The Montagne Center, built in 1984, is a mixed-use Auxiliary/E&G event center that houses a 10,746-seat a multi-purpose arena and a variety of event spaces in Beaumont, Texas. The Montagne Center was designed especially for the basketball program with a wing designated for instructional purposes. The Montagne Center is currently home to the Lamar UniversityCardinals, the Lady Cardinals basketball teams, and the Lamar University Pathway Program, Lamar University's language program. The arena was previously the home of the Lady Cardinals volleyball team until renovations to McDonald Gym were completed in 2006-07. The Montagne's instructional area has been home to Lamar's language program since 2010 when the Lamar Language Institute (LLI) first moved there, then transitioned to TIEP at Lamar in 2011, and became the Lamar University Language Program (LUPP) in 2017.
The Montagne Center is a mixed-use Auxiliary/E&G facility with a split funding arrangement, as required by state statute. Much of the center is devoted to sports and special events; a wing of the center is devoted to education.
The Sports & Events Center
After one year of operation, the arena's seating capacity was expanded from 8,000 in basketball configuration to its current seating capacity of 10,080.[9] The 10,080 capacity is made up of 8,102 permanent seats and a telescopic chairback seating system totaling 1,978 seats. All seats in the arena are chairbacked and all are cushioned with the exception of folding back seats in the four topmost rows of seats. Including floor seating, the arena has a maximum capacity of 10,746 in event configuration.
The arena floor can host sporting events including basketball, volleyball, wrestling, boxing and martial arts tournaments. With stadium and floor seating, the Montagne Center can be configured for hosting concert events. The arena floor (which can be expanded to 165' x121') can also be transformed into hosting graduation ceremonies, proms, dances, banquets and conferences.
The Morgan Suites and Red Room are both sports suites housed in the Montagne. The Morgan suites face the football field and are priced at $25,000 a year. Each of the seven suites has seating for 16. The Red Room is a university reception center for alumni and reunion events. The Red Room is unique because one side has windows facing the North end of the Football field while the other side faces the basketball court.
The building includes the following in addition to the main arena area:
Offices
Two perimeter courts
President's Suite/Red room - With almost 1,400 sq ft of event space located on the fifth floor of the facility, along with a pristine view of both Provost Umphrey Stadium and Billy & Pat Tubbs Court, it is the ideal location for presidential receptions. The room can comfortably seat fifty (50) guests in a banquet-style setting, or up to seventy-five (75) guests in a reception-style format. Complete with a built-in wet bar, private restrooms, two (2) plasma televisions, the President's Suite truly provides a VIP experience for its guests.
Cardinal Club Room - A 3,442 sq ft event space with the room to comfortably hold up to one hundred and twenty-eight (128) guests in banquet-style seating or one hundred and eighty (180) guests in a reception-style arrangement. The room features a built-in kitchenette for food preparation and storage, serving bar, in-room public address system with lectern, and two (2) plasma screen televisions.
Morgan Suites - 7 suites with 16 seats each. The Morgan Suites face Provost Umphrey Stadium.
Player's lounge
Study area
Educational Area
The educational wing houses the Lamar University Pathway Program, is located on the ground floor of the Montagne Center and contains a variety of instructional space designated to serve domestic and international students and ESOL teacher development. Language contains 5 modern equipped classrooms, a computer lab/classroom, office and conference suite, and student lounge.
Classrooms - Each classroom is equipped with a projectors, screen, and computer, a whiteboard, wife-fii internet, and 26 student seats. The computer lab/classroom offers 15 computer stations as well as 16 student desk.
Faculty offices - The office and conference areas house seven faculty offices as well as reception, meeting, and work areas. This wing can facilitate the instruction of more than 6100 individuals per week.
Student lounge - The student lounge offers snack and beverage machines, sofas and chairs, as well as a large table for students to study or eat at.
Lamar University Pathway Program (LUPP) offers three language programs through domestic and international collaborations.
