OceanFirst Bank Center (formerly Multipurpose Activity Center) is a multi-purpose student recreational facility at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It was opened on August 26, 2009. It currently hosts the Monmouth Hawks basketball teams. It has a seating capacity of 4,100 spectators. It adjoins the William T. Boylan Gymnasium. The venue cost $57 million to construct.[8]
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| Former names | Multipurpose Activity Center (2009–2016) |
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| Location | 400 Cedar Avenue West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764 |
| Coordinates | 40°16′46.11″N 74°0′27.3″W / 40.2794750°N 74.007583°W |
| Owner | Monmouth University |
| Operator | Monmouth University |
| Capacity | 4,100 |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 8, 2007[1] |
| Opened | August 26, 2009[7] |
| Construction cost | $57 million ($81 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | EwingCole[3] Rosser International[4] |
| Project manager | Sordoni Construction Co.[5] |
| General contractor | Torcon, Inc.[6] |
| Tenants | |
| Monmouth Hawks Basketball | |
The facility was originally named the Multipurpose Activity Center until June 2016, when the university and OceanFirst Bank reached a $4 million agreement through 2036 that included the naming rights of the facility.[9] The basketball court is named "Gaffney Court" in honor of former university president Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II.[10]
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edit- ^ "Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Multi–Purpose Activity Center on September 8" (PDF). Neighbor to Neighbor. 5 (2). Monmouth University. 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ 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–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Multi-Purpose Activity Center". EwingCole. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Multipurpose Activity Center Monmouth University". Athletic Business. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center". Sordoni Construction Co. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center". Torcon, Inc. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ Singelais, Mark (December 15, 2012). "MAAC Adds Two New Members". Times Union. Albany. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ McCullough, Andy (November 14, 2009). "Debut of Monmouth's Multipurpose Activity Center Fulfills Longtime Wish". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Agreement Announced to Name the University's Multipurpose Activity Center". WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.: Monmouth University. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Edelson, Stephen (February 16, 2016). "Tracing Monmouth's Cinderella rise to Paul Gaffney". The Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
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