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Reed Arena is expected to put A&M athletic facilities in the national spotlight
By Ross Hecox
The Battalion
Texas A&M men’s basketball coach
Tony Barone is scheduled to have his
prayers answered in the Fall 1997.
The construction of Reed Arena, the
new special events facility, is well under
way and promises to improve the bas
ketball and special events in Aggieland.
Director of Special Events Facilities
Steven Hodge said the foundation has
been laid, some of the walls are up, the
floor for the main concourse is finished,
two of the eight main columns are in place
and the steel work has been started.
“It will start to look like a building
now instead of just a big hole in the
ground,” Hodge said.
Barone said Reed Arena will be much
larger and more flexible for special
events than G. Rollie White Coliseum.
“The basketball facilities have been
way behind the times,” Barone said.
The reality is that they are outdated.
The building of Reed Arena at least
puts us on a level playing field.”
The new arena will feature 12,500
padded seats, more accessible refresh
ment stands, wider concourses, en
larged and improved locker rooms,
meeting and conference rooms.
A 55 x 16 foot scoreboard, with an
expected 12 x 16 foot instant replay,
and a portable basketball court will
also be included.
“The fans are going to have good
sightlines and be close to the floor,”
Barone said.
Reed Arena is a dual bowl structure,
meaning it will have a balcony for seating.
Hodge said the building was de
signed to host many different events.
“This is a true special events center,”
Hodge said. “It’s designed to do a range
of things. It is a good facility for basket
ball, Muster and graduation. We hope to
do every-
thing from
ice capades
to tractor
pulls.”
Hodge
said careful
planning
was done to
ensure
proper fa
cilities for
the men’s
and wom
en’s basketball programs.
“We have worked with the Athletic
Department to be sure to have all the
support spaces for basketball,” he
said. “This facility will have a full-
court practice room.”
Barone said Reed Arena will help the
basketball programs better than G. Rnl-
lie did, especially with recruiting.
“Facilities do not directly show how
good a team is,” Hodge said, “but they
do affect how a recruit perceives a
team’s talent. And if recruits avoid
A&M because of poor facilities, it is very
difficult for the the team to improve.”
Barone said G. Rollie White is a hinder-
ance to recruiting basketball prospects.
“It has to do with perception,”
Barone said. “When you bring in a new
recruit, G. Rollie is a negative.”
Athletic Director Wally Groff said the
construction of Reed Arena has already
improved
recruiting.
“There
has been a
t r e m e n -
dous im
pact al
ready on
our re
cruiting,”
Groff said.
“We have
Jerald
Brown
coming to A&M. He’s a McDonald’s All-
American, and [last year] we were
ranked 15th nationally in recruiting.”
Groff said he hopes the new facility
will boost the attendance of Aggie home
basketball games.
“Just the atmosphere of the facility
will have an impact on attendance,”
Groff said.
“From 1975 to 1980 we filled up G.
Rollie, so we know that there is interest.
We just need to recreate that interest. If
we can put an exciting product on the
floor, we’ll have that sixth Man.”
Groff said soon all A&M athletic facili
ties will be among the best in the nation.
“When we have the new special events
center and the new tennis courts, person
ally I wouldn’t trade our athletic facilities
with anyone,” Groff said. “WeTl have
first class facilities.”
"When we have the new
special events center and the
new tennis courts, personal
ly I wouldn't trade our ath
letic facilities with anyone."
— WALLY GROFF
Athletic Director
Shane Elkins, The Battalion
Reed Arena will house the A&M men's and women's basketball teams along with
hosting graduation, Muster and tractor pulls.
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