Annual events
English as a Second Language (ESL) classes for professional development
English as a Second Language (ESL) classes for academic purposes
On February 19, 2011 during halftime Billy Tubbs was honored by Lamar with the naming of the Montagne Center basketball court in his and his wife's honor. The court was named the "Billy & Pat Tubbs Court".[10][11] During the same halftime ceremony Lamar also honored Billy's 78-79 Cardinal squad the first team in Lamar University history to advance to the NCAA tournament.
The Montagne Center received significant damage from both Hurricane Rita (September 24, 2005) and Hurricane Ike (September 13, 2008). According to a November 2005 issue of the Cardinal Cadence, Lamar University's Alumni magazine, Rita severely damaged the roof leaving gaping holes. Exterior tiles around the building were blown out leaving the arena area exposed. Also, the mezzanine entrances were destroyed.[5]Hurricane Ike, striking three years later, also did significant damage to the Center. According to an October 2008 issue of the Cardinal Cadence, exterior tiles again were blown out and the roof was damaged. Additionally, glass walls gave way.[6]
2016 – Four sided center hung video scoreboard, LED scorer's table, 2 auxiliary team names scoreboards, end of period lights, locker room clocks, 3 sided slim shot clocks as well as sound system upgrades[15] The four sided center hung video scoreboard has four 6mm video display panels with 10mm video display rings above and below. Each display panel is 11 feet wide and the display provides 1.3 million pixels. The scorer's table provides 30' of 10mm LED display.[16][17] According to an October 27, 2016 article in the Beaumont Enterprise, total cost of the 2016 upgrades was $1.261 million. Susan Conn McCurry provided a major donation toward the new equipment.[18]
2018 – Susan Conn McCurry donated $500,000 toward men's and women's locker room renovations. The renovations were scheduled to start in March, 2018.[19] Project cost through August, 2018 was at least $666,479.00. Alpha Building Corporation was the general contractor, and PDG Architects was the architectural firm for the project.[20]
As of the 2018-19 season. *Note: Record home attendance for a Lady Cardinals game at the Montagne Center of 9,143 was on March 17, 1991 vs the LSU Lady Tigers.[22][23]
Yearly Attendance
Below is a list of the attendance by year since the Cardinals moved into the Montagne Center.
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^"Montagne Center Court Gets New Look". Lamar University Athletics. October 27, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
^"Montagne Center Gets New Scoreboard in 2016". Lamar University Athletics. October 31, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
^"Lamar Cardinals Upgrade the Montagne Center in 2016 with New Nevco Equipment". Nevco. April 27, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^Pat Murrary (October 18, 2016). "Montagne Center gets new video board". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
^Danny Shapiro (October 27, 2016). "Lamar University shows off Montagne Center Upgrades". Beaumont Enterprise. Hearst Newspapers, II LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
^Danny Shapiro (November 22, 2017). "Interim Lamar AD unveils plans for facilities upgrades". Hearst Newspapers, LLC II. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^"Lamar University Public Disclosure Report FY 2018 Procurement over $15,000" (PDF). Lamar University. August 31, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^"COVID-19 Guidelines for LU Campus Events" (PDF). Lamar University. Retrieved June 8, 2022. Until further notice, attendance at campus events will be limited to 25% of the venue's seating capacity and adherence to social distancing of 6 feet between each individual, family, or party in attendance. (Larger parties may be asked to separate into smaller groups for safety.)
