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Coordinates:32°49′47″N83°39′07″W / 32.82972°N 83.65194°W /32.82972; -83.65194

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Basketball arena in Macon, Georgia, U.S.

Hawkins Arena
Construction

Location	1730 Adams Macon, GA 31207
Coordinates	32°49′47″N83°39′07″W / 32.82972°N 83.65194°W /32.82972; -83.65194
Owner	Mercer University
Operator	Mercer University
Capacity	3,500
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	October 12, 2001^[1]
Opened	January 8, 2004^[2]
Construction cost	$40 million^[2] ($66.6 million in 2024 dollars^[3])
Architect	Cooper Carry Inc.^[2]
General contractor	Beck Group/New South^[2]
Tenants
Mercer Bears men's basketball (2004–present) Mercer Bears women's basketball (2004–present)

TheHawkins Arena is the basketball arena on the campus ofMercer University inMacon, Georgia,United States. The arena is located in the University Center, a large multi-purpose facility centrally located on the university campus.

History

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The University Center opened in 2004. The$40 million, 230,000-square-foot (21,000 m²) center, houses Mercer's athletics department, a 3,500-seat basketballarena, an indoor pool, work-out facilities,intramural basketball courts, offices, a food court, and numerous meeting facilities. Mercer'sbaseball andsoftball fields are located adjacent to the center along with the university'stennis complex andfootball-lacrosse complexMoye Complex.

The University Center replaced Porter Gym, which stood on the Mercer campus from 1937 to 2004; Porter Gym was located on the central quadrangle and was razed when the University Center opened. The center is also located on the central quadrangle on the site of the university's original fraternity row, which was razed after a new Greek Village opened. In 2007, a 101-roomHilton Garden Inn opened on university-owned land adjacent to the University Center. Parking lots are available for visitors-spectators arriving via the Mercer University Drive exit offInterstate 75.

The University Center arena was renamed Hawkins Arena in 2012 to honor J. B. Hawkins, former high school athletic director and basketball coach inCrawford County.^[4]^[5]

Athletics

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Main article:Mercer Bears

Mercer is anNCAA Division I member competing in theSouthern Conference; the university'sbasketball teams play in Hawkins Arena. The men's team won the first game played at the center, a 73–55 victory overGeorgia State University, on January 27, 2004. The women's team won the first game it played in the center, a 43–40 victory overTroy State University, on January 30, 2004.

In 2010, for the first time in university history, Mercer hosted the men's and women's Atlantic Sun Conference basketball tournaments.^[6] The men's team advanced to the championship game losing 72–66 toEast Tennessee State University.^[7] Mercer hosted the 2011-13 tournaments as well.^[8]

In 2013, the men's team was undefeated at Hawkins Arena and won the regular seasonAtlantic Sun Conference championship. The team advanced to the Hawkins Arena conference tournament championship game losing toFlorida Gulf Coast University; FGCU advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of theNCAA Tournament.

Other uses

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Aside from athletics events, Hawkins Arena hostscommencement, university press conferences, concerts, and other special events. Theboard of trustees meeting room, named for Mercer alumnusGriffin Bell, and the president's dining room are also in the University Center.

References

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^"Arena Groundbreaking - Finally - Has Slonaker, Baldwin Smiling".Macon Telegraph. October 12, 2001. RetrievedJanuary 21, 2012.
^^a ^b ^c ^d"Sports Business Journal".
^1634–1699:McCusker, J. J. (1997).How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda(PDF).American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799:McCusker, J. J. (1992).How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States(PDF).American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present:Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis."Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". RetrievedFebruary 29, 2024.
^"The den - A student-centered online resource center from Mercer University". Archived fromthe original on July 29, 2012. RetrievedApril 25, 2012.
^http://www.macon.com/2012/04/23/2000592/mercer-basketball-facility-renamed.html^{[permanent dead link]}
^"Mercer to Host 2010, 2011 Basketball Championships - Atlantic Sun Conference Official Site". Archived fromthe original on September 23, 2010. RetrievedDecember 8, 2010.
^"Men's Basketball - Championship - Official Site of the Atlantic Sun Conference". Archived fromthe original on October 11, 2011. RetrievedOctober 20, 2011.
^"Mercer Awarded 2012, 2013 Basketball Championships - Atlantic Sun Conference Official Site". Archived fromthe original on December 12, 2010. RetrievedDecember 8, 2010.

External links

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Official Website of the University Center Archived June 25, 2006, at theWayback Machine
Facilities - Mercer University Athletics

v t e Mercer Bears men's basketball
Venues	Porter Gym (1937–??) Macon Coliseum (19??–20??) Hawkins Arena (2004–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1940–44 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Mercer Bears women's basketball
Venues	Porter Gym (1970–2004) Macon Coliseum (1970–2004) Hawkins Arena (2004–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Mercer University
Academics	Engineering Law Medicine
Facilities	American Baptist Historical Society Claude Smith Field Cowles–Woodruff House Grand Opera House Hawkins Arena Macon Coliseum Monroe F. Swilley Jr. Library Moye Complex Tift College
Athletics	Baseball Basketball Men Women Football Lacrosse Men Soccer Men
Media	The Mercer Cluster Mercer University Press WMUM-FM WMUM-TV
Related	List of Mercer University people

v t e Basketball arenas of theSouthern Conference
Current arenas	McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga) McAlister Field House (The Citadel) Freedom Hall Civic Center (East Tennessee State) Timmons Arena (Furman) Hawkins Arena (Mercer) Pete Hanna Center (Samford) First Horizon Coliseum (UNC Greensboro) Cameron Hall (VMI) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina) Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (Wofford)
Future arena	Eblen Center (Tennessee Tech; joining in 2026)

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