Jack Stephens Center
Encyclopedia
Jack Stephens Center is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena
in Little Rock, Arkansas
and was built in 2005. It is home to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Trojans basketball
team
, and named in honor of billionaire philanthropist Jackson T. Stephens
.
The Trojans had played in Barton Coliseum
, Alltel Arena
and the Statehouse Convention Center
previously.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
and was built in 2005. It is home to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Arkansas at Little Rock , is a public research university located in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, and the second largest university by enrollment in the state of Arkansas....
Trojans basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team
Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
, and named in honor of billionaire philanthropist Jackson T. Stephens
Jackson T. Stephens
Jackson Thomas Stephens was the founder of Little Rock, Arkansas-based Stephens Group, a diversified family of investment and media companies.- Background :...
.
The Trojans had played in Barton Coliseum
Barton Coliseum
T. H. Barton Coliseum is a 7,150-seat multi-purpose arena, located within the Arkansas State Fairgrounds, in Little Rock, Arkansas.It is the former home of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans basketball team, the defunct Arkansas GlacierCats ice hockey team of the WPHL T. H. Barton...
, Alltel Arena
Alltel Arena
Verizon Arena is an 18,000-seat multi-purpose arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas, directly across the Arkansas River from downtown Little Rock. The arena opened in October 1999...
and the Statehouse Convention Center
Statehouse Convention Center
The Statehouse Convention Center is a convention center and indoor arena in Little Rock, Arkansas. The center has exhibition space of . It was home of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team in the 1980's.-External links:*...
previously.