Baylor provides details on groundbreaking of basketball pavilion, new football facility
WACO, Texas – During its regular fall meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents affirmed the framework for the next five years of Illuminate, including additional details of two athletic facilites for the football program and the men’s and women’s basketball program.
Moving forward on two athletics capital projects, the Board approved the naming of the Fudge Football Operations Center that will house the day-to-day operations of the Baylor football program. The Fudge Center is named in recognition of Kristy and Jeremy Fudge (BA ’97) of Parker, Texas, managing partner for Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP.
In addition to approving the name, the Board approved $6 million to begin phase 1 and design of the $65 million, 105,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility, which will be located along the Brazos River with views toward McLane Stadium. The construction timeline for the Fudge Football Operations Center will be announced in the near future.
Regents also took action on the upcoming basketball pavilion, approving $1.2 million for additional design and pre-construction services and the naming of the facility, which will be announced at a later date. The Board will give final approvals on the total project cost and pavilion location in early 2022. The timeline for the future home of Baylor’s championship men’s and women’s basketball programs continues as initially scheduled, with the groundbreaking set for summer 2022.
“We are deeply appreciative of the generosity of so many members of the Baylor Family, including selfless individuals like the Fudges, Paula and the late Mark Hurd, our anonymous donors to the basketball pavilion and the Baylor Academic Challenge, as well as others, who have stepped forward with transformational gifts that will impact the University for generations to come,” said Board Chair Mark Rountree, B.B.A. '86, M.T.A. '87.
“Our Illuminate strategic plan, which now extends through 2027, touches every aspect of campus life – from academics and athletics, student life to global engagement – and these gifts, along with the remarkable philanthropic support of alumni, parents and friends, allow our University to plan boldly for the future and for our students to thrive now and for all ages to come.”
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