Manley Field House

Manley Field House
Tenants
Former names	Low Hill
Location	Comstock Ave & E. Colvin St Syracuse, NY 13244
Owner	Syracuse University
Operator	Syracuse University
Capacity	9,536
Surface	Hard maple (basketball) Tartan turf (track) Field Turf (2009)
Opened	1962
Syracuse Orange

Manley Field House is a multi-purpose arena in Syracuse, New York. The arena opened in 1962 and holds 9,500 people. It was home to the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team and indoor track team before they moved to Carrier Dome in 1980. Currently it hosts the women's volleyball team, as well as hosting the Indoor Track and Field meets for Section III high schools. It is named for Dr. George L. Manley, a University trustee and graduate of the College of Medicine, who was the benefactor of the building. It was built to replace the old Archbold Gymnasium, which had served for almost sixty years prior.

Manley Field House hosted the ECAC Upstate Region Tournament organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) in 1976 as well as a semifinal game of the 1977 ECAC South Region Tournament.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Renovations

On September 26, 2007, ground was broken for the new Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center, which will house practice courts, weight rooms, locker rooms and offices for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams. This will free up Manley Field House, which is the current practice facility for the teams. Additionally, for the 2007-2008 season, the women’s basketball team will play all of its home games in the Carrier Dome for the first time. With basketball out of Manley Field House, the arena will be converted into an indoor practice facility for football and men’s and women’s lacrosse.

Due to the climate of Syracuse, the University had lost a recruiting edge to other schools with newer football facilities. The field house will be retrofitted with Field Turf and will provide ample practice space for the outdoor teams, which usually fight for space (usually only half of a field) in the Carrier Dome in late-winter/early-spring when the basketball court is still set up. Full glass windows will be installed and the seating will be removed, creating room for nearly a full-sized football field. The entrance to the sports complex will be upgraded to create a sleek new look, joining the new basketball with the renovated field house and the Iocolano-Petty Football Complex.

On January 27, 2008, a temporary AstroTurf-like "carpet" was installed to provide immediate practice space for the outdoor teams until the permanent installation takes place.

References

External links

Manley Field House Information on SUAthletics.com

Syracuse Orange men's basketball

Venues	Archbold Gymnasium (1908–1947; 1952–1955) State Fair Coliseum (1947–1951) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951–1952; 1955–1962) Manley Field House (1962–1980) Carrier Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)

Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal Six-overtime game Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Sports in Syracuse, New York

Professional	Syracuse Chiefs IL Governors' Cup Thruway Cup Syracuse Crunch AHL Syracuse Silver Knights MASL

College	Syracuse Orange ACC football men's basketball men's lacrosse men's soccer women's ice hockey Le Moyne Dolphins NE-10 Onondaga Community College Lazers MSAC SUNY-ESF Mighty Oaks

Venues	Carrier Dome NBT Bank Stadium Oncenter War Memorial Arena Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion

Historic teams	Syracuse Nationals Syracuse Orangemen (baseball) Syracuse Pros Syracuse Stars (American Association) Syracuse Stars (hockey) Syracuse Stars (National League)

Historic venues	Archbold Stadium MacArthur Stadium Manley Field House Newell Park Star Park State Fair Coliseum

Other/ related	Assault City Roller Derby Box lacrosse Empire State Marathon ESPN Radio 97.7 History of cycling History of lacrosse Iroquois Nationals The Score 1260 Ski country Sports in New York Syracuse ISP Sports Network Time Warner Cable Sports WAER

Portal Category sportspeople Commons WikiProject

Coordinates: 43°1′27″N 76°7′36″W / 43.02417°N 76.12667°W / 43.02417; -76.12667