Plans are in place for $10 million BISD basketball arena

[HoopInsider_Cooper]

[font=Courier]It looks as if Thomas wants to spend $10 million on a BISD Event Center, aka 8,000-seat basketball arena, which would also host area events.

They are also hoping a national hotel chain will be tied into this!!!!!



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[PNGFan]

Rumor has it they want to name it Butchworld!!!

[sleepy]

What are they gonna name this one?

[sleepy]

you beat me to it...............that is funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL!!!!!!!!

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="PNGFan" post="882727" timestamp="1287687351"]
Rumor has it they want to name it Butchworld!!!
[/quote]I don't hear any complaints when yall attend Disney World ::)

[Cheermom4]

I still don't understand the need for a 8000 seat arena for high school basketball.  If that isn't wasteful spending I don't know what is.

[Bobcat1]

Will there be other events there other than basketball. 

[HoopInsider_Cooper]

[font=Courier]Yes, conventions etc...will compete with Ford Park, Bmt CC & Montagne for things.[/font]

[AggiesAreWe]

Would be nice, but I am sure there are more important things BISD should be spending that 10 mil on, right bullets? ;)

It really isn't necessary. Ozen and Central have nice facilities, West Brook just needs better lighting. I don't imagine that would cost 10 million. ::)

[HoopInsider_Cooper]

[font=Courier]I will post Jerry Jordan's take.....Those 3 schools played a total of 25 home games last. [/font]

[SHSTIGER]

$10 million left over from the bond? Seems like Butch and the board loaded it with a bunch of playing around money. Have all of the schools even been built yet?

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Just another arena for MHS to lay the smackdown on the BISD schools on the hardwood. Thanks Butch  ;)

[Bucof2010]

How many does Ozen hold?

[Bobcat1]

It would be nice to have a huge tournament in Beaumont!!

[AggiesAreWe]

[quote name="Bobcat05" post="882968" timestamp="1287708157"]
It would be nice to have a huge tournament in Beaumont!!
[/quote]

I think they call it the YMBL, held at the Montagne.

16 teams, pretty good tourney.

[AggiesAreWe]

[quote name="Bucof2010" post="882959" timestamp="1287707427"]
How many does Ozen hold?
[/quote]


2500

[Bucof2010]

I'm all about basketball even more-so than football but this seems excessive...The Fred White doesn't even fill Ozen and now they can fill 8K seats?

[Bobcat1]

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="882997" timestamp="1287709429"]
[quote author=Bobcat05 link=topic=74791.msg882968#msg882968 date=1287708157]
It would be nice to have a huge tournament in Beaumont!!
[/quote]

I think they call it the YMBL, held at the Montagne.

16 teams, pretty good tourney.
[/quote]

I guess.

[AggiesAreWe]

[quote name="Bucof2010" post="883002" timestamp="1287709806"]
I'm all about basketball even more-so than football but this seems excessive...The Fred White doesn't even fill Ozen and now they can fill 8K seats?
[/quote]

The Fred White??

I think you mean the Fred Williams Classic. The Ozen gym was pretty full for those last two games, but you are right, far cry from 8,000.

[AggiesAreWe]

[quote name="Bobcat05" post="883005" timestamp="1287709891"]
[quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=74791.msg882997#msg882997 date=1287709429]
[quote author=Bobcat05 link=topic=74791.msg882968#msg882968 date=1287708157]
It would be nice to have a huge tournament in Beaumont!!
[/quote]

I think they call it the YMBL, held at the Montagne.

16 teams, pretty good tourney.
[/quote]

I guess.
[/quote]


You can forget BISD hosting any kind of "small" school tourney or have any tourney that will have a great number of small schools involved. That's what the surrounding towns have going with their tourneys. BISD/YMBL is looking to make their tourney much bigger but with more 4A and 5A teams.

Also, a girls tourney, sadly, would not even be considered.

[KFDM COOP]

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/local/bisd_plans_to_build_hotel_at_athletic_complex.html

[CATMAN]

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="882734" timestamp="1287687658"]
[quote author=PNGFan link=topic=74791.msg882727#msg882727 date=1287687351]
Rumor has it they want to name it Butchworld!!!
[/quote]I don't hear any complaints when yall attend Disney World ::)
[/quote] Blue are u sick ;D ;D ;D

[CATMAN]

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="882997" timestamp="1287709429"]
[quote author=Bobcat05 link=topic=74791.msg882968#msg882968 date=1287708157]
It would be nice to have a huge tournament in Beaumont!!
[/quote]

I think they call it the YMBL, held at the Montagne.

16 teams, pretty good tourney.
[/quote]  Pasadena TOUR. Has 48 teams now that a TOUR. ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Bobcat1]

[quote name="CATMAN" post="883193" timestamp="1287719067"]
[quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=74791.msg882997#msg882997 date=1287709429]
[quote author=Bobcat05 link=topic=74791.msg882968#msg882968 date=1287708157]
It would be nice to have a huge tournament in Beaumont!!
[/quote]

I think they call it the YMBL, held at the Montagne.

16 teams, pretty good tourney.
[/quote]  Pasadena TOUR. Has 48 teams now that a TOUR. ;D ;D ;D ;D
[/quote]

That was more my thinking, but I couldn't remember the name of it.

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="CATMAN" post="883193" timestamp="1287719067"]
[quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=74791.msg882997#msg882997 date=1287709429]
[quote author=Bobcat05 link=topic=74791.msg882968#msg882968 date=1287708157]
It would be nice to have a huge tournament in Beaumont!!
[/quote]

I think they call it the YMBL, held at the Montagne.

16 teams, pretty good tourney.
[/quote]  Pasadena TOUR. Has 48 teams now that a TOUR. ;D ;D ;D ;D
[/quote]CATMAN knows about the big tourneys. Teams from all over Texas, boys and girls competing. The BISD complex would compliment such a venue. Also you would have the facilities to bring in regional playoff action.YMBL could bring in additional teams to make this tournament a major deal and bring in dollars to the area. CATMAN love dollars.  ;)