Daskalakis Athletic Center

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) is a 2,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Drexel University Dragons basketball team. It hosted all or part of the 1993-1996 America East Conference men's basketball tournament and the 2005 NIT Season Tip-Off. The DAC was built in 1974 as the Physical Education and Athletic Center (PEAC) ^[1] and was renamed in 2001 after a gift from former Drexel Lacrosse player John A. Daskalakis ('63). ^[2]

At the 2006 convocation Drexel University president Constantine Papadakis announced a 60,000-square-foot, three-story addition to the existing Daskalakis Athletic Center. It is expected that the project will break ground sometime in 2007 or 2008 depending on funding.

It is anticipated that the university athletic teams, the Drexel Dragons, will be moved over to a recently acquired and soon to be renovated Armory building and that the DAC will be used instead for recreational activities.^[3]

[edit] Notes

Academics	Main Article: Drexel University Current President: Constantine Papadakis Colleges and Institutes: Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design • Bennett S. LeBow College of Business • College of Arts and Sciences • College of Engineering • College of Information Science and Technology • College of Law • College of Medicine • College of Nursing and Health Professions • Goodwin College of Professional Studies • Pennoni Honors College Programs: The Ultimate Internship
Athletics	CAA • Drexel Dragons • Daskalakis Athletic Center
Campus	University City campus • Queen Lane campus • Center City Hahnemann campus Construction projects • Images • Drexel Shaft
History	History of Drexel University • Anthony J. Drexel • Alumni
Student life	Performing Arts • Publications • The Triangle • WKDU • MAD Dragon UNLTD

Current Basketball Arenas in the Colonial Athletic Association

Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware) • Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel) • GSU Sports Arena (Georgia State) • Hofstra Arena (Hofstra) • JMU Convocation Center (James Madison) • Kaplan Arena (William & Mary) • Matthews Arena (Northeastern) • Patriot Center (George Mason) • Stuart C. Siegel Center (Virginia Commonwealth) • Ted Constant Convocation Center (Old Dominion) • Towson Center (Towson) • Trask Coliseum (UNC-Wilmington)