The arena has hosted concerts by Alice Cooper, Arlo Guthrie, Bad Company, Barry Manilow, Berlin, Billy Currington, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, Boston, Boz Scaggs, Bruce Springsteen, Bush, Cat Stevens, Charley Pride, Chicago, Commodores, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Culture Club, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Diana Ross, Doug Kershaw, Eagles, Earth, Wind & Fire, Electric Light Orchestra, Elton John, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac, Foghat, Garth Brooks, George Harrison, George Strait, Grateful Dead, Guns N' Roses, Harry Chapin, Heart, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett, Joan Baez, John Denver, John Mellencamp, Joni Mitchell, Journey, KC and the Sunshine Band, Kenny Rogers, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Liberace, Linda Ronstadt, Lionel Richie, Little Big Town, Marvin Gaye, Metallica, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Olivia Newton-John, Oak Ridge Boys, Pat Benatar, Peter Frampton, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., REO Speedwagon, Statler Brothers, Rod Stewart, Skid Row, Sonny and Cher, Sting, Styx, The Doobie Brothers, The Go-Go's, The Jackson 5, The Moody Blues, The O'Jays, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Wreckers, Tina Turner, U2, Van Halen, Willie Nelson, Yes and ZZ Top. [2] The Maravich Center is known to locals as "The PMAC" or "Pete's Palace", or by its more nationally known nickname, "The Deaf Dome", coined by Dick Vitale. The Coliseum was host to the Pete Maravich-led teams of the late 1960s, and it was his prominence that led to the construction of the LSU Assembly Center which now bears his name. Both floors were located on ground level. The Premo-Porretta poll ranked LSU fifth, behind second-ranked Richmond (20–0), third-ranked Duquesne (18–1), and fourth-ranked Kentucky (19–2); the poll ranked Pittsburgh—LSU's final opponent–16th nationally.[8]). He also led the Tigers to four regular season SEC championships and one SEC Tournament championship. The hockey teams of Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, Tufts and even the professional Boston Bruins graced the ice of Matthews Arena at some point in time. A 900-pound bronze statue of LSU legend Shaquille O'Neal is located in front of the facility. The big fella was Player of the Year in 1992, the year he left to pursue a career in the NBA, where he won four NBA titles. [2] They play their home games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center located on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Deep in the swamps of the Louisiana bayou, the LSU Tigers play their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. There are a slew of vintage basketball sites that still serve as homes to Division I college basketball programs across the nation. The Tigers won the SEC regular season championship with a record of 13–3. In 1976, Indiana University defeated Alabama and Marquette in the Mideast Regional en route to an undefeated season and the national championship, and in 1986, LSU defeated Purdue and Memphis State (now Memphis) to begin an unlikely run to the Final Four as a #11 seed, the first of only three 11 seeds to reach the national semifinals (the others being George Mason in 2006 and VCU in 2011). They advanced to the second round before falling, 84–70, to North Carolina. The Tiger Girls also compete against other universities dance teams in competitions sanctioned by the Universal Dance Association (UDA)[19]. Right location, the ramps need to go, and inside work could remake it into a beautiful facility. The Tar Heels went on to capture the national championship, their second under Roy Williams and fifth overall. In the 2015–16 season, Jones led the Tigers to a disappointing 19–14 overall record, including 11–7 in conference play.