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The Montagne Center built in 1984 is a mixed use Auxiliary E amp G event center that houses a 10 746 seat a multi purpose arena and a variety of event spaces in Beaumont Texas The Montagne Center was designed especially for the basketball program with a wing designated for instructional purposes The Montagne Center is currently home to the Lamar University Cardinals the Lady Cardinals basketball teams and the Lamar University Pathway Program Lamar University s language program The arena was previously the home of the Lady Cardinals volleyball team until renovations to McDonald Gym were completed in 2006 07 The Montagne s instructional area has been home to Lamar s language program since 2010 when the Lamar Language Institute LLI first moved there then transitioned to TIEP at Lamar in 2011 and became the Lamar University Language Program LUPP in 2017 Montagne CenterLocation4400 Martin Luther King Jr ParkwayBeaumont Texas 77710Coordinates30 2 38 N 94 4 15 W 30 04389 N 94 07083 W 30 04389 94 07083 Coordinates 30 2 38 N 94 4 15 W 30 04389 N 94 07083 W 30 04389 94 07083OwnerLamar UniversityOperatorLamar UniversityExecutive suitesRed Room 20 to 150Morgan Suites 7 Suites with 16 seats each face football field CapacityMaximum 10 746Basketball 10 080 Permanent seating 8 102 and telescopic chairback seating system 1 978 Record attendanceMen s Game 10 010 on January 10 1987 vs McNeese State Cowboys 1 Women s Game 9 143 on March 17 1991 vs LSU Lady Tigers 2 3 SurfaceMulti surfaceConstructionBroke groundJune 20 1983 1983 06 20 BuiltJune 20 1983 1983 06 20 November 1984 1984 11 4 OpenedNovember 24 1984 1984 11 24 Renovated2005 2008 Major repairs due to Hurricanes Rita and Ike 5 6 Expanded1985 1985 Construction cost 12 5 million 32 6 million in 2021 dollars 7 ArchitectLaBiche Architectural GroupStructural engineerWalter P Moore 8 TenantsLamar Cardinals men s basketballLamar Cardinals women s basketballWebsiteMontagne Center Contents 1 Features 2 Annual events 3 Other notable features 4 Recovery from Hurricanes Rita and Ike 5 Improvements 6 Attendance 6 1 Top 10 attendance marks 6 2 Yearly Attendance 7 Photo gallery 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksFeatures EditThe Montagne Center is a mixed use Auxiliary E amp G facility with a split funding arrangement as required by state statute Much of the center is devoted to sports and special events a wing of the center is devoted to education The Sports amp Events CenterAfter one year of operation the arena s seating capacity was expanded from 8 000 in basketball configuration to its current seating capacity of 10 080 9 The 10 080 capacity is made up of 8 102 permanent seats and a telescopic chairback seating system totaling 1 978 seats All seats in the arena are chairbacked and all are cushioned with the exception of folding back seats in the four topmost rows of seats Including floor seating the arena has a maximum capacity of 10 746 in event configuration The arena floor can host sporting events including basketball volleyball wrestling boxing and martial arts tournaments With stadium and floor seating the Montagne Center can be configured for hosting concert events The arena floor which can be expanded to 165 x121 can also be transformed into hosting graduation ceremonies proms dances banquets and conferences The Morgan Suites and Red Room are both sports suites housed in the Montagne The Morgan suites face the football field and are priced at 25 000 a year Each of the seven suites has seating for 16 The Red Room is a university reception center for alumni and reunion events The Red Room is unique because one side has windows facing the North end of the Football field while the other side faces the basketball court The building includes the following in addition to the main arena area Offices Two perimeter courts President s Suite Red room With almost 1 400 sq ft of event space located on the fifth floor of the facility along with a pristine view of both Provost Umphrey Stadium and Billy amp Pat Tubbs Court it is the ideal location for presidential receptions The room can comfortably seat fifty 50 guests in a banquet style setting or up to seventy five 75 guests in a reception style format Complete with a built in wet bar private restrooms two 2 plasma