Former names | Multipurpose Activity Center |
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Location | 400 Cedar Avenue West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764 |
Coordinates | 40°16′46.11″N 74°0′27.3″W / 40.2794750°N 74.007583°WCoordinates: 40°16′46.11″N 74°0′27.3″W / 40.2794750°N 74.007583°W |
Owner | Monmouth University |
Operator | Monmouth University |
Capacity | 4,100 |
Surface | Hardwood |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September 8, 2007 |
Opened | August 26, 2009 |
Construction cost |
$57 million ($63.6 million in 2016 dollars) |
Architect |
EwingCole Rosser International |
Project manager | Sordoni Construction Co. |
General contractor | Torcon, Inc. |
Tenants | |
Monmouth Hawks Basketball |
OceanFirst Bank Center (formerly Multipurpose Activity Center) is a multi-purpose student recreational facility at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It was opened on August 26, 2009. It currently hosts the Monmouth Hawks basketball teams. It has a seating capacity of 4,100 spectators. It adjoins the William T. Boylan Gymnasium. The venue cost $57 million to construct.
The facility was originally named the Multipurpose Activity Center until June 2016, when the university and OceanFirst Bank reached a $4 million agreement through 2036 that included the naming rights of the facility.