The Georgia State Convocation Center is a multi-purpose 8,000-seat indoor arena in

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. The arena is owned by

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and houses the

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Division I) men's and women's basketball teams.

History

The $85 million arena was constructed at the intersection of Fulton Street and Capitol Avenue, in the Summerhill section of Atlanta near the Olympic Cauldron and in the parking lots of

Center Parc Stadium Center Parc Stadium (also commonly referred to as Georgia State University or GSU Stadium) is an outdoor stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The stadium is the home of the Georgia State Panthers football team as of the 2017 season, replacing the Geor ...

, which is now owned by the university. The building seats 7,500 for basketball, but can be expanded to hold as much as 8,000. The new facility also includes classroom and academic support space as well as the ability to accommodate large conferences and esports tournaments. The arena supersedes the Georgia State Sports Arena, which was constructed in 1972 and has a maximum capacity of 3,854 seats. The convocation center's ribbon cutting was held on September 15, 2022, while its first scheduled event, the investiture of the university's eighth president

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, was held the following day.

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