Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has athletic facilities better than any community college in the state of Mississippi. The school is committed to providing the best support for its student-athletes, and Dantzler Arena is a prime example. The 1,540-seat arena opened in November 2022. It has four video boards, with two on the walls and two on the front of scorers’ tables. There is a center-hung, four-sided scoreboard and integrated audio/visual and streaming systems. There’s a hospitality suite, team meeting room and multiple offices in addition to the ones for the head coaches and assistants.
Dantzler Arena is located at the corner of Perkinston Boulevard and Wire Road, across the street from A.L. May Memorial Stadium and next to the MGCCC Tennis Complex.
The Weathers-Wentzell Center was the home of Gulf Coast Basketball from 1957-2022 and teams won 16 state championships, six region crowns and one national title in the venerable facility.
The King Center contains the MGCCC Athletic Department offices. Classrooms are used by the entire student body, and all sports take advantage of the spacious Encore Rehabilitation/Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists Training Facility.
The training facility has the latest rehabilitation technology to treat bumps and bruises and get players back on the field quickly and safely.
There are multiple taping tables to get players ready for games and practices.
Eight different treatment tables are available for rehabilitation.
A cold tub helps rejuvenate bodies and get players ready for the next practice.
The Athletic Performance Facility has all the best equipment to get our student-athletes ready to play.
Strength training, injury prevention and speed development are goals of the MGCCC weight program.
Gulf Coast's core beliefs are developed from the ground up.