Renovations and Recent Events
The arena has recently undergone a $10 million renovation, adding new concession stands, hospitality area, locker rooms and bathrooms, and an improved main concourse. This year, February 4, 2012, GMU men’s basketball team set an attendance record against Old Dominion University on homecoming, which then was reached again against James Madison University; both games were won by double digits. The Patriot Center also graduates many students of Northern Virginia high schools.
The Patriot Center hosted the sold-out UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz on January 11, 2010. That was the first time that the UFC had staged an event in the state of Virginia.
On February 4, 2012, the Patriot Center debuted a new center court scoreboard against conference rival Old Dominion University.
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