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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name        = EagleBank Arena
| fullname            = EagleBank Arena at<br>[[George Mason University]]
| former names        = Patriot Center (1985–2015)
| image               = Patriot Center 2011.jpg
| image_size          = 240
| caption             = West entrance in December [[2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team|2011]]
| image_map           = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=240|zoom=12|type=point}}
| address             = 4500 Patriot Circle
| location            = George Mason University<br>[[Fairfax, Virginia]], U.S. <!--22030-->
| coordinates         = {{coord|38.827|N|77.310|W|source:placeopedia|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map         = USA#Virginia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the [[United States]]##Location in [[Virginia]]
| pushpin_mapsize     = 240
| pushpin_label       = Fairfax
| pushpin_relief      = yes
| broke_ground        = 1982
| built               = 
| opened              = {{start date and age|1985|10|4|br=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Knicks Lose in Ewing's Debut|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yCURAAAAIBAJ&pg=6909,1551027&dq=en|newspaper=Gainesville Sun|date=October 5, 1985|access-date=February 15, 2012}}</ref>
| closed              = 
| demolished          = 
| owner               = George Mason University
| operator            = [[Ted Leonsis|Monumental Sports and Entertainment]]
| surface             = Multi-surface
| construction_cost   = $16 million<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gmu.edu/library/specialcollections/gmdcs_timeline.html |title=George Mason Timeline |access-date=2006-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426234734/http://www.gmu.edu/library/specialcollections/gmdcs_timeline.html |archive-date=2006-04-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|16000000|1985}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}<!-- dollars-->{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect           = [[Populous (company)|HOK Sport]]<br>Mosley Architects
| tenants             = [[George Mason Patriots]] ([[Atlantic 10 Conference|A10]])<br>(1985&ndash;present)<br>[[Washington Commandos]] ([[Arena Football League|AFL]]) (1990)
| seating_capacity    = [[George Mason Patriots men's basketball|Basketball]]: 10,000
}}
'''EagleBank Arena''' (originally the '''Patriot Center''') is a 10,000-seat arena in the [[eastern United States]], on the campus of [[George Mason University]] in [[Fairfax, Virginia|Fairfax]], [[Virginia]], a suburb southwest of [[Washington, D.C.]]

Opened {{Years or months ago|1985}} in 1985, it is the home of [[George Mason Patriots|Patriot]] [[George Mason Patriots men's basketball|men's]] & [[George Mason Patriots women's basketball|women's]] [[College basketball|basketball]], and is a venue for concerts and family shows, with {{convert|17000|sqft|m2}} of space.<ref>{{cite web|title=Patriot Center|url=http://www.gomason.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25200&ATCLID=205054690|publisher=George Mason University|access-date=5 April 2012}}</ref> EagleBank Arena has attracted 9.6 million people to over 2,958 events to GMU, which has over 30,000 students.

In 2010, the Patriot Center was ranked seventh nationwide and twelfth worldwide according to ticket sales for venues with capacities between 10,001 and 15,000 by trade publication ''Venues Today''. Also in 2010, the Patriot Center was ranked No. 8 nationwide and No. 18 worldwide according to top grossing venues with a capacity between 10,001 and 15,000 by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Staff editorial: Rigging some revenue|url=http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/staff-editorial-rigging-some-revenue-1.2715706#.T30oItUZ33A|publisher=Diamondback Online|access-date=5 April 2012|author=Staff|date=November 27, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On May 7, 2015, the university announced that the name would be changed on July 1 to "EagleBank Arena at George Mason University", following a partnership deal with [[EagleBank]].<ref name="nbc29">{{cite news |title=George Mason Univ. sells naming rights to Patriot Center |url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/29005787/george-mason-univ-sells-naming-rights-to-patriot-center |publisher=[[WVIR]] |date=May 7, 2015 |access-date=May 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085745/http://www.nbc29.com/story/29005787/george-mason-univ-sells-naming-rights-to-patriot-center |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="name_pr">{{cite press release |title=George Mason, EagleBank Announce Multimillion-Dollar Education Partnership  |url=http://www.gomason.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25200&ATCLID=210075790 |publisher=[[George Mason Patriots]] |date=May 7, 2015 |access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref>

The Patriot Center is the first university venue to be managed by a private company, [[Ted Leonsis#Monumental Sports & Entertainment|Monumental Sports & Entertainment]], who also owns and manages [[Capital One Arena]] in Washington, D.C.

==History==
Financing for the construction of the Patriot Center was part of GMU's revenue bond package approved by the Virginia General Assembly in 1982.<ref>{{Cite news|title = GMU Asks Legislators for Faculty Pay Raises|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1982/01/21/gmu-asks-legislators-for-faculty-pay-raises/a3be44b8-39e1-4b75-94d9-f968ec5d2c9d/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 1982-01-21|access-date = 2015-11-05|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = NANCY|last = SCANNELL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = George Mason Plans 9,200-Seat Arena|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/03/16/george-mason-plans-9200-seat-arena/acf01544-5b0d-45e3-b65a-71fd51516e38/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 1982-03-16|access-date = 2015-11-05|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Bart|last = Barnes}}</ref> It replaced a 3,000-seat gymnasium.<ref name=gmsasch>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OtszAAAAIBAJ&pg=4444%2C2957960 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=George Mason sets ambitious schedule |date=September 14, 1985 |page=6B }}</ref>

The first use of the Patriot Center was GMU's graduation ceremonies in May 1985.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Graduation Opens GMU Arena|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/05/19/graduation-opens-gmu-arena/0cfa2c4c-a9dd-4d62-8538-77189d914061/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 1985-05-19|access-date = 2015-11-05|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = John|last = Mintz}}</ref> The official opening of the arena was five months later on October 4, when the [[1985–86 Washington Bullets season|Washington Bullets]] hosted the [[1985–86 New York Knicks season|New York Knicks]] in an [[1985–86 NBA season|NBA]] pre-season game, which was the professional debut of future [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|hall of fame]] [[Center (basketball)|center]] [[Patrick Ewing]], the first overall selection of the [[1985 NBA draft]] out of nearby [[1984–85 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = GMU Arena Opens Oct. 4|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/09/13/gmu-arena-opens-oct-4/5b859566-2f88-418c-bf9e-5e6cd886791c/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 1985-09-13|access-date = 2015-11-05|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Thomas|last = Turcol}}</ref>

The [[NCAA]] [[NCAA men's volleyball tournament|men's volleyball tournament]] was held at the Patriot Center in May [[1990 NCAA men's volleyball tournament|1990]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = NCAA VOLLEYBALL|date = 5 May 1990|work = The Washington Post|id = {{ProQuest|140218055}}}}</ref> It&nbsp;hosted its first [[Colonial Athletic Association]] (CAA) [[Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament|men's basketball tournament]] in [[1986 CAA men's basketball tournament|1986]] and its first [[Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament|women's tournament]] in 2005. The Patriots have amassed an overall record of {{winpct|220|92|record=y}} at the Patriot Center and are also {{winpct|85|10|record=y}} in the Patriot Center against CAA opponents. During the [[2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team|2010–11]] season, GMU amassed a perfect 13–0 home record, which was the second time that occurred in three seasons.

The arena underwent a $10 million renovation, completed in [[2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team|2009]], that added new concession stands, hospitality area, locker rooms and bathrooms, and an improved main concourse.

=== Management history ===
From its opening, the Patriot Center was managed by [[Abe Pollin]]'s Washington Sports, later renamed to Washington Sports & Entertainment.<ref name=":0" /> In May 1999, Pollin sold 40% of Washington Sports to a partnership led by [[Ted Leonsis]] as part of a $200 million deal that also saw Leonsis purchase the [[Washington Capitals]] hockey team.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Group Led by AOL's Leonsis to Acquire NHL's Capitals and Other Sports Stakes|last1 = Fatsis|first1 = Stefan|date = 13 May 1999|work = The Wall Street Journal|last2 = Swisher|first2 = Kara|author2-link=Kara Swisher|id = {{ProQuest|398682980}}}}</ref> Leonsis' group increased their ownership of Washington Sports to 44%  when they bought out minority owner Arnold Heft in January 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Caps' Owners Buy Heft's WSE Stake|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2000/01/12/caps-owners-buy-hefts-wse-stake/0b488cd1-a024-4824-b7e4-19bfbed861fe/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 2000-01-12|access-date = 2015-11-05|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Jason La|last = Canfora}}</ref>

Following Pollin's death in 2009, Leonsis purchased the rest of WSE from Pollin's heirs in 2010, and consolidated Washington Sports & Entertainment with his own Lincoln Holdings company to form Monumental Sports & Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Ted Leonsis reaches deal to buy Washington Wizards from Pollin family|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/27/AR2010042702928.html|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 2010-04-28|access-date = 2015-11-05|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Thomas|last = Heath}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Ted Leonsis takes control of the Washington Wizards|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/10/AR2010061004963.html|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 2010-06-11|access-date = 2015-11-05|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first1 = Tarik|last1 = El-Bashir|first2 = Thomas|last2 = Heath}}</ref> Management of the Patriot Center passed to this successor company.

==Renovations and recent events==
[[File:Patriot Center Inside 2011.jpg|thumb|200px|Inside in November [[2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team|2011]]]]
On February 4, [[2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team|2012]], GMU men's basketball debuted a new center court scoreboard and set an attendance record against [[2011–12 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team|Old Dominion University]] on homecoming,<ref>{{cite web|title=What's New at the Patriot Center|url=http://www.gomason.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25200&ATCLID=205369503|publisher=George Mason Athletics|access-date=5 April 2012|date=2012-01-27}}</ref>    which then was reached again against [[James Madison Dukes men's basketball|James Madison University]]; both games were won by double digits. 

The Patriot Center is the graduation venue for many students of nearby [[Northern Virginia]] high schools in addition to hosting Commencement for <ref>{{cite web|title=Spring 2023 Commencement|url=https://www.nvcc.edu/commencement/}}</ref>[[Northern Virginia Community College]].

The Patriot Center hosted the sold-out [[UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz]] on January 11, 2010. That was the first time that the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] had staged an event in the state of Virginia.<ref name="UFN20">{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/16502/ufc-fight-night-20-targeted-for-jan-11-in-virginia-spike-tv-to-broadcast.mma |title=UFC Fight Night 20 targeted for Jan. 11 in Virginia, Spike TV to broadcast (Updated) |publisher=mmajunkie.com |access-date=2010-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214644/http://mmajunkie.com/news/16502/ufc-fight-night-20-targeted-for-jan-11-in-virginia-spike-tv-to-broadcast.mma |archive-date=2011-09-26 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The arena also hosted a couple of games for the [[2018 JBA season]], despite not having a team representing the state of Virginia.

Due to renovations at Capital One Arena the [[Washington Mystics]] played Game 3 of the [[2018 WNBA Finals]] at EagleBank Arena. The [[Seattle Storm]] won and it was the final game of the [[2018 WNBA season]].

==Records==
* Men's Basketball Game Attendance – 9,900 on February 4, 2012 vs [[Old Dominion University]] 
* Concert Attendance – [[Phish]] – 10,356
* Grossing Concert – RBD Soy Rebelde -  in 2023, $1.9 million
* Grossing Family Show – Disney On Ice in 2022, $2.46 million
* Most Points Scored in Arena (Basketball) – 53 by Bobby Aguirre of [[Macalester College]] in 1995

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.eaglebankarena.com/}}

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