televisions the President s Suite truly provides a VIP experience for its guests Cardinal Club Room A 3 442 sq ft event space with the room to comfortably hold up to one hundred and twenty eight 128 guests in banquet style seating or one hundred and eighty 180 guests in a reception style arrangement The room features a built in kitchenette for food preparation and storage serving bar in room public address system with lectern and two 2 plasma screen televisions Morgan Suites 7 suites with 16 seats each The Morgan Suites face Provost Umphrey Stadium Player s lounge Study areaEducational AreaThe educational wing houses the Lamar University Pathway Program is located on the ground floor of the Montagne Center and contains a variety of instructional space designated to serve domestic and international students and ESOL teacher development Language contains 5 modern equipped classrooms a computer lab classroom office and conference suite and student lounge Classrooms Each classroom is equipped with a projectors screen and computer a whiteboard wife fii internet and 26 student seats The computer lab classroom offers 15 computer stations as well as 16 student desk Faculty offices The office and conference areas house seven faculty offices as well as reception meeting and work areas This wing can facilitate the instruction of more than 6100 individuals per week Student lounge The student lounge offers snack and beverage machines sofas and chairs as well as a large table for students to study or eat at Lamar University Pathway Program LUPP offers three language programs through domestic and international collaborations Annual events EditEnglish as a Second Language ESL classes for professional development English as a Second Language ESL classes for academic purposes Lamar University and LIT Graduation Local High School Graduations Men s and Women s Basketball Games Volleyball matches Gusher Marathon Basketball and Football banquets Lamar Athletic Banquet WWE Cirque du Soleil Champions on Ice Major concert toursOther notable features EditOn February 19 2011 during halftime Billy Tubbs was honored by Lamar with the naming of the Montagne Center basketball court in his and his wife s honor The court was named the Billy amp Pat Tubbs Court 10 11 During the same halftime ceremony Lamar also honored Billy s 78 79 Cardinal squad the first team in Lamar University history to advance to the NCAA tournament A small piece of the 2015 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament East Regional Syracuse New York is now part of the Montagne Center The goals used in the Syracuse Regional were moved to and installed in the Montagne Center in April 2015 12 Recovery from Hurricanes Rita and Ike EditThe Montagne Center received significant damage from both Hurricane Rita September 24 2005 and Hurricane Ike September 13 2008 According to a November 2005 issue of the Cardinal Cadence Lamar University s Alumni magazine Rita severely damaged the roof leaving gaping holes Exterior tiles around the building were blown out leaving the arena area exposed Also the mezzanine entrances were destroyed 5 Hurricane Ike striking three years later also did significant damage to the Center According to an October 2008 issue of the Cardinal Cadence exterior tiles again were blown out and the roof was damaged Additionally glass walls gave way 6 Improvements Edit2015 The basketball court was refurbished featuring a new center court logo 13 The basketball goals were replaced The new goals were used in the East Regional of the 2015 NCAA Division I men s tournament at Syracuse University s Carrier Dome 14 2016 Four sided center hung video scoreboard LED scorer s table 2 auxiliary team names scoreboards end of period lights locker room clocks 3 sided slim shot clocks as well as sound system upgrades 15 The four sided center hung video scoreboard has four 6mm video display panels with 10mm video display rings above and below Each display panel is 11 feet wide and the display provides 1 3 million pixels The scorer s table provides 30 of 10mm LED display 16 17 According to an October 27 2016 article in the Beaumont Enterprise total cost of the 2016 upgrades was 1 261 million Susan Conn McCurry provided a major donation toward the new equipment 18 2018 Susan Conn McCurry donated 500 000 toward men