LSU Basketball Practice Facility

{{Short description|Arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA}}

{{Infobox stadium

| stadium_name = LSU Basketball Practice Facility

| nickname =

| image = LSU Basketball Practice Facility.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| location = Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
USA

| coordinates = {{Coord|30.4151|-91.1846|type:landmark|display=it}}

| broke_ground = 2008

| opened = 2010

| closed =

| demolished =

| owner = Louisiana State University

| operator = LSU Athletics Department

| surface = Hardwood

| construction_cost= $15 million

| architect = Tom Holden Architects and RDG Sports

| former_names =

| tenants = LSU Tigers basketball (NCAA)
LSU Lady Tigers basketball (NCAA)

| seating_capacity = 1600 (800 each gym)

}}

The LSU Tigers basketball and Lady Tigers Basketball Practice Facility is an indoor arena connected to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center through the Northwest portal.{{cite web|title=Ribbon-cutting opens new LSU basketball practice facility|publisher=WAFB TV |url=http://www.wafb.com/story/13209743/ribbon-cutting-opens-new-lsu-basketball-practice-facilty|accessdate=2013-10-02}}{{cite web| title=LSU opens new basketball practice facility|publisher=NCAA |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/NCAANewsArchive/2009/Division+I/lsu%2Bopens%2Bnew%2Bbasketball%2Bpractice%2Bfacility_12_09_09_ncaa_news.html |accessdate=2014-03-06}} The facility features separate, full-size duplicate gymnasiums for the men's and women's basketball teams. Each gym spans {{convert|11324|sqft|abbr=out}} and includes a regulation NCAA court in length with two regulation high school courts in the opposition direction.{{cite web|title=LSU Basketball Practice Facility|publisher=lsusports.net|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205015500|accessdate=2013-07-26|archive-date=2016-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210044841/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205015500|url-status=dead}} The courts are exact replicas of the Maravich Center game court and have two portable goals and four retractable goals. Each gymnasium is equipped with a scoreboard, video filming balcony, and scorer's table with video and data connection that enable instant replay. The facility also houses team locker rooms, a team lounge, training rooms, coach's offices and locker rooms, a media room, laundry facility and storage areas.{{cite web| title=LSU has grand opening for basketball practice facility|publisher=The Times-Picayune |url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2010/09/lsu_has_grand_opening_for_bask.html|accessdate=2014-03-06}}

The building also includes a two-story lobby and staircase that ascends to the second level where a club room holds 500 people for pre-game and post-game events. The club room is connected to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center concourse. The lobby includes team displays and graphics, trophy cases and memorabilia of LSU Basketball. A 900-pound bronze statue of LSU legend Shaquille O'Neal is in front of the facility.