Friday, August 1, 2014

New Arena Named "The Pavilion at Ole Miss"


Ole Miss held a ground-breaking ceremony for the new basketball arena on Thursday, and announced the facility's name - The Pavilion at Ole Miss.

The place in the ground where The Pavilion at Ole Miss will sit. Courtesy Ole Miss Ath
Bjork announced that the Forward Together capital campaign has reached the $112.5 million mark, on the way to its $150 million goal, which included the $85 million set aside for the new arena.

Ole Miss will continue to aggressively pursue adding a name in front of the word “Pavilion,” whether it’s an individual donor or a corporate sponsor, to work toward bridging the $37.5 million gap.

“Days like this help,” said Bjork of fundraising. “We can take this step, get this project going. We’re under construction and ready to be open by December 2015. It allows us to start focusing on that design process.”





When The Pavilion at Ole Miss is complete the University will have three of the most beautiful collegiate sports facilities in the country in Swayze Field, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, and he Pavilion. The arena won't just give the basketball team a dry court to play on, it'll also serve as an enhancement to the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium footprint and doorway to the stadium. All-American Drive will be nothing short of awe inspiring, and gone will be the days when anyone could say that facilities are holding Ole Miss back.

These are exciting times for Ole Miss Athletics.