Cox Business Center

For the arena in Oklahoma City, see Cox Convention Center. For other uses, see Cox Center (disambiguation).

Cox Business Center
Tenants

Former names	Tulsa Assembly Center Tulsa Convention Center
Location	100 Civic Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
Owner	City of Tulsa
Operator	SMG
Capacity	8,900 (Large Arena)
Opened	1964
Tulsa Oilers (CPHL/CHL) (1964–1983) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (NCAA) (1964–1998) Tulsa Roughnecks (NASL) (1978) Tulsa Oilers (CHL) (1992–2008) Tulsa Talons (AF2) (2000–2008) Tulsa 66ers (NBA D-League) (2009–2012) Oklahoma Defenders (APFL/CPIFL) (2012–2014) Tulsa Revolution (MASL) (2013–2014)
Website
www.coxcentertulsa.com

Cox Business Center (originally Tulsa Assembly Center and formerly Tulsa Convention Center) is a 8,900-seat multi-purpose arena located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The civic arena was constructed in 1964 and named for Tulsa Mayor James L. Maxwell who was the driving force behind the planning and start of the venue. With a 102,600-square-foot (9,530 m²) exhibit hall, 23 meeting rooms, an 8,900-seat arena and an executive conference room, the Tulsa Convention Center contains a total of 227,000 square feet (21,100 m²) of meeting space all under one roof.

In 2013, the Convention Center was renamed Cox Business Center.^[1]

Former tenants

Tulsa Revolution warmups at Cox Business Center on November 22, 2014.

Logo until 2013

Lobby of the Cox Business Center.

In November 2013, the Tulsa Revolution of the Professional Arena Soccer League began play with the Cox Business Center as their home arena. The team relocated to the Expo Square Pavilion in January 2015. The original Tulsa Roughnecks used the building for indoor soccer in 1978.^[2]

It was home to the Central Hockey League Tulsa Oilers ice hockey team and to the Tulsa Talons, an af2 arena football team prior to the opening of the new BOK Center in 2008. It was a regular stop for Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling and its successor, the Universal Wrestling Federation, until shortly after the UWF's purchase by Jim Crockett Promotions in 1987. It hosted the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament title game in 1982 and 1984-87. It was also the home to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane basketball team until the program moved to the Reynolds Center in 1998.

The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) hosted a Built Ford Tough Series event at the Convention Center each year between 2005 and 2008; for 2009 and beyond, the event was moved to the BOK Center. Beginning in 2009, the Convention Center was the home arena for the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League until 2012, when the team returned to the SpiritBank Event Center in nearby Bixby.^[3] In March 2012, the Oklahoma Defenders of the American Professional Football League played their first game at the arena. The team folded in August 2014.

Proposed improvements

Some Tulsans involved with the city's travel and tourism have been voicing concerns that Cox Center needs modernization to prevent losing convention business to other cities with more modern facilities. Michelle Hartman, board president of the Metro Tulsa Hotel & Lodging Association, has been quoted as saying that, "Tulsa lost more than 20 events (over the period of 2013 to 2015) because of a lack of convention space, resulting in a loss of more than $109 million, more than 56,000 hotel room nights and more than 48,500 visitors."^[4] The assistant general manager of the center, Kerry Painter, has claimed that what the center needs now is, "...more space to hold exhibits, conferences and meetings." She feels that much of this space could be provided by removing the existing arena, which can seat 6,752 people. She believes that this arena is no longer needed, since the opening of the very successful BOK Center nearby.^[4]

Another necessary improvement, according to Cox Center management, is a new entrance on the east side of the building. Ms. Painter said that this feature is cited in the 2020 Vision Master Plan.^[4]

References

↑ "Tulsa Convention Center gets new name". KRMG. June 25, 2013.
↑ "Tulsa improved for return clash with Rowdies." St. Petersburg Times. February 14, 1978 Accessed November 11, 2016.
↑ "Tulsa 66ers Returning To Bixby's SpiritBank Event Center." News on 6. May 14, 2012. Accessed November 11, 2016.
1 2 3 Ryburn, Stacy. "Vision Tulsa improvements for Cox Business Center to keep up with growing downtown." Tulsa World. April 4, 2016. Accessed November 11, 2016

External links

Official website

San Antonio Talons

Formerly the Tulsa Talons
Founded in 2000
Folded in 2014
Based in San Antonio, Texas

Franchise

Arenas

Head coaches

Allner
Johnson

Playoff appearances (12)

AF2: 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009
AFL: 2010; 2012

Division championships (10)

AF2: 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009
AFL: 2010; 2012

Championship appearances (2)

ArenaCup: IV; VIII

Current league affiliations

League: Arena Football League
Conference: National Conference
Division: West Division

Seasons (15)

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Champions Professional Indoor Football League

Teams	Bloomington Edge Dodge City Law Kansas Koyotes Lincoln Haymakers Oklahoma Defenders Omaha Beef Salina Bombers Sioux City Bandits Wichita Wild

Venues	Bicentennial Center (Salina) Hartman Arena (Wichita) Kemper Arena (Kansas City) Landon Arena (Kansas) Pershing Center (Lincoln) Ralston Arena (Omaha) Cox Business Center (Oklahoma) Tyson Events Center (Sioux City) United Wireless Arena (Dodge City) U.S. Cellular Coliseum (Bloomington)

Current arenas in the Major Arena Soccer League

Eastern Division	Royal Farms Arena Lakeland Center Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex Oncenter War Memorial Arena

Central Division	U.S. Cellular Center Sears Centre UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Silverstein Eye Centers Arena Family Arena

Southwest Division	Unidad Deportiva Tijuana El Paso County Coliseum Allen Event Center Centro de Usos Multiples

Pacific Division	Citizens Business Bank Arena Valley View Casino Center ShoWare Center Turlock Soccer Complex

Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball

Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)

Rivalries	Oral Roberts

Culture & lore	History "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 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 1942–43 1943–44 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 1999–00 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

Coordinates: 36°8′56″N 95°59′50″W / 36.14889°N 95.99722°W / 36.14889; -95.99722

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