Old Dominion University Fieldhouse

Old Dominion University Fieldhouse
Construction
Location	4700 Powhatan Ave Norfolk, VA 23529
Owner	Old Dominion University
Operator	Old Dominion University
Capacity	5,200
Built	1970
Opened	1970
Closed	2002
Demolished	2006
Tenants
Old Dominion Monarchs

Old Dominion University Fieldhouse was a 5,200 seat multi-purpose arena in Norfolk, Virginia. It opened in 1970. It was home to the Old Dominion University Monarchs and Lady Monarchs basketball teams until the 2002-03 basketball season, when the Ted Constant Convocation Center opened.^[1]

The men's team played the majority of its home games in the arena from 1970 to 1977, before moving full-time to the Norfolk Scope from 1977 to 1990, returning to the Fieldhouse on a part-time basis in 1990, and playing the majority of its season on-campus during the 2001-02 season, the last before moving into the Constant Center. The venue played host to the American Basketball Association's Virginia Squires for some games in the 1970-71 season. ^[2] It was the site of the final game of the ECAC Southern Region Tournament, a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball tournament organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), in 1977; the tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.^[3]^[4]

The Fieldhouse, which had a stage in one end zone, also hosted concerts, including Frank Zappa on April 22, 1980. In 2006 Tim Nolan set a world record, juggling 11 balls at the Fieldhouse.^[5]

The Fieldhouse was demolished in 2006. The ODU Recreation and Wellness Center now stands on its footprint. The center contains a 15,000 sq. ft. multi-level fitness center, multiple gymnasiums and racquetball courts, an indoor track, pool, indoor climbing wall and facilities for equipment rentals.^[6]

References

↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=223280295
↑ http://www.remembertheaba.com/Virginia-Squires.html
↑ Varsity Pride: ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments
↑ Varsity Pride: 1977 ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments
↑ Glenday, Craig (2008). Guinness World Records 2008. Random House Digital, Inc. p. 139. ISBN 0-553-58995-4.
↑ "Student Recreation Center". Old Dominion University. February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

Old Dominion University

Academics	Programs Arts and Letters Business College of Education College of Engineering and Technology Health Sciences Sciences Miscellaneous Center for Advanced Engineering Environments Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

Athletics	Conference USA Basketball Big Blue (Mascot) Baseball Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Folkes-Stevens Indoor Tennis Center Football Men's soccer Foreman Field Monarchs and Lady Monarchs Monarch Maniacs ODU Fieldhouse ODU Soccer Complex Powhatan Sports Complex Ted Constant Convocation Center

Grounds	Libraries Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library F. Ludwig Diehn Composers Room Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library Robert M. Hughes Memorial Library Campus Growth Images Maglev system Student Recreation Center University Village

History	History King Charles II The College of William & Mary (The Colleges of William & Mary) Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Media	Monarch Magazine The Mace & Crown Monarch Vision WODU

People	Alumni Faculty John R. Broderick (President)

Student life	Greek life ROTC Rowing program Organizations Monarch Marching Band Traditions

Old Dominion Monarchs basketball

Venues	ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Ted Constant Convocation Center (2002–present)

Rivalries	VCU

Culture & lore	Monarch Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

NCAA national championship in bold

Coordinates: 36°53′09″N 76°18′41″W / 36.885959°N 76.311494°W / 36.885959; -76.311494