The Beeghly Physical Education Center, or simply Beeghly Center, is a 6,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Youngstown, Ohio. The arena, built at a cost of $5.5 million and named for local businessman Leon A. Beeghly, opened on December 2, 1972. It is home to the Youngstown State University Penguins basketball, volleyball, and swimmingteams. The first event at the arena was a basketball game against the Ohio University Bobcats, which ended in a 68-59 Youngstown State victory.
The arena, which originally seated 6,000, has undergone many changes since its opening. The Youngstown State women's basketball team moved into the arena in the mid-1970s. In 1983, permanent seats at both ends of the court and 1,260 chairback seats at mid-court were added. On September 15, 1996, YSU dedicated Veterans' Plaza directly in front of Beeghly Center. This $500,000 community project was funded in-part through private donations to honor all United States Veterans. In 2000, the court was repainted, two additional scoreboards were added and expanded press-row seating was created. In May 2002, the facility underwent more than $2.5 million in additional renovations, including a new front and rear lobby, new hallways and locker rooms and a new $150,000 sound system.
The multipurpose facility includes an Olympic-sized swimming and diving facility, racquetball and squash courts, classrooms, and administrative offices. Beeghly is also home to the men's and women's basketball offices as well as the Olympic sports offices.
In addition to YSU intercollegiate basketball and volleyball contests, as well as university events, Beeghly Center has served as the site for high school competitions, World Wrestling Entertainment matches (though the WWE now uses the newer Covelli Centre nearby when visiting Youngstown), concerts, tradeshows, and numerous other functions that dot the busy facility schedule throughout the year. The venue also hosted a Barack Obama rally in February 2008.
The Beeghly Center holds many YSU classes throughout each semester, as well as the Youngstown City School District's "All-City" Science Fair competition. The facility is used for graduation ceremonies at the end of every semester.
The facility should not be confused with the nearby—and newer—Beeghly Hall, where YSU's Beeghly College of Education is housed, and also holds YSU classes.
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beeghly, center, beeghly, physical, education, center, simply, seat, multi, purpose, arena, youngstown, ohio, arena, built, cost, million, named, local, businessman, leon, beeghly, opened, december, 1972, home, youngstown, state, university, penguins, basketba. The Beeghly Physical Education Center or simply Beeghly Center is a 6 300 seat multi purpose arena in Youngstown Ohio The arena built at a cost of 5 5 million and named for local businessman Leon A Beeghly opened on December 2 1972 It is home to the Youngstown State University Penguins basketball volleyball and swimming teams The first event at the arena was a basketball game against the Ohio University Bobcats which ended in a 68 59 Youngstown State victory Beeghly Physical Education CenterBeeghly CenterLocationOne University PlazaYoungstown Ohio 44555Coordinates41 6 29 N 80 38 56 W 41 10806 N 80 64889 W 41 10806 80 64889OwnerYoungstown State UniversityOperatorYoungstown State UniversityCapacity6 300ConstructionBroke groundApril 27 1972OpenedDecember 2 1972Construction costUS 5 5 million 40 1 million in 2023 dollars 1 ArchitectRaymond J JaminetTenantsYoungstown State Penguins NCAA 1972 present Youngstown Pride WBL 1988 1992 The arena which originally seated 6 000 has undergone many changes since its opening The Youngstown State women s basketball team moved into the arena in the mid 1970s In 1983 permanent seats at both ends of the court and 1 260 chairback seats at mid court were added On September 15 1996 YSU dedicated Veterans Plaza directly in front of Beeghly Center This 500 000 community project was funded in part through private donations to honor all United States Veterans In 2000 the court was repainted two additional scoreboards were added and expanded press row seating was created In May 2002 the facility underwent more than 2 5 million in additional renovations including a new front and rear lobby new hallways and locker rooms and a new 150 000 sound system The multipurpose facility includes an Olympic sized swimming and diving facility racquetball and squash courts classrooms and administrative offices Beeghly is also home to the men s and women s basketball offices as well as the Olympic sports offices In addition to YSU intercollegiate basketball and volleyball contests as well as university events Beeghly Center has served as the site for high school competitions World Wrestling Entertainment matches though the WWE now uses the newer Covelli Centre nearby when visiting Youngstown concerts tradeshows and numerous other functions that dot the busy facility schedule throughout the year The venue also hosted a Barack Obama rally in February 2008 The Beeghly Center holds many YSU classes throughout each semester as well as the Youngstown City School District s All City Science Fair competition The facility is used for graduation ceremonies at the end of every semester The facility should not be confused with the nearby and newer Beeghly Hall where YSU s Beeghly College of Education is housed and also holds YSU classes Interior 2008 Interior 2006See also editList of NCAA Division I basketball arenasReferences edit 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 External links editBeeghly Center Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beeghly Center amp oldid 1200200132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
