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Missouri State announces Great Southern Bank Arena to replace JQH Arena name

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The Missouri State Foundation announced that JQH Arena will be renamed Great Southern Bank Arena.

The announcement was made Thursday morning at the PRIME Overtime Club inside the building that has been called JQH Arena since it first opened in 2008.

A $5.5 million gift from Great Southern Bank will pay down a portion of the bonds associated with

The announcement also ends a lengthy process that has been delayed by the pandemic.

Missouri State began to remove the JQH Arena signage in June 2019 with the hope of renaming the arena within the next year.