Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Gampel Pavilion
"The College Basketball Capital of the World"
Location 2095 Hillside Road
Storrs, Connecticut, United States 06269
Owner University of Connecticut
Operator University of Connecticut
Capacity 2002–present: 10,167
1996–2002: 10,027
1990–1996: 8,241[1]
Surface 171,000 sq ft (15,900 m2)[1]
Construction
Broke ground Summer, 1987
Opened January 21, 1990[1]
Expanded Summer 1996[1]
Construction cost $28 million[1]
($51.3 million in 2016 dollars[2])
Architect The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Tenants
Connecticut Huskies (NCAA)
Men's basketball (1990–present)
Women's basketball (1990–present)
Women's volleyball (1990–present)

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a 10,167-seat multi-purpose arena in Storrs, Connecticut, United States, on the campus of the University of Connecticut. The arena opened on January 21, 1990,[1] and is the largest on-campus arena in New England. It was named after industrialist and 1943 UConn graduate Harry A. Gampel, a philanthropist who walked with Martin Luther King Jr., and who donated one million dollars for the construction of the arena. It is about 216,000 sq ft (20,100 m2). Gampel Pavilion is the primary home to the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams.

For most of the time since the late 1990s, the men's basketball team has played most of their more important games at the XL Center in Hartford. During the 201112 season, the men's basketball team played 11 home games in Hartford and only eight at Gampel.

The pavilion is the centerpiece of the UConn Sports Center, which also includes Wolff-Zackin Natatorium.

Construction

It replaced the Hugh S. Greer Field House, which only held 4,604 people and still stands to the northwest of the pavilion. The facility has been expanded three times. As originally constructed, it seated 8,241. After the 199596 season, 1,900 seats were added around the entrances, increasing capacity to 10,027. A seating adjustment after the 200102 season added 140 more seats to result in the current capacity.

In the summer of 2017 a project began to replace the aging roof and is scheduled to be completed in October 2017. The Women's volleyball team is scheduled to play some of its fall home games in Hugh S. Greer Field House until the renovations are complete.[3]

First game

The first basketball game was played on January 27, 1990, between the then 20th ranked Connecticut Huskies and the 15th ranked St. John's Red Storm. Connecticut won 7258.[4]

Home court advantage

Since 1990 through 2017 the Huskies men's basketball team has a 17233 record at Gampel Pavilion.[5]

Year Record
1989–1990 50
1990–1991 72
1991–1992 61
1992–1993 52
1993–1994 70
1994–1995 51
1995–1996 60
1996–1997 62
1997–1998 60
1998–1999 61
1999–2000 52
2000–2001 81
2001–2002 60
2002–2003 52
2003–2004 80
2004–2005 61
2005–2006 60
2006–2007 72
2007–2008 80
2008–2009 70
2009–2010 81
2010-2011 52
2011-2012 52
2012-2013 61
2013-2014 72
2014-2015 44
2015-2016 81
2016-2017 43

Source: [6]

Banners

The banners for the men's and women's basketball teams have been taken down and in their place are now large boards on the walls listing the years the teams have made the NIT, NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16, and Elite 8, along with their Big East Regular Season and Tournament Championships. The National Championship Banners and NIT Championship Banners have been replaced with newer versions, along with banners commemorating Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma's Hall of Fame inductions.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (Hillside Road, Storrs campus)
  2. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  3. http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-huskies/hc-uconn-first-night-0616-20170615-story.html
  4. Countdown: 27 – The UConn Blog
  5. "2015-2016 Connecticut Huskies Media Guide" (PDF). UConnHuskies. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  6. "2015-2016 Connecticut Huskies Media Guide" (PDF). UConnHuskies. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
Preceded by
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Home of the
Connecticut Huskies

1990 present
Succeeded by
current

Coordinates: 41°48′19.05″N 72°15′15.10″W / 41.8052917°N 72.2541944°W / 41.8052917; -72.2541944

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