Hill Convocation Center

Hill Convocation Center
The Hill
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Full name	Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center
Address	284 Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Way, Statesboro, GA 30458
Location	Statesboro, Georgia
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Owner	Georgia Southern University
Capacity	5,500 (basketball); 5,900 (convocation)
Construction
Broke ground	May 26, 2022
Opened	December 4, 2024
Construction cost	$64.4 million
Architect	Hussey Gay Bell
Tenants
	Georgia Southern Eagles (NCAA); (2024–present)
Website
	Hill Convocation Center

The Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center is a multi-purpose 5,500-seat indoor arena in Statesboro, Georgia. The arena is owned by Georgia Southern University and houses the Georgia Southern Eagles (NCAA Division I) men's and women's basketball teams.

History

In February 2021, the University System of Georgia approved plans for the new convocation center to be dedicated to former Georgia State senator and alumnus Jack Hill, along with his wife, Ruth Ann, in recognition for his service to committees that helped expand the university's funding for facilities.^[3] In May 2022, construction broke ground on 95,000 square feet (8,800 m²) of land located on the south-side of the university campus along the Veterans Memorial Parkway, serving as the centerpiece of the university's "South Campus" expansion.^[4] The structure was built to accommodate basketball games and convocation events, as well as classrooms, faculty offices, and psychology labs to serve the university's sports medicine academia.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hill Convocation Center was held on December 4, 2024.^[5] Following its opening, the Georgia Southern men's and women's basketball teams finished their 2024–25 seasons playing at the Hill Convocation Center, despite starting their initial home games at Hanner Fieldhouse.

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v t e Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Building (1932–1955) Hanner Gymnasium (1955–1969) Hanner Fieldhouse (1969–2024) Hill Convocation Center (2024–present)
Rivalries	Georgia State
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
Venues	Hanner Fieldhouse (1973–2024) Hill Convocation Center (2024–present)
Rivalries	Georgia State
Culture & lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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Construction
The Hill
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Full name	Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center
Address	284 Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Way, Statesboro, GA 30458
Location	Statesboro, Georgia
Coordinates	Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Owner	Georgia Southern University
Capacity	5,500 (basketball) 5,900 (convocation)
Broke ground	May 26, 2022
Opened	December 4, 2024
Construction cost	$64.4 million^[1]
Architect	Hussey Gay Bell^[2]
Tenants
Georgia Southern Eagles (NCAA) (2024–present)
Website
Hill Convocation Center

Hill Convocation Center

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References

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