Basketball
Out with the Old: Houston opens the Fertitta Center
Houston's Fertitta Center is the latest in state-wide facility upgrades
(Photo: Photos Courtesy of Houston Athletics)
Compared to the $400 million his company sunk into the glitzy Post Oak Hotel in Houston’s Galleria area, Landry’s magnate Tilman Fertitta is getting a relative bargain for his $20 million investment in the University of Houston’s revamped basketball arena.
Opened in 1969 as Hofheinz Pavilion, UH’s arena will be rechristened this fall as the Fertitta Center, the latest addition in a steady upgrade trend for Division I basketball arenas across a state that more frequently draws attention for its elaborate football palaces.
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