Health and Physical Education Arena

{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in Houston, Texas}}

{{Infobox venue

| name = H&PE Arena

| nickname = Health and Physical Education Arena

| image = HPEFront.jpg

| caption = The front of the H&PE Arena, 2017

| image_map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|zoom=15|type=point}}

| location = Houston, Texas

| coordinates = {{Coord|29|43|22|N|95|21|55|W|type:landmark|display=it}}

| opened = 1989

| operator = Texas Southern University

| tenants = {{plainlist |

• Texas Southern Tigers
• Houston Cougars (2017–18)

}}

| capacity = 8,100

}}

Health and Physical Education Arena (H&PE Arena) is an 8,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Houston, Texas on the campus of Texas Southern University.

It was designed by Houston architect Willie C. Jordan Jr. and built in 1989 and is home to the Texas Southern University Tigers basketball and volleyball teams.{{cite book |last=((ESPN Editors))|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia|year=2009|trans-title=The Complete History of the Men's Game|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g42TyP-V5C8C&q=William+J.+Nicks+Building&pg=PA290|access-date=May 20, 2017|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=New York, NY|isbn=9780345513922|pages=215}}{{cite web |title=Coach Mike Davis Is Playing It Forward at TSU|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2016/11/21/texas-southern-university-basketball-coach-sports |date=10 March 2017 |publisher=houstoniamag.com |access-date=May 20, 2017}} The arena played host to Houston Cougars men's basketball games during the 2017–18 season, as well as all Houston Cougars women's basketball home games in the same season,{{cite press release |url=http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/080817aaa.html |title=Cougars Announce 2017–18 Non-Con Schedule |publisher=Houston Cougars |date=August 17, 2017 |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-date=September 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902094022/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/080817aaa.html |url-status=dead }} due to renovations of their arena, and hosted both teams for the first month of the 2018–19 season due to construction delays to the Cougars' home arena.{{cite news|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/cougars/article/UH-will-begin-next-season-at-H-PE-Arena-while-12727338.php |title=UH will begin next season at H&PE Arena while Fertitta Center is being finished |first=Joseph |last=Duarte |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |date=March 4, 2018 |access-date=June 9, 2018}} Originally, the plan was to play most of the Cougars' men's conference games as well as a non-conference game against Arkansas at Toyota Center, with the remainder of the games at TSU.[http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/cougars/article/UH-plans-to-play-2017-18-home-basketball-games-at-10607349.php UH plans to play 2017–18 home basketball games at Toyota Center, TSU] Houston Chronicle However, all of the games were eventually scheduled for H&PE Arena.{{Cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hou/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/schedule/schedule.pdf |title=2017-18 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Schedule |access-date=2018-01-10 |archive-date=2018-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174424/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hou/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/schedule/schedule.pdf |url-status=dead }} H&PE Arena had previously hosted Houston's first-round game against Akron in the 2017 National Invitation Tournament due to the renovations at UH.{{cite web |title=Akron to play Houston in NIT First Round|url=http://www.mac-sports.com/news/2017/3/12/MBB_0312171505.aspx |date=11 November 2016 |publisher=mac-sports.com |access-date=May 20, 2017}}[http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031317aaf.html Cougars Ready to Go in NIT First Round] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628075710/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031317aaf.html |date=2017-06-28 }} uhcougars.com The arena also hosted home games during the 2018 JBA season for the Houston Ballers of the Junior Basketball Association.

The H&PE Arena hosted a Democratic presidential debate on September 12, 2019.