- Montagne Center
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Montagne Center 
Location 4400 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Beaumont, Texas 77710Broke ground June 20, 1983 Opened November 24, 1984 Owner Lamar University Operator Lamar University Surface Multi-surface Construction cost $11.5 million Architect LaBiche Architectural Group Capacity Maximum: 10,200
Basketball: 10,080
Temporary seats removed: 6,786Tenants Cardinal Basketball
Lady Cardinal BasketballMontagne Center is a 10,080-seat multi-purpose arena in Beaumont, Texas. It was built in 1984. It is home to the Lamar University Cardinals basketball team. The area floor can host sporting events like basketball, volleyball, wrestling, boxing and martial arts tournaments. With stadium and floor seating, the Montagne Center is a perfect venue for hosting concert events. The arena floor (which can be expanded to 165' x121') can also be transformed into hosting graduation ceremonies, proms, dances, banquets and conferences.
Contents
Annual events
- Lamar University and LIT Graduation
- Local High School Graduations
- Men's and Women's Basketball Games
- Gusher Marathon
- Basketball and Football banquets.
- Lamar Athletic Banquet.
Facilities
The Morgan Suites and Red Room are both sports suites that are housed in the Montagne. The Morgan suites face the football field and are priced at $25,000 a year. The Red Room is a university reception center for alumni and reunion events. The Red Room is unique because one side has windows that face the North end of the Football field while the other side faces the basketball court.
On February 19th during halftime Billy Tubbs was honored by Lamar with the naming of the Montagne Center basketball court in his and his wifes honor. The court was named the "Billy & Pat Tubbs Court" [1] [2] During the same halftime ceremony Lamar also honored Billy's 78-79 Cardinal squad the first team in Lamar University history to advance to the NCAA tournament.
Photo Gallery
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Mongagne Center at night
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Montagne Center and Provost Umphrey Stadium in distance as seen from MLK Pkwy crosswalk
References
- ^ Dabe, Christopher. "Lamar men extend win streak to three". Beaumont Enterprise. http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/lamar/article/Lamar-men-extend-win-streak-to-three-1022072.php. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ Bob West. "Simmons, Lamar made great move on Tubbs court » Bob West » PAnews.com, Port Arthur, Texas". Panews.com. http://panews.com/sportsbobwest/x789958509/Simmons-Lamar-made-great-move-on-Tubbs-court. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
External Links
Lamar University Academics College of Business • College of Arts and Sciences • College of Education and Human Development • College of Fine Arts and Communication • College of Engineering • TALH • College of Graduate StudiesAthletics Southland Conference • Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals • Big Red • Football • Basketball (M) • Basketball (W) • Baseball • Golf • Track • Volleyball
Facilities: Provost Umphrey Stadium • Montagne Center • Vincent-Beck Stadium • McDonald Gym
People: Larry Tidwell • Billy Tubbs • Jim Gilligan • Pat Knight • Ray Woodard • Cardinal AthletesCampus Setzer Student Center • Mary and John Gray Library • The Quad • Sheila Umphrey Center • Cardinal Village • Dishman Art Museum • Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown MuseumStudent Life Miscellaneous List of Lamar University alumni • History of Lamar UniversityCity of Beaumont Counties Businesses Education Higher Education Lamar University · Lamar Institute of Technology
Primary & Secondary Education Beaumont Independent School District · West Brook High SchoolCommunity Events
& CultureDowntown Beaumont · South Texas State Fair · Beaumont Jazz & Blues Fest · Boomtown Film and Music Festival · Crockett Street · Dog Jam · Babe Didrikson Zaharias · Gusher Marathon · People From BeaumontLandmarks Montagne Center · Vincent–Beck Stadium · Provost Umphrey Stadium · Ford Park · Hotel Beaumont · Julie Rogers Theater · Edison Museum · Spindletop · Jefferson Theatre · Art Museum of Southeast Texas · Beaumont Commercial District · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown MuseumParks and
PreservesBeaumont Botanical Gardens · Beaumont Country Club · Big Thicket National Preserve · Village Creek State Park · McFaddin and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuges · Sea Rim State ParkBodies of
WaterNeches River · Sabine River · Gulf of Mexico · Village Creek
Basketball arenas of the Southland Conference American Bank Center (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) • Bernard Johnson Coliseum (Sam Houston State) • Burton Coliseum (McNeese State) • Convocation Center (UT-San Antonio) • Farris Center (Central Arkansas) • Montagne Center (Lamar) • Prather Coliseum (Northwestern State) • Stopher Gym (Nicholls State) • Strahan Coliseum (Texas State) • Texas Hall (UT-Arlington) • University Center (Southeastern Louisiana) • William R. Johnson Coliseum (Stephen F. Austin)
Coordinates: 30°2′38″N 94°4′15″W / 30.04389°N 94.07083°WCategories:- College basketball venues in the United States
- Sports venues in Beaumont, Texas
- Lamar University
- Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
- Texas sports venue stubs
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