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Gampel Pavilion

Location	2095 Hillside Road Storrs, Connecticut, USA 06269
Broke ground	Summer, 1987
Opened	January 21, 1990[1]
Expanded	Summer 1996[1]
Owner	State of Connecticut
Operator	State of Connecticut
Surface	171,000 square feet[1]
Construction cost	28 million $[1]
Capacity	2002-Present: 10,167 1996-2002: 10,027 1990-1996: 8,241[1]
Tenants
UConn Huskies 1990-Present

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a 10,167-seat multi-purpose arena in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. The arena opened on January 21, 1990^[1], and is the largest on campus arena in New England. It was named after Harry A. Gampel, a philanthropist who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and also donated one million dollars for the construction of the arena. It is about 216,000 sq ft (20,100 m²). Gampel Pavilion is the primary home to the University of Connecticut Huskies men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams. The basketball teams also split some of their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Contents 1 Construction 2 First Game 3 Home court advantage 4 Banners 5 References

[edit] Construction

This is home to the It replaced the Hugh S. Greer Field House, which only held 4,604 people and still stands to the northwest of the pavilion. The facility has undergone multiple seating expansions, most recently before the 2002-2003 season.

[edit] First Game

The first basketball game was played on January 27, 1990 between the then 20th ranked Connecticut Huskies and the 15th ranked St. John's Red Storm. Connecticut won by the score of 72-58.^[2]

[edit] Home court advantage

Since 1990 through 2009 the Huskies have a 125-17 record at Gampel Pavilion. |+  Sources: Statistics published by the University of Connecticut at the end of the 2009 season;page 17 in the Letterwinner History section ^[3]

Year	Record
1989-1990	5-0
1990-1991	7-2
1991-1992	6-1
1992-1993	5-2
1993-1994	7-0
1994-1995	5-1
1995-1996	6-0
1996-1997	6-2
1997-1998	6-0
1998-1999	6-1
1999-2000	5-2
2000-2001	8-1
2001-2002	6-0
2002-2003	5-2
2003-2004	8-0
2004-2005	6-1
2005-2006	6-0
2006-2007	7-2
2007-2008	8-0
2008-2009	7-0

[edit] Banners

Also, the banners for the men's and women's basketball teams have been taken down and in their place are now large boards on the walls listing the years the teams have made the NIT, NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16, and Elite 8, along with their Big East Regular Season and Tournament Championships. The National Championship Banners and NIT Championship Banners have been replaced with newer versions, along with banners commemorating Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma's Hall of Fame inductions.

[edit] References

Preceded by Hugh S. Greer Field House

Home of the Connecticut Huskies 1990 – present

Succeeded by current

v • d • e Current Basketball Arenas in the Big East Alumni Hall (Providence women) • Allstate Arena (DePaul men) • Bradley Center (Marquette men) • Carnesecca Arena (St. John's) • Carrier Dome (Syracuse) • Dunkin' Donuts Center (Providence men) • Fifth Third Arena (Cincinnati) • Freedom Hall (Louisville) • Gampel Pavilion (Connecticut) • Joyce Center (Notre Dame) • Louis Brown Athletic Center (Rutgers) • Madison Square Garden (St. John's men) • McDonough Gymnasium (Georgetown women) • McGuire Center (Marquette women) • The Pavilion (Villanova) • Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh) • Prudential Center (Seton Hall men) • Sullivan Athletic Center (DePaul women) • USF Sun Dome (South Florida) • Verizon Center (Georgetown men) • Wachovia Center (Villanova) • Walsh Gymnasium (Seton Hall women) • WVU Coliseum (West Virginia) • XL Center (Connecticut)

Coordinates: 41°48′19.05″N 72°15′15.10″W / 41.8052917°N 72.254194°W / 41.8052917; -72.254194

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