Location in L.A. metro area | |
Location | 3400 S. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California |
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Coordinates | 34°01′16″N 118°16′48″W / 34.021°N 118.280°W |
Public transit | Jefferson/USC |
Owner | University of Southern California |
Capacity | Basketball: 10,258 Ice Hockey: 8,500 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | October 30, 2004[1] |
Opened | October 12, 2006 |
Construction cost | US$147 million (US$222 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
Architect | HNTB |
Structural engineer | John A. Martin & Associates[3] |
Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc.[4] |
General contractor | Clark Construction Group[5] |
Tenants | |
USC Trojans (NCAA) (2006–present) |
The Galen Center is a multipurpose indoor arena and athletic facility owned and operated by the University of Southern California. Located at the southeast corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles, California, United States, it is right across the street from the campus and near the Shrine Auditorium. The Galen Center is the home of the USC Trojans basketball and USC volleyball; in addition it hosts concerts, pageants, theatrical performances, high school graduation ceremonies, CIF championships and the Academic Decathlon. The annual Kids' Choice Awards were held here from 2011 to 2014, and returned in 2017 and 2019.