In the first 24 years of the arena’s existence, Eastern Michigan played their home games at the Convocation Center. For the next 24 years, it’ll take on the moniker of the George Gervin GameAbove Center, a change made official on Saturday afternoon during Eastern Michigan men’s basketball’s game against FIU.
The name change was just one of the highlights from a day of celebration for the Eastern Michigan community as they celebrated “George Gervin Day”.
The name change was announced during a surprise halftime announcement which included EMU football great Charlie Batch speaking to the crowd before Gervin’s turn to speak.