923 University Drive, Belton, TX 76513
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The Mayborn Campus Center serves as the home for the UMHB men's basketball, women's basketball and volleyball teams. The basketball teams moved into the Mayborn Campus Center during the 2004-2005 basketball season. The volleyball team opened play in the Mayborn Center with the 2005 season. The Mayborn Campus Center features a 2,500-seat arena/special events center and locker rooms for the UMHB basketball and volleyball teams. Seating capacity in the Mayborn Campus Center can expand to 3,200 for special events. There are also locker rooms for visiting teams and officials. The 110,000 square foot building houses a fitness center, an indoor swimming pool, an aerobics room, an indoor jogging track and the Mabee-Farris Recreational Gymnasium.
The Mayborn Campus Center is also home to the UMHB Athletic Department and the UMHB Exercise and Sport Science Department. Both departments have office suites in the building, along with conference rooms and storage space. The UMHB Athletic Training Department has a full equipped training room in the building and the Mayborn Campus Center also houses an Exercise Physiology Lab and an Athletic Training Lab. Classroom space for the EXSS, Sports Management and Athletic Training Departments is also located in the Mayborn Campus Center, along with a student lounge and a Smoothie Bar.
In 2007-08, the UMHB men's basketball team won its first ASC Championship with a sweep through the ASC Tournament on its home floor. That tournament also marked the first time the ASC Championship Tournament had been played in Belton.
The UMHB men's basketball team beat Howard Payne 100-79 in the first-ever men's basketball game in the Mayborn Campus Center on February 3, 2005. Michael Blaylock's three-pointer 31 seconds into the game provided the first points scored in a men's basketball game in the history of the new facility.
The UMHB women's basketball team fell to Howard Payne 58-51 in the first-ever women's basketball game in the Mayborn Campus Center on February 3, 2005. Lisa Martinez's lay-up 1:49 into the game provided the first women's basketball points scored in the history of the new facility.
The UMHB volleyball team posted a five-game victory to beat Concordia-Austin in the first-ever volleyball match played in the Mayborn Campus Center. UMHB also played host to one of the American Southwest Conference's Cross-Over Tournaments during the 2005 volleyball season.
The Mayborn Campus Center is named in honor of Frank and Sue Mayborn and the Mayborn Foundation. The university has a long and enduring relationship with the Mayborn Family. In 1976, Mr. Frank W. Mayborn was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities for his many contributions and service to the Central Texas area, the state and the nation. After his death, the university published Mr. Mayborn's life history in Frank W. Mayborn: A Man Who Made A Difference by Odie B. and Laura E. Faulk. In 1991, Mrs. Sue Mayborn was awarded the Honorary Doctorate of Humanities to recognize her interest in and support of the university and for her commitment to volunteer efforts in Bell County and the State of Texas. In 1988, the Mayborn Foundation also established the Frank W. Mayborn Chair of Arts and Sciences at the university.
