as the women's gymnastics and men's wrestling championships. In 2008, the MAC Center was the site of both championship meets.
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