George Gervin GameAbove Center
George Gervin GameAbove Center is a arena in Ypsilanti, United States that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 8,824.
Key facts
George Gervin GameAbove Center is a arena in Ypsilanti, United States that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 8,824. It is owned by Eastern Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University. It is operated by Eastern Michigan University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Convocation Center. Current tenants are Eastern Michigan Eagles, Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball, Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball, Eastern Michigan Eagles, 2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2010–11 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2012–13 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2013–14 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2000–01 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2001–02 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2002–03 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2003–04 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2004–05 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2006–07 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2007–08 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2008–09 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2011–12 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, 2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team, 2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team, 2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team.
- Location
- Ypsilanti, United States
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 8,824
- Opened
- 1998
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
George Gervin GameAbove Center is at latitude 42.254444, longitude -83.647222, in Ypsilanti, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 42.254444 |
| Longitude | -83.647222 |
| City | Ypsilanti |
| Region | Ypsilanti |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
George Gervin GameAbove Center has carried 1 recorded name. Convocation Center (no sponsor) ran 1998 to 2021. The average tenure of a name here is 23 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convocation Center | None | 1998 to 2021 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Eastern Michigan University | 1998 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Eastern Michigan University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Eastern Michigan University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
29 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Convocation Center | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60082 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60081 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60080 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372182308 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | George_Gervin_GameAbove_Center | George Gervin GameAbove Center | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52376 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52375 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52374 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52373 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52372 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52371 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52370 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52369 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52368 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52367 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52366 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52365 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52364 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52363 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52362 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52361 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52360 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52359 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52358 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52357 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52356 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52355 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 52354 | 2026-10 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: