Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center

Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
Construction


Location	1234 Grambling Road, Grambling, Louisiana
Coordinates	32°31′13″N 92°43′25″W / 32.520284°N 92.723578°W / 32.520284; -92.723578
Owner	Grambling State University
Operator	Grambling State University
Capacity	7,500
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	April 21, 2004^[1]
Opened	April 3, 2007
Construction cost	$23.7 million
Architect	AE Design Group, Inc.
Structural engineer	Bernhard Mechanical Contractors
General contractor	Lincoln Builders Inc.
Tenants
Grambling State Tigers

The Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center is a 7,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Grambling, Louisiana.^[2] It is home to the Grambling State University Tigers basketball team, along with Memorial Gymnasium. The arena also hosts concerts and events. It is named after former Tiger head basketball coach, Fred Hobdy.

The arena opened in 2007 and was first used as the location of funeral services for former Grambling State football coach, Eddie Robinson.

References

^ "Ground finally breaks for HPER". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
^ "Hobdy Assembly Center". gsutigers.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

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Hobdy Assembly Center Ribbon Cutting

v t e Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1954–19??) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2007–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
<span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Seasons</span>	List of seasons 1920s?–1934? 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NAIA national championship in bold

v t e Grambling State University
Campus	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Memorial Gymnasium Wilbert Ellis Field at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park
Athletics	Grambling State Tigers Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football
Student life	GSU Tiger Marching Band Grambling's White Tiger (1981) Season of the Tiger (2006)
People	List of Grambling State University alumni

Basketball arenas of the Southwestern Athletic Conference

Alabama A&M Events Center (Alabama A&M)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (Alabama State)
Davey Whitney Complex (Alcorn State)
K. L. Johnson Complex (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)
Moore Gymnasium (Bethune–Cookman)
Al Lawson Center (Florida A&M)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center / Memorial Gymnasium (Grambling State)
Williams Assembly Center (Jackson State)
Harrison HPER Complex (Mississippi Valley State)
William J. Nicks Building (Prairie View A&M)
F. G. Clark Center (Southern)
Health and Physical Education Arena (Texas Southern)

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Louisiana
The American	Devlin Fieldhouse (Tulane)
Conference USA	Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech)
SEC	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (LSU)
Southland	The Legacy Center (McNeese State) Lakefront Arena (New Orleans) Prather Coliseum (Northwestern State) Stopher Gymnasium (Nicholls) University Center (Southeastern Louisiana)
Sun Belt	Cajundome (Louisiana men) Earl K. Long Gymnasium (Louisiana women) Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Louisiana-Monroe)
SWAC	F.G. Clark Center (Southern) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (Grambling State)

v t e Music venues of Louisiana
Arenas/stadiums	Alario Center BREC Memorial Stadium Burton Coliseum Caesars Superdome Cajundome CenturyLink Center F.G. Clark Center Fant–Ewing Coliseum Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Harang Jr. Municipal Auditorium Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Houma Terrebonne Civic Center Ike Hamilton Expo Center Independence Stadium Lakefront Arena Lamar Dixon Expo Center Monroe Civic Center Pete Maravich Assembly Center Pontchartrain Center Prather Coliseum Raising Cane's River Center Arena Rapides Parish Coliseum Shrine on Airline Smoothie King Center Stopher Gymnasium Sudduth Coliseum Tad Gormley Stadium Thomas Assembly Center Tiger Stadium University Center Yulman Stadium
Concert halls	Jefferson Performing Arts Center LSU Tiger Band Hall Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts McAlister Auditorium Orpheum Theater River Center Theater for Performing Arts RiverView Theater Saenger Theatre Shaw Center for the Arts
Historic venues	Congo Square New Orleans Municipal Auditorium Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
Outdoor venues	Champions Square Fair Grounds Race Course Greek Theatre New Orleans City Park
Theaters and clubs	Carver Theater Civic Theatre Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts House of Blues The Howlin' Wolf Joy Theater Maple Leaf Bar Preservation Hall Rock n' Bowl Snug Harbor State Palace Theatre Tipitina's
Festivals	Bayou Country Superfest DeltaFest Essence Music Festival Festival International French Quarter Festival Highland Jazz & Blues Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Satchmo SummerFest Voodoo Experience

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