Edmunds Center

29°02′23″N 81°18′07″W / 29.039584°N 81.301819°W / 29.039584; -81.301819OwnerStetson UniversityOperatorStetson UniversityCapacity5,000SurfaceHardwoodConstructionOpenedDecember 5, 1974 (1974-12-05)Construction cost$1.6 million
($9.89 million in 2023 dollars^[1])TenantsStetson Hatters (NCAA Sports)

Edmunds Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, that opened on December 5, 1974. It is home to the Stetson Hatters basketball team. The arena is named after J. Ollie Edmunds, fourth president of Stetson University (1948-1967).^[2]

It hosted the 1991 and 1996 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournaments. Many different celebrities and musicians have performed at the Edmunds Center over the years. Notable performers include comedians Bill Cosby, Jay Leno, Steve Martin, and Steven Wright; country music legends Hank Williams, Jr., and Mel Tillis; The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Spyro Gyra; and folk singers Harry Chapin, and Don McLean.

References

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "www2.stetson.edu Stetson Presidents". Archived from the original on 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2009-04-06.

External links

The J. Ollie Edmunds Center website

Stetson University

Located in: DeLand and Gulfport, Florida

Academics

Stetson University College of Law

Life

Athletics

Founded: 1883

v t e Stetson Hatters men's basketball
Venues	Edmunds Center (1974–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–03 1903–04 1904–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–45 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

v t e Basketball arenas of the ASUN Conference
Current arenas	F&M Bank Arena (Austin Peay) Freedom Hall (Bellarmine) Farris Center (Central Arkansas) Baptist Health Arena (Eastern Kentucky) Alico Arena (Florida Gulf Coast) Swisher Gymnasium (Jacksonville) KSU Convocation Center (Kennesaw State; leaving in 2024) Allen Arena (Lipscomb) Flowers Hall (North Alabama) UNF Arena (North Florida) Curry Arena (Queens) Edmunds Center (Stetson)
Future arenas (from 2024–25)	The Coliseum (West Georgia)

Basketball arenas of the ASUN Conference

Current arenas