Reed Arena
Reed Arena is a sports arena and entertainment venue located at the corner of Olsen Boulevard and Kimbrough Boulevard in College Station, Texas. This facility is used for Texas A&M University basketball games and commencement ceremonies, concerts, trade shows, family entertainment, and Texas A&M student programs, including the on-campus Aggie Muster. The building replaced the G. Rollie White Coliseum, and is named for Dr. & Mrs. Chester J. Reed, a 1947 A&M graduate whose donations made the new arena possible.
| Location | 730 Olsen Boulevard College Station, Texas 77843 |
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| Coordinates | 30.60578°N 96.34619°W |
| Owner | Texas A&M University |
| Operator | Texas A&M University |
| Capacity | 12,989 |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 16, 1995 |
| Opened | November 22, 1998 |
| Construction cost | $36.7 Million ($65.9 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | Lockwood, Andrews & Newman, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore D.Y. Davis Associates, Inc. |
| Services engineer | Kalmans Marshall Engineering, Inc. |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball (NCAA) (1998–present) Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball (NCAA) (1998–present) Texas A&M Aggies volleyball (NCAA) (2009–present) | |
In 2005, Reed Arena served as the site of men's and women's first round NIT games, as the men played Clemson and the women played Tulsa.
In recent years, Reed Arena has gained a reputation as one of the most hostile arenas in the nation, coinciding with the men's and women's Aggie basketball teams' rise to national prominence. This is partly due to a group of students calling themselves the Reed Rowdies, which have been instrumental in helping to create an energetic fan atmosphere during basketball games similar to that of football games at Kyle Field.