Health and Physical Education Arena

Texas Southern’s Health and Physical Education Arena is home for the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams as well as the Lady Tiger Volleyball Team.  The 8,100 seat was built in 1989. 

The H&PE arena was the site of the first Southwestern Conference (SWAC) Basketball Tournament hosted by TSU in 1990.  That year, the fighting Tigers defeated Southern University to capture the SWAC Tournament Championship.  The arena was also the site of the match between Texas Southern and the University of California and the infamous Jason Kid in 1993.  This was the arena’s first sold out crowd.  The most recent sell out crowd occurred in 2003 when the Texas Southern men’s basketball team defeated Prairie View A&M (104-100) in double overtime.

The arena is not only used for athletic events, it is also used for commencement, conferences and concerts.  The Department of Human Performance is also located in the H&PE arena.

TSU Recreation and Wellness Center

The Texas Southern Recreation and Wellness Center is one of the newest buildings on the campus.  The $13 million, 69,000 square foot facility was built in 2001. 
 
It has a three court gymnasium, a 25 meter swimming pool, a state of the art weight room, an aerobic dance studio, a 1/12 mile indoor jogging track, a food court, a student computer center and offices.

The facility is used by primarily by students and faculty.  Some special athletic events are held there as well.

Robertson Stadium

Texas Southern plays some of its home games at Robertson Stadium.  A massive renovation of Robertson Stadium took two years thanks to a $6 million gift from the John and Julie O’Quinn Foundation to the University of Houston.  In addition to the 20 luxury suites added in the summer of 1998, “Phase I” entailed replacement of the current track with a ring of tiered seating, bringing the stadium’s capacity to 32,000.  To accommodate this tiered seating, the entire playing field was lowered nine feet.

In recognition of John and Julie O’Quinn’s loyal support, the field at Robertson Stadium was named “John O’Quinn Field.”  Robertson Stadium, as it is known today, was originally constructed in 1941 as a joint project of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a federal agency created by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.  In 1940, HISD purchased the land now bound by Holman, Cullen, Scott and Wheeler streets and passed a resolution in March 1941, to provide $650,000 to build the stadium.  The new stadium was named Houston Public School Stadium and served as the site for all home football games for area high schools.  The first game was held September 18, 1942, when Lamar High School defeated Adamson High School of Dallas 26-7 before a crowd of 14,500.

Reliant Stadium

Reliant Stadium is the home of the Houston Texans NFL football team.  The $449 million steel and glass stadium is an architectural wonder almost as amazing now as the astrodome was in its day.  The state-of-the-art facility has the league’s first retractable roof, taking only ten minutes to open fully.  
Of the 69,500 seats, 44,000 are of the sideline variety, lower level luxury suites are closer to the action than in any other NFL stadium and nearly 90 feet closer to the natural grass playing surface than at the Astrodome. The 166 suites accommodates from 16 to 22 people.

In 1996 the Texans played their first season, and in February 2004 hosted Super Bowl XXXVIII. In the future you can expect many more major events to be held in this amazing stadium, including the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.   Reliant Stadium is also the home of RodeoHouston and its annual 2 million patrons.

Toyota Center

The Toyota Center is the site of the H-Town Classic when Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M face out in what’s been a Classic Houston area rivalry.

The Toyota Center was built with the sports fan in mind.  There is easy access from each of the major freeway.  There is a 2, 500 space parking garage with exclusive arena access through a private sky bridge.  There are also about 10,000 additional spaces are within easy walking distance.  The center seats 18,300 for basketball.  It has 2,900 club seats and 92 luxury suites.

The Toyota Center has an arena bowl design that provides great sightlines and keeps everyone close to the action.  The arena boasts some of the widest, most comfortable seats in the country, along with extra restrooms.  There are also ample concession stands.  The center is also designed with the most advanced scoreboard and video screen package in the world and unmatched premium amenities.   It’s the small touches that make this arena truly big.

The Center is home to the Houston Rockets and Comets.  It will host many events including NBA and WNBA basketball, hockey, touring acts, college sports, the circus, ice shows and other community events.  The arena is definitely Houston’s ultimate entertainment venue.