Haas Pavilion

Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion
Construction
Pete Newell Court

Former names	Men's Gym (1933–1959) Harmon Gym (1959–1997)
Location	14 Frank Schlessinger Way Berkeley, CA 94720
Coordinates	37°52′9.82″N 122°15′43.9″W / 37.8693944°N 122.262194°W / 37.8693944; -122.262194Coordinates: 37°52′9.82″N 122°15′43.9″W / 37.8693944°N 122.262194°W / 37.8693944; -122.262194
Public transit	Downtown Berkeley
Owner	University of California, Berkeley
Operator	University of California, Berkeley
Capacity	11,858 (2015–present) 11,877 (2003-2015) 11,892 (2002–2003) 12,300 (1999-2002) 6,578 (1988–1997) 6,660 (1981–1988) 7,200 (1933–1981)
Broke ground	November 1931
Opened	January 13, 1933
Renovated	1999
Construction cost	$727,500 (original)^[1] ($13.5 million in 2016 dollars^[2]) $57.5 million (renovation) ($82.7 million in 2016 dollars^[2])
Architect	George W. Kelham (Original) Ellerbe Becket (Renovation)
General contractor	Schuler & McDonald^[3]
Tenants
California Golden Bears (NCAA) (1933–1997, 1999–present)

The Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion is the home of the University of California Golden Bears men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, and men's and women's gymnastics teams. The arena is located in the middle of the main University of California sports complex, overlooking Evans Diamond (baseball) and Edwards Stadium (track/soccer).

History

The arena was originally built in 1933 as the Men's Gym. It was renamed Harmon Gym in 1