Photos: A look inside the new Georgia State Convocation Center

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Photos: A look inside the new Georgia State Convocation Center

First-year coach Jonas Hayes and the Panthers will play the 2022-23 season in the new 8,000-seat facility on the Georgia State campus.

A look inside of the Georgia State Convocation Center on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar/arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The Georgia State men's and women's basketball teams will play in the new 8,000-seat facility, which will also host other large-scale events. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

First-year Panthers coach Jonas Hayes will make his debut in the new facility with an exhibition game on Oct. 31 and the 2022-23 regular-season opener Nov. 7 against Coastal Carolina. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The Panthers will also host in-state foes Georgia Tech (Nov. 12) and Mercer (Nov. 15). (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The Panthers will host a round-robin event Nov. 18-20 and another pair of games before their first round game Dec. 4 at Northeastern. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Jonas Hayes, a graduate of Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta and the University of Georgia, is in his first season as Panthers' head coach. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A ticket booth is seen outside the new Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Georgia State University security guard LaDeven Kirkland walks through the new Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The Olympic Cauldron Tower is seen from inside the Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Courtside seats at the new Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta are seen on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The new Georgia State Convocation Center is seen in Atlanta on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Technician Joshua Moss walks through the new Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The new Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta is seen on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Part of a wall decoration at the new Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta is seen on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Seats at the Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta are seen on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The locker room of the new Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta is seen on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Project superintendent Justin Smith walks down the stairs of the new Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A food stall at the new Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta is seen on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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A look inside of the Georgia State Convocation Center on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Arvin Temkar/arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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