The Leonard E. Merrell Center is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena

Arena

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 in Katy, Texas

Katy, Texas

Katy is a city located in Harris, Fort Bend and Waller Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area...

. It was built in 2005 and was the former home of the Katy Copperheads (National Indoor Football League

National Indoor Football League

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) and the Katy Ruff Riders

Katy Ruff Riders

The Abilene Ruff Riders is a professional indoor football team. The Ruff Riders are a member of the Lone Star Football League. The Ruff Riders play their home games at the Taylor County Expo Center, in Abilene, TX.-Team history:...

 of the Intense Football League

Intense Football League

The Intense Football League was a professional indoor football league that initially began operations in 2004. Its focus was in Texas, but was notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska.-History:...

. Since 2008 the Merrell Center has hosted the Southland Conference

Southland Conference

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 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments. The Houston Stallions

Houston Stallions

The Houston Stallions are a professional indoor football team that competes in the Lone Star Football League. Based in Houston, Texas, the Stallions play their home games at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.-2011 Inaugural Season:...

 of the Lone Star Football League

Lone Star Football League

The Lone Star Football League is a regional professional indoor football league set to begin its inaugural season in 2012. All six of the LSFL's charter teams are based in the state of Texas, with five teams coming from the Southern Indoor Football League and two from the Indoor Football...

 moved to the Merrell Center in 2011.

As a concert

Concert

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 venue the arena

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...

 seats 1,500 for theater shows and up to 7,200 for arena concerts. The arena can seat up to 1,200 for banquet

Banquet

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s. The arena contains a 21,600-square-foot (120' by 180') arena floor, big enough for small trade shows, a 3000 square feet (278.7 m²) meeting room that can be divisible into three smaller rooms, and a 6300 square feet (585.3 m²) lobby

Lobby (room)

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. The arena is also used for commencement

Graduation

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 ceremonies and high school basketball

Basketball

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Adjacent to the Merrell Center is the Katy ISD L. D. Robinson Pavilion & Rodeo Arena.