Stuart C. Siegel Center
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Stuart C. Siegel Center is a multi-purpose facility on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. The facility consist of a 7,500 seat arena (the Alltel Pavilion) and a student recreational area that includes a weight room, auxiliary basketball court, an aerobic studio, and a cafè. The Siegel Center can accommodate Division I level NCAA inter-collegiate athletics and serves as a general-purpose assembly space for special events such as graduations, concerts, receptions, and a variety of competitions (both athletic and non athletic).
The arena opened in 1999. It is home to the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams basketball team who enjoy one of the nation's best home court winning percentages since moving into the facility. The Siegel Center has also hosted numerous local and state high school basketball tournaments. The center is also host to the annual VCU/NASA regional for the FIRST robotics competition.
| Current Basketball Arenas in the Colonial Athletic Association |
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| 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) |
