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Beaumont Civic Center
701 Main St
Beaumont, TX 77701
Opened: August 1, 1980
The Beaumont Civic Center, in downtown Beaumont, Texas, is a 6,500 seat arena where concerts, conventions, trade shows and exhibitions are held. Banquet maximum capacity is 2,000. It has 29,300 square feet of ground-level exhibit space and 12,000 square feet space on the second level for a combined space of 41,300 square feet. The building includes four dressing rooms with showers. 850 parking spots are onsite. The venue is part of the Beaumont Civic Center Complex. This complex includes the Civic Center, Julie Rogers Theater and the Jefferson Theatre.

The Beaumont Civic Center was the home court for the Lamar Cardinals basketball men's team for four seasons from 1980-1984. The Cardinals record at the Civic Center was 40-2. The Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team's eighty (80) game home court winning streak started at McDonald Gym on February 18, 1978. Before the Cardinals moved to their new home at the Beaumont Civic Center, McDonald Gym saw the first thirty-seven (37) straight home wins of the streak. The remaining forty-three (43) straight home court wins of the streak were at the Beaumont Civic Center. When the streak ended on March 10, 1984, the Cardinals were owners of seventh (7th) longest home court winning streak in NCAA history.

The Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held at the Beaumont Civic Center in 1981, 1983, and 1984.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 19, 1984Santa Clara @ Lamar 76 - 74
Mar 10, 1984Louisiana Tech @ Lamar #68 - 65
Mar 9, 1984Louisiana Monroe @ Louisiana Tech #56 - 69
Mar 9, 1984McNeese State @ Lamar #66 - 85
Feb 25, 1984McNeese State @ Lamar 79 - 86
Feb 16, 1984Louisiana Tech @ Lamar 60 - 85
Feb 11, 1984Louisiana Monroe @ Lamar 66 - 68
Feb 6, 1984Pan American @ Lamar 61 - 85
Jan 28, 1984North Texas @ Lamar 66 - 96
Jan 26, 1984UT Arlington @ Lamar 79 - 110

# - 1983-84 Southland Conference Tournament