s and women s locker room renovations The renovations were scheduled to start in March 2018 19 Project cost through August 2018 was at least 666 479 00 Alpha Building Corporation was the general contractor and PDG Architects was the architectural firm for the project 20 Attendance EditSource 21 Top 10 attendance marks Edit Below is a list of the Cardinals 10 best attended games men s home games all at the Montagne Center Rk Date Opponent AttendanceTop 10 Attendance1 January 10 1987 McNeese State 10 0102 February 27 1986 McNeese State 9 4673 December 16 1985 LSU 9 4324 January 24 1987 Arkansas State 8 9925 March 15 1985 Houston 8 6106 December 27 1995 Texas 8 4547 February 23 2008 Northwestern St 8 3388 January 26 1985 Louisiana Tech 8 3179 March 20 1985 Chattanooga 8 24510 November 26 1985 Villanova 8 216As of the 2018 19 season Note Record home attendance for a Lady Cardinals game at the Montagne Center of 9 143 was on March 17 1991 vs the LSU Lady Tigers 22 23 Yearly Attendance Edit Below is a list of the attendance by year since the Cardinals moved into the Montagne Center Season Average HighYearly Attendance2021 22 24 2 221 3 5322020 21 24 1 282 2 359 2019 20 24 2 256 4 2542018 19 24 2 356 5 2182017 18 24 1 560 2 1962016 17 24 1 890 2 7742015 16 24 1 776 2 3122014 15 24 2 173 3 5432013 14 24 2 170 3 9842012 13 24 2 664 6 0592011 12 24 2 834 5 1382010 11 24 3 176 5 0832009 10 24 2 970 4 6752008 09 24 3 673 6 1822007 08 24 3 704 8 3382006 07 24 3 579 7 4972005 06 24 3 269 5 1732004 05 24 3 986 6 1642003 04 24 4 063 5 3472002 03 24 3 338 4 5372001 02 24 2 670 4 1472000 01 24 2 768 5 0331999 2000 24 3 704 6 2711998 99 24 3 382 6 1931997 98 24 4 442 7 5841996 97 24 2 638 5 0891995 96 24 2 822 8 4541994 95 24 2 294 4 1421993 94 24 2 987 3 8761992 93 24 3 861 8 0331991 92 24 3 602 5 6421990 91 24 5 437 7 6411989 90 24 1 629 2 9321988 89 24 4 562 6 6151987 88 24 4 562 7 5041986 87 24 6 615 10 0101985 86 24 6 326 9 4671984 85 24 6 306 8 310 Fall 2020 attendance limited to 25 capacity due to COVID19 precautions 25 As of the 2021 22 season Photo gallery EditMontagne Center Montagne Center at night Montagne Center and Provost Umphrey Stadium in the distance as seen from MLK Pkwy crosswalk Montagne Center and Morgan Suites at Provost UmphreySee also EditFord Arena Ford Park Beaumont Civic Center McDonald Gym List of NCAA Division I 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Scoreboard in 2016 Lamar University Athletics October 31 2015 Retrieved November 18 2015 Lamar Cardinals Upgrade the Montagne Center in 2016 with New Nevco Equipment Nevco April 27 2016 Retrieved June 17 2016 Pat Murrary October 18 2016 Montagne Center gets new video board Lamar University Athletics Retrieved March 5 2017 Danny Shapiro October 27 2016 Lamar University shows off Montagne Center Upgrades Beaumont Enterprise Hearst Newspapers II LLC Retrieved March 5 2017 Danny Shapiro November 22 2017 Interim Lamar AD unveils plans for facilities upgrades Hearst Newspapers LLC II Retrieved May 17 2018 Lamar University Public Disclosure Report FY 2018 Procurement over 15 000 PDF Lamar University August 31 2018 Retrieved October 27 2018 http grfx cstv com photos schools lama sports m baskbl auto pdf 2012 13 misc non event 6 3 6 pdf bare URL PDF FINAL 1991 DIVISION I WOMEN S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT PDF National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Retrieved February 12 2015 LSU Women s Basketball 2009 10 Media Guide LSU Athletics Retrieved February 12 2015 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Archived Team by Team Final Statistics web1 ncaa org National Collegiate Athletic Association Retrieved June 8 2022 COVID 19 Guidelines for LU Campus Events PDF Lamar University Retrieved June 8 2022 Until further notice attendance at campus events will be limited to 25 of the venue s seating capacity and adherence to social distancing of 6 feet between each individual family or party in attendance Larger parties may be asked to separate into smaller groups for safety External links EditOfficial Site Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montagne Center Language University Language Program Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Montagne Center amp oldid 1105903150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
