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| Former names | DeSoto Civic Center(2000–2011) |
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| Address | 4560 Venture Drive |
| Location | Southaven, Mississippi |
| Owner | DeSoto County[1] |
| Operator | DeSoto County Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| Capacity | In-the-Round: 10,045 End-Stage 180: 7,888 Boxing/wrestling: 10,000 Basketball: 9,000 Football, hockey, ice show, rodeo/circus: 8,500[2] |
| Field size | Maximum Floor Dimensions: 250’ L x 140’ W Maximum Floor Area: 35,000 sq. ft. Ice Floor Dimensions: 200’ L x 85’ W |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 24, 1998[1] |
| Opened | September 16, 2000 |
| Construction cost | $35 million[1] ($63.9 million in 2024 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel Architects[1] |
| General contractor | Carothers Construction Inc.[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Memphis Houn'Dawgs (ABA) (2000–2001) Memphis Xplorers (af2) (2001–2006) Mississippi RiverKings (CHL/SPHL) (2007–2018) Memphis Hustle (NBAGL) (2017–present) Memphis Americans (NISL) (2021–2023) | |
| Website | |
| http://landerscenter.com/ | |
TheLanders Center is an 8,400-seat multi-purposearena inSouthaven, Mississippi. It is home to theMemphis Hustle of theNBA G League, a minor league basketball team affiliated with theMemphis Grizzlies.[4]
The center was built in 2000. On January 4, 2012, Memphis-based Landers Auto Group purchased the naming rights. The name was changed to the Landers Center.[5] Several now-defunct teams have called the arena home. These teams include theMemphis Xplorers of theAF2, theMemphis Houn'Dawgs of theAmerican Basketball Association, and theMississippi RiverKings (previously called the Memphis RiverKings) of theCentral Hockey League andSouthern Professional Hockey League. Current sports tenants include theMemphis Hustle of theNBA G League and the newMemphis Americans of the newNational Indoor Soccer League.[6]
The center houses a 17,000 square footconvention center and 400 seatperforming arts center. It is used as a concert venue,boxing arena, and for ice shows and circuses. Since 2009, theMid-South Fair has been held at the Landers Center. Formerly, the fair was held in midtown Memphis at the Fairgrounds.
During the2021–22 NBA G League season, the Landers Center served as one of the temporary home arenas for theCapitanes de Ciudad de México during their inaugural season at theNBA G League despite also being temporarily stationed atFort Worth, Texas at the time due to the long-term effects of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]
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