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| Tom Gola Arena |
| Location |
1900 W. Olney Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19141 |
| Broke ground |
May 17, 1997 |
| Opened |
February 21, 1998 |
| Owner |
La Salle University |
| Operator |
La Salle University |
| Former names |
Hayman Hall |
| Tenants |
La Salle Explorers
(men's & women's basketball, women's volleyball) |
| Capacity |
4,000 |
Tom Gola Arena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania situated inside the Hayman Center. It is home to the La Salle University Explorers basketball and volleyball teams. It is named after Tom Gola, a Philadelphia basketball player and coach who is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
The building was opened in February of 1998. La Salle's Explorers had not played basketball on campus since leaving Wister Hall in 1955, the season after the 1954 NCAA Championship. The Explorers played at the Palestra from 1955 to 1989, the Philadelphia Civic Center from 1989 to 1996, and the First Union Spectrum from 1996 until the arena opened in 1998.
In Philadelphia's 2016 Summer Olympics bid, the arena was planned to host fencing [1].
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La Salle University |
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| Academics |
Schools: School of Arts and Sciences • School of Business Administration • School of Nursing & Health Sciences
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| Campus |
Art Museum • Carriage House • Christian Brother's Residence • College Hall • Connelly Library • Japanese Tea Ceremony House • Peale House • Philadelphia
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| Miscellaneous |
La Salle University (book)
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