Hearnes Center

Hearnes Center is a 13,611-seat multi-purpose arena in Columbia, Missouri. The arena opened in 1972. It is currently home to the Missouri Tigers' wrestling, women's volleyball, and indoor track and field teams. It was home to the University of Missouri Tigers men's and women's basketball teams before Mizzou Arena opened in 2004. It was the host of University of Missouri gymnastics until their move to Mizzou Arena in 2025. It is also the host of Missouri's State FFA Convention, but there are plans to move that event to Mizzou Arena in the coming years. Groundbreaking for the Hearnes Center occurred in 1969, and the arena was officially dedicated on August 4, 1972. The arena got its name from former Missouri governor and 1952 Mizzou graduate Warren Hearnes. The cost of the building project was $10.75 million. Prior to the opening of the Hearnes Center, the Missouri basketball team played its home games at Brewer Fieldhouse, which was built in 1929 and has since been remodeled into a modern recreation center. Hearnes quickly became one of college basketball's toughest places to play during the 1980s, when players such as Steve Stipanovich, Jon Sundvold, Derrick Chievous and Doug Smith suited up for Norm Stewart. Several factors contributed to this reputation: the steep banking of the seating area, its flat roof and angling of its upper sections, and The Antlers, whose presence i

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