{"id":14,"date":"2024-06-03T16:10:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/murphycenter\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-07-28T14:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:18:48","slug":"facilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/murphycenter\/facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Murphy Center opened on December 11, 1972 with a basketball game against Vanderbilt at 7:00 pm. The Monte Hale Arena is home to both men’s and women’s basketball and track teams. The Monte Hale Arena is also called the Murphy Center, and the Murphy Center is home to Athletics, Health and Human Performance, and Murphy Center Complex.
Annual events held at Murphy Center are the University’s Commencement ceremonies held each August, December, and May, University Convocation each August, TSSAA Girls and Boys Basketball Championships. In the past we have been host to Elvis Presley, KISS, The Judds, Garth Brooks, U2, Diana Ross, and Luther Vandross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indoor Track facility is located on the upper level of the Murphy Center, and has been host to numerous track meets, and has been host to the Sun Belt Indoor Track Championships every even year since 2002.
The arena seats 10,000 fans during basketball games, attracts a great fan base during indoor track meets, and it is still the ideal venue to host an event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n