Humphrey Coliseum

Humphrey Coliseum
Construction
"The Hump"
Location	55 Coliseum Boulevard Mississippi State, MS 39762
Coordinates	33°27′42″N 88°47′40″W / 33.46167°N 88.79444°W / 33.46167; -88.79444Coordinates: 33°27′42″N 88°47′40″W / 33.46167°N 88.79444°W / 33.46167; -88.79444
Owner	Mississippi State University
Operator	Mississippi State University
Capacity	10,575 (2011–present) 10,500 (1998–2011) 9,419 (1975–1998)
Surface	Northern Hard Maple
Broke ground	September 1973
Opened	December 1, 1975
Construction cost	$6 million ($26.4 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Architect	Brewer, Godbold and Associates, Ltd.^[2]
General contractor	Gresham, Williams & Johnson Co.^[2]
Tenants
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Men's & women's basketball)

Humphrey Coliseum is a 10,575-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Mississippi State University, just outside of Starkville, Mississippi, that opened for the 1975-76 basketball season. Nicknamed The Hump, it is home to the Mississippi State Bulldogs men's and women's basketball teams. It is the largest on-campus basketball arena in the state of Mississippi. The building is the equivalent of seven stories high and is in the shape of an oval 318' long by 268' wide. The outside is marked by regular concrete columns and Mississippi red brick siding, and the school seal adorns the front of the building. In 2004, a center hung scoreboard was provided by the Henry Mize Foundation. The scoreboard features four sides, each with a video screen. In addition to basketball, the arena is a popular venue for concerts, graduation ceremonies, and other events.

"The Hump" used to feature a large "Mississippi State" wordmark adorning the middle of the court, but was changed to the M-State logo in the middle before the 2016-17 basketball campaign. The court is rimmed in maroon with "The Hump" written under one basket and the other basket has the term "StarkVegas" written on it, which is a term coined for the city on which Mississippi State University lies. The lanes under the goals have the letters "SEC" spelled out in maroon. The building contains two tiers. Though the seating at Humphrey Coliseum is 10,575, the crowd has surpassed capacity 3 times (10,735 vs Mississippi February 7, 2004, 10,645 vs Mississippi February 23, 2002, 10,541 vs Florida January 7, 2003). In 2000, a catwalk was completed which connects Humphrey Coliseum to Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium, the Bulldogs' baseball stadium.

It was named for George Duke Humphrey, former president of Mississippi State. It replaced McCarthy Gymnasium, which was built in 1950 and has since been converted to an indoor tennis center.

In January 2014, MSU expanded its mobile concessions ordering service — http://dawgsnax.com — to "The Hump", which offers in-seat food delivery to every seat in the arena.^[3]

Quotes

The Hump is one of the hardest places for an opponent to play in the Southeastern Conference as well as the nation. A quote from an article on Gainesville.com expresses this thought.

"(Florida basketball players Joakim) Noah, Al Horford and (Corey) Brewer all named Humphrey Coliseum as the most difficult road arena they played in when they filled out questionnaires as top 50 preseason finalists for the John R. Wooden Award.

'It gets loud,' Brewer said. 'I don't know why. It's a different kind of loud. So loud that you can't think.'"

After Mississippi State's 74-72 win over the Michigan State Spartans in the 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, Michigan State head coach Suzy Merchant credited the arena's intensity.

“I’ve been a head coach for 21 years," Merchant said. "I’ve played in front of some big crowds, probably a few bigger than that one. But I’ve never, ever played in front of a crowd that loud. Ever. That was the loudest crowd I’ve ever played in front of. What was the attendance? 7,000? It sounded like there were 70,000 in here.”^[4]

References

↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
1 2 "Engineering News-Record, Volume 197, Issues 1-14". Engineering News-Record. McGraw-Hill. 197 (1-14). 1976. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Stricklin, Scott. "Wednesday Bulldog Update (Special Thursday Edition) - 1/9/14". Retrieved 14 January 2014.
↑ https://hailstatebeat.wordpress.com/2016/03/20/impactful-crowd-at-the-hump-propels-bulldogs-to-victory-and-sweet-sixteen/

External links

Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball

Venues	McCarthy Gymnasium (1950–1975) Humphrey Coliseum (1975–present)

Culture & lore	History Bully "Hail State"

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 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

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball

Venues	McCarthy Gymnasium (1974–1975) Humphrey Coliseum (1975–present)

Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State"

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	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

Basketball arenas of the Southeastern Conference

Coleman Coliseum (Alabama, men's)
Foster Auditorium (Alabama, women's)
Bud Walton Arena (Arkansas)
Auburn Arena (Auburn)
O'Connell Center (Florida)
Stegeman Coliseum (Georgia)
Rupp Arena (Kentucky, men's)
Memorial Coliseum (Kentucky, women's)
Maravich Assembly Center (LSU)
Humphrey Coliseum (Mississippi State)
Mizzou Arena (Missouri)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (Ole Miss)
Colonial Life Arena (South Carolina)
Thompson–Boling Arena (Tennessee)
Reed Arena (Texas A&M)
Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt)

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