OceanFirst Bank Center

OceanFirst Bank Center (formerly Multipurpose Activity Center) is a multi-purpose student recreational facility at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It was opened on August 26, 2009. It currently hosts the Monmouth Hawks basketball teams. It has a seating capacity of 4,100 spectators. It adjoins the William T. Boylan Gymnasium. The venue cost $57 million to construct.[8]

OceanFirst Bank Center
Former namesMultipurpose Activity Center (2009–2016)
Location400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764
Coordinates40°16′46.11″N 74°0′27.3″W
OwnerMonmouth University
OperatorMonmouth University
Capacity4,100
SurfaceHardwood
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 8, 2007[1]
OpenedAugust 26, 2009[2]
Construction cost$57 million
($67.9 million in 2019 dollars[3])
ArchitectEwingCole[4]
Rosser International[5]
Project managerSordoni Construction Co.[6]
General contractorTorcon, Inc.[7]
Tenants
Monmouth Hawks Basketball

The facility was originally named the Multipurpose Activity Center until June 2016, when the university and OceanFirst Bank reached a $4 million agreement through 2036 that included the naming rights of the facility.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Multi–Purpose Activity Center on September 8" (PDF). Neighbor to Neighbor. Monmouth University. 5 (2). 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. Singelais, Mark (December 15, 2012). "MAAC Adds Two New Members". Times Union. Albany. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  3. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  4. "Multi-Purpose Activity Center". EwingCole. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  5. "Multipurpose Activity Center Monmouth University". Athletic Business. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  6. "Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center". Sordoni Construction Co. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  7. "Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center". Torcon, Inc. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  8. McCullough, Andy (November 14, 2009). "Debut of Monmouth's Multipurpose Activity Center Fulfills Longtime Wish". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  9. "Agreement Announced to Name the University's Multipurpose Activity Center". WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.: Monmouth University. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.



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