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Built in 1988 and located adjacent to the Brazos River, it is home to the Baylor University Bears volleyball, acrobatics, and tumbling teams. It is named for Charles R. Ferrell, a Baylor student and legacy who died in 1967, and whose family's estate was a major benefactor of the arena.
- $12.5 million, ($30.9 million in 2022 dollars)
- September 22, 1988
- Baylor Events Center (planning)
May 15, 2015 · The Ferrell Center wasn’t always planned for its current location. In 1982, it was announced that a new special events center would be built “adjacent to Russell Gymnasium, on a site bordered by Waco Creek, University Parks Drive, Bagby Street and Speight Avenue” (where the McLane SLC and Baylor Sciences Building are now).
Previous upgrades to the Ferrell Center have included: new state-of-the-art locker rooms in 2004. Built in 1988 at a cost of $12.5 million, the gold-domed Ferrell Center is located on a 14-acre tract on the corner of University Parks Drive and Texas Highway 6 (LaSalle Avenue).
Jan 25, 2020 · Ferrell Center is located on the far northeastern corner of campus, away from I-35 and the normal Waco traffic. There is free parking for Ferrell Center events near the arena, and the flow of traffic seems to move well before as well as after the event.
The best seats at the Ferrell Center for a Baylor Basketball game will be located at midcourt in sections 113 and 101. If you enjoy being close to the players, section 113 will be the better option as it is located between the team benches.
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- 1900 S University Parks Dr, Waco, 76706, TX
Championship Row is the name given to Courtside seats on the West side of the Ferrell Center. These seats are located directly at floor level and ticketholders will sit on a folding chair with their feet on the hardwood.
Sep 21, 2018 · Five years and a couple of potential locations later (the center was originally slated to be built on the campus side of University Parks Drive, where intramural fields are now located), the Ferrell Center opened to much fanfare and an incredible amount of preparation (as this classic 1988 news clip shows).
