OceanFirst Bank Center

{{Short description|Arena in West Long Branch, New Jersey}}

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| stadium_name = OceanFirst Bank Center

| nickname =

| image = OceanFirst Bank Center, Monmouth University, NJ - exterior.jpg

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| location = 400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764

| coordinates = {{coord|40|16|46.11|N|74|0|27.3|W|type:landmark_region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}}

| broke_ground = September 8, 2007{{cite journal |title=Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Multi–Purpose Activity Center on September 8|url=http://www.monmouth.edu/uploadedFiles/Content/University/about-monmouth/news-and-events/public-affairs/neighbor-newsletters/ocean-township/Neighbor%20Fall%202007%20Ocean.pdf|journal=Neighbor to Neighbor|publisher=Monmouth University|date=2007|volume=5|issue=2|access-date=February 19, 2015}}

| built =

| opened = August 26, 2009{{cite news |title=MAAC Adds Two New Members|first=Mark|last=Singelais|url=http://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/MAAC-adds-two-new-members-4120279.php|newspaper=Times Union|location=Albany|date=December 15, 2012|access-date=February 19, 2015}}

| closed =

| demolished =

| owner = Monmouth University

| operator = Monmouth University

| surface = Hardwood

| construction_cost = $57 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|57000000|2009}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})

| architect = EwingCole{{cite web |title=Multi-Purpose Activity Center|url=http://www.ewingcole.com/portfolio-items/monmouth-university-multi-purpose-activity-center/|publisher=EwingCole|access-date=February 19, 2015}}
Rosser International{{cite web |title=Multipurpose Activity Center Monmouth University|url=http://www.athleticbusiness.com/project-443.html|work=Athletic Business|access-date=February 19, 2015}}

| project_manager = Sordoni Construction Co.{{cite web |title=Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center|url=http://www.sordoniconstruction.com/page-83#/page-83/|publisher=Sordoni Construction Co.|access-date=February 19, 2015}}

| general_contractor= Torcon, Inc.{{cite web |title=Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center|url=http://www.torcon.com/industry/education/monmouth-university|publisher=Torcon, Inc.|access-date=February 19, 2015}}

| former_names = Multipurpose Activity Center (2009–2016)

| tenants = Monmouth Hawks Basketball

| seating_capacity = 4,100

}}

OceanFirst Bank Center (formerly Multipurpose Activity Center) is a multi-purpose student recreational facility at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It was opened on August 26, 2009. It currently hosts the Monmouth Hawks basketball teams. It has a seating capacity of 4,100 spectators. It adjoins the William T. Boylan Gymnasium. The venue cost $57 million to construct.{{cite news |title=Debut of Monmouth's Multipurpose Activity Center Fulfills Longtime Wish|first=Andy|last=McCullough|url=http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2009/11/post_5.html|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|location=Newark|date=November 14, 2009|access-date=February 19, 2015}}

The facility was originally named the Multipurpose Activity Center until June 2016, when the university and OceanFirst Bank reached a $4 million agreement through 2036 that included the naming rights of the facility.{{cite web|title=Agreement Announced to Name the University’s Multipurpose Activity Center|url=http://www.monmouth.edu/ocean-first-bank-center/|publisher=Monmouth University|access-date=1 August 2016|location=WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.|date=6 June 2016}} The basketball court is named "Gaffney Court" in honor of former university president Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II.{{cite news |title=Tracing Monmouth's Cinderella rise to Paul Gaffney|first=Stephen|last=Edelson|url=http://www.app.com/story/sports/columnists/stephen-edelson/2016/02/11/paul-gaffney-monmouth-cinderella-rise/80226710|newspaper=The Asbury Park Press|location=Asbury Park|date=February 16, 2016|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

File:OceanFirst Bank Center, Monmouth University.jpg