Great Southern Bank Arena


Great Southern Bank Arena is an indoor arena in Springfield, Missouri. The arena opened in 2008. It is located on the campus of Missouri State University and is the home of the Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears basketball teams.
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Overview

There is a maximum seating capacity of 11,000. Included in the seating capacity are 9,637 chairback seats, 122 seats for permanently disabled guests, 114 loge seats, and 22 private suites. 55 courtside seats are arranged for basketball games and 1,363 bleacher back seats in the end zones are reserved for students. There are 166 public restroom stations, six concession stands with 42 points of sale plus 12 additional portable locations, and 2 elevators. Located just off the main lobby area is a team store selling Missouri State University apparel and souvenirs. Maximum seating for concerts with an end-stage is 10,542.
The arena bears the initials of John Q. Hammons, a Springfield-based hotel developer and Missouri State alumnus who donated $30 million for the arena's construction. JQH Arena replaced the Hammons Student Center in terms of function and is connected with the Hammons Student Center via an underground corridor.
The venue underwent a name change in April 2022. Naming rights were purchased by Great Southern Bank for $5.5 million.
The band Eagles played the inaugural concert at JQH on November 13, 2008, in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,550.
GSB Arena currently co-hosts the Missouri State High School Activities Association state basketball semifinals with the Hammons Center. All championship games are played in the arena.
JQH Arena had been a regular stop of the Professional Bull Riders 's Premier Series from 2009 through 2019. Since 2024, Great Southern Bank Arena has been the home arena of the Missouri Thunder; one of the PBR's ten teams during the Team Series season. Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Ridgedale, Missouri, had previously served as the Missouri Thunder's home arena in 2022 and 2023.

Attendance Records

RankAttendanceDateGame Result
111,077February 26, 2011Missouri State 69, Wichita State 64
210,881November 22, 2008Missouri State 62, Arkansas 57
310,776January 11, 2014#6 Wichita State 72, Missouri State 69
410,655January 22, 2011Missouri State 67, Creighton 66
510,008January 1, 2010Missouri State 68, Illinois State 64
69,901January 30, 2011Northern Iowa 60, Missouri State 59
79,376January 28, 2012Missouri State 63, Northern Iowa 51
89,134January 11, 2011Missouri State 65, Evansville 50
99,124January 18, 2012#18 Creighton 66, Missouri State 65
109,111January 9, 2010Missouri State 88, Bradley 69

Concerts