The Legacy Center

The Legacy Center, originally known as the Health and Human Performance Education Complex (or H&HP Complex), is a multi-purpose arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on the campus of McNeese State University across the street from the Jack V. Doland Athletic Complex.^[1] The 145,000-square-foot (13,500 m²) facility includes six classrooms, 12 faculty offices, a lab, a sports training center, an arena seating around 4,200 for basketball and other events as well as a volleyball court with seating for 600.^[2] Crawford Architects and Randy M Goodloe AIA, APAC were the project architectural firms, and the general contractor was Alfred Palma, LLC.^[3][4][5][6]

The Legacy Center

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Former names	Health and Human Performance Education Complex (2018–2021)
Location	E McNeese Street Lake Charles, Louisiana 70607
Coordinates	30°10′31.8″N 93°12′34.2″W
Owner	McNeese State University
Operator	McNeese State University
Capacity	Basketball: 3,800 Concert: 4,200 Volleyball: 600
Construction
Built	2017
Opened	2018
Construction cost	$45 million
Architect	Crawford Architects Randy M. Goodloe Architect
General contractor	Alfred Palma, LLC
Tenants
McNeese Cowboys basketball McNeese Cowgirls basketball McNeese Cowgirls volleyball

Renaming

On August 4, 2021, McNeese announced that the arena had been renamed The Legacy Center after Lake Charles couple David and Kimberly Griffin pledged $2.5 million in donations over 10 years. The "Legacy" name reflects the Griffins' ownership of local retailer Legacy Jewelers, as well as the name of their farm, Legacy Fields.^[7]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas