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Multipurpose stadium

Samuel Thomas Assembly Center
Construction
"The TAC"


Location	1650 West Alabama Avenue Ruston, LA 71272
Coordinates	32°31′56″N 92°39′30″W / 32.5321°N 92.6584°W / 32.5321; -92.6584
Owner	Louisiana Tech University
Operator	Louisiana Tech University
Capacity	8,000
Record attendance	8,975 (January 22, 1985)
Surface	Maplewood
Opened	December 4, 1982
Construction cost	$17.5 million
Architect	Morgan, Hill, Sutton & Mitchell Architects, LLC.
Tenants
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters (NCAA) (1982–present)

The Samuel M. Thomas Assembly Center is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Ruston, Louisiana. The arena, named for its benefactor and businessman Samuel M. Thomas, is home to the Division I NCAA Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs (men) and Lady Techsters (women) basketball teams. The arena also hosts concerts and events.

The arena opened in November 1982 just west of Joe Aillet Stadium, and replaced the then-30-year-old Memorial Gymnasium on the corner of Tech Drive and Railroad Avenue. The men's basketball team hosted the Southland Conference tournament in the STAC in 1985 and 1987, and four NIT games, one in 1986, two games in 2002, and one in 2015. The women's team has hosted the first, second and regional rounds of the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament nineteen times, most recently in 2003.

The TAC also serves as the home of the Louisiana Tech Women's Volleyball team since the program's inception in 1987.

NBA greats including Karl Malone, P.J. Brown, Randy White and Paul Millsap have called the Samuel Thomas Assembly Center home during their collegiate careers.

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Thomas Assembly Center - Signage
Thomas Assembly Center - Main Entrance

References

^ "Thomas Assembly Center". latechsports.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

External links

Official website

Louisiana Tech University

Located in: Ruston, Louisiana

Academics

Athletics

Teams	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Soccer Softball Track & Field
Venues	Joe Aillet Stadium Memorial Gymnasium Love Field Squire Creek Thomas Assembly Center
Traditions	Athletics Hall of Fame Band of Pride Rivalry in Dixie Tech (mascot)

Campus

Arboretum

Media

The Tech Talk
KLPI

Student life

Lagniappe

People

History

Founded: 1894
Students: 12,694
Endowment: $99.8 million
Category

v t e Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Men's Gymnasium (1925–1952) Memorial Gymnasium (1952–1982) Thomas Assembly Center (1982–present)
Culture & lore	Tech
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1974–1982) Thomas Assembly Center (1982–present)
Culture & lore	Tech (mascot)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Basketball arenas of Conference USA
Current arenas	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (FIU) Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville State) KSU Convocation Center (Kennesaw State) Liberty Arena (Liberty) Vines Center (Liberty, alternate) Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech) Murphy Center (Middle Tennessee) Pan American Center (New Mexico State) Bernard Johnson Coliseum (Sam Houston) Don Haskins Center (UTEP; leaving in 2026) E. A. Diddle Arena (Western Kentucky)
Future arenas	Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware, from 2025–26) Great Southern Bank Arena (Missouri State, from 2025–26)

Basketball arenas of Conference USA

Current arenas

Ocean Bank Convocation Center (FIU)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville State)
KSU Convocation Center (Kennesaw State)
Liberty Arena (Liberty)
Vines Center (Liberty, alternate)
Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech)
Murphy Center (Middle Tennessee)
Pan American Center (New Mexico State)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (Sam Houston)
Don Haskins Center (UTEP; leaving in 2026)
E. A. Diddle Arena (Western Kentucky)

Future arenas

Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware, from 2025–26)
Great Southern Bank Arena (Missouri State, from 2025–26)

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Louisiana
The American	Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse (Tulane)
Conference USA	Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech)
SEC	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (LSU)
Southland	The Legacy Center (McNeese State) Lakefront Arena (New Orleans) Prather Coliseum (Northwestern State) Stopher Gymnasium (Nicholls) University Center (Southeastern Louisiana)
Sun Belt	Cajundome (Louisiana men) Earl K. Long Gymnasium (Louisiana women) Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Louisiana-Monroe)
SWAC	F.G. Clark Center (Southern) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (Grambling State)

v t e Music venues of Louisiana
Arenas/stadiums	Alario Center BREC Memorial Stadium Burton Coliseum Caesars Superdome Cajundome CenturyLink Center F.G. Clark Center Fant–Ewing Coliseum Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Harang Jr. Municipal Auditorium Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Houma Terrebonne Civic Center Ike Hamilton Expo Center Independence Stadium Lakefront Arena Lamar Dixon Expo Center Monroe Civic Center Pete Maravich Assembly Center Pontchartrain Center Prather Coliseum Raising Cane's River Center Arena Rapides Parish Coliseum Shrine on Airline Smoothie King Center Stopher Gymnasium Sudduth Coliseum Tad Gormley Stadium Thomas Assembly Center Tiger Stadium University Center Yulman Stadium
Concert halls	Jefferson Performing Arts Center LSU Tiger Band Hall Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts McAlister Auditorium Orpheum Theater River Center Theater for Performing Arts RiverView Theater Saenger Theatre Shaw Center for the Arts
Historic venues	Congo Square New Orleans Municipal Auditorium Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
Outdoor venues	Champions Square Fair Grounds Race Course Greek Theatre New Orleans City Park
Theaters and clubs	Carver Theater Civic Theatre Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts House of Blues The Howlin' Wolf Joy Theater Maple Leaf Bar Preservation Hall Rock n' Bowl Snug Harbor State Palace Theatre Tipitina's
Festivals	Bayou Country Superfest DeltaFest Essence Music Festival Festival International French Quarter Festival Highland Jazz & Blues Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Satchmo SummerFest Voodoo Experience

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