Mabee Center

Mailing: 500 College Hill • Liberty, MO 64068
Physical: 924 Hwy H, Liberty, MO 64068

The Mabee Center, which can seat approximately 2,400 fans, is home to the William Jewell basketball, volleyball, powerlifting and wrestling teams as well as Kregse Pool home of the Jewell swimming team. The building also houses four recreation basketball courts, an indoor track, the athletic performance center and multipurpose classroom as well as team spaces for powerlifting and golf, the athletic offices and locker rooms, the Athletic Training Room, and the William Jewell College Athletic Hall of Fame. This large facility is a provides space for not only student-athletes but also faculty, staff and students looking to stay in shape by participating in a wide variety of fitness and recreational programs.

Lee Kariker Team Room • Women's Basketball/Volleyball Team Room • Wrestling Room • Kregse Pool

The Mabee Center opened in 1980 and was spearheaded by Jewell's former President Dr. Thomas Field. Along with Dr. Field's efforts, Norris Patterson, Mike Michael, Fred Presley, John Hackworth, Rodger LaBeth, Bruce Thomson, Mike Reuck and Wayne Valentine all contributed to the efforts of bringing the Mabee Center to life on Jewell's campus. A $750,000 matching grant was given to Jewell from the Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma, which at the time was the largest ever given by the Mabee Foundation.

LARRY HOLLEY COURT

The competition area was renamed to Larry Holley Court to honor the legendary men's basketball coach who served the College for 40 years. After returning to his alma mater in the fall of 1979 he has guided 11 Jewell squads to HAAC regular season conference championships, and 14 to the NAIA National Tournament appearances. Four of those teams reached the Final Four (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997) with three finishing in the Elite Eight (1988, 1992, 2004). In total, Holley coached 24 NAIA All-Americans including six first team selections and one NAIA-II National Player of the Year (Brook Russell: 1996). Twenty-six of his players have been named NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

A 1967 Jewell graduate, Holley scored 1,122 points in his career and was an All-Conference and All-District selection as a senior. Off the court he was president of his fraternity (Lambda Chi Alpha); president of the J Club (letter winner's organization); Vice-President of the senior class, a member of Aeons (senior men's honorary fraternity), selected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, and he was the recipient of the Colonel Alexander Doniphan Award that goes to the senior man deemed most likely to succeed. He was also a member of the Concert and Pep Bands and Chapel Choir all four years.