Sartain Hall

Sartain Hall
Construction
"The Concrete Box"

Former names	Trojan Arena (1999-2010
Location	Troy, Alabama
Coordinates	31°47′56″N 85°57′12″W / 31.798899°N 85.953362°W / 31.798899; -85.953362Coordinates: 31°47′56″N 85°57′12″W / 31.798899°N 85.953362°W / 31.798899; -85.953362
Owner	Troy University
Operator	Troy University
Capacity	4,000
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	1961
Opened	1962
Construction cost	$447,000
Tenants
Troy Trojans (NCAA) (1962-2012)

Sartain Hall is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Troy, Alabama. It was home to the Troy University Trojans basketball team until Trojan Arena opened in 2012. It opened in 1962.

The building was built as a new Physical Education Building in 1962, with its major facility being a 2,500-seat basketball gymnasium which was ready for the first basketball game that fall.

Before Sartain Hall, the university never previously had an adequate gymnasium, and the college administration had the foresight at the time to make it available for high school basketball tournaments as well as college games and tournaments. The building is named in honor of the late Professor Auxford Sartain.

In 1999, the building was renamed Trojan Arena, but went back to its original name in Summer 2010 when the new Trojan Arena underwent construction.

The building has hosted many events, from college basketball games to high school basketball games to graduations to the Harlem Globetrotters. Over its time, the building has become a staple of history in the lore of Troy University athletics.

References

Troy Trojans men's basketball

Venues	Sartain Hall (1962–2012) Trojan Arena (2012–present)

Culture & lore	History Highest scoring game in NCAA history

People	Head coaches All-Americans

Seasons	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 1999–00 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

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