OceanFirst Bank Center (formerly Multipurpose Activity Center) is a multi-purpose student recreational facility at

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. It was opened on August 26, 2009. It currently hosts the

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teams. It has a seating capacity of 4,100 spectators. It adjoins the William T. Boylan Gymnasium. The venue cost $57 million to construct. The facility was originally named the Multipurpose Activity Center until June 2016, when the university and

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reached a $4 million agreement through 2036 that included the naming rights of the facility. The basketball court is named "Gaffney Court" in honor of former university president

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Paul G. Gaffney II.

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