Mississippi State Announces Plans For Basketball Practice Facility
Via Media Relations
Mississippi State will begin construction on a new, $11.2 million state-of-the-art basketball practice facility on Tuesday following the announcement that the Henry Mize Foundation has donated a lead gift of $4 million.
The expected 15-month construction project will be built by JESCO, Inc. of Tupelo and Fulton, with the design concept provided by Foil Wyatt Architects of Jackson, Miss.
The building, which will be named at a later date in honor of the Mize family and will be attached to the south side of Humphrey Coliseum, will be 57,611 square feet and contain 23,500 square feet of court space. Included will be an 84-space parking garage, offices for both the men’s and women’s coaches, two collegiate regulation courts length wise with four high school size cross courts, a weight room, training room and a reception area of 5,000 square feet.
“This is a great day for our men’s and women’s basketball teams, for our entire athletic program and for the university as a whole,” MSU president Dr. Mark E. Keenum said. “Today, we’re launching a project that will be a major asset to our campus, enhancing its attractiveness and functionality by providing new flexibility and increased efficiency to our basketball programs.”
View architectural renderings of the new practice facility.