 The $40 million center houses Mercer's athletics department, a 3,500-seat basketball arena, an indoor pool, work-out facilities, intramural basketball courts, a food court, and numerous meeting facilities.Mercer's baseball, softball, and intramural fields are next to the center along with the university's tennis complex and football-lacrosse complex.The basketball arena was named Hawkins Arena in 2012; the naming honors J.