Hill Field House
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Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Baltimore, Maryland, named for Morgan's football and basketball coach Talmadge L. Hill
Talmadge L. Hill
Talmadge L. "Marse" Hill was the head basketball coach and an assistant football coach at Morgan State College, from the 1930s to the 1960s; a time when African American colleges were segregated from playing in the NCAA.-Early life:...
. It is home to the Morgan State University
Morgan State University
Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute , Morgan College and Morgan State College , is a historically black college in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Morgan is Maryland's designated public urban university and the largest HBCU in the state of Maryland...
Bears basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
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Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
. It hosted the MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament in 1994 and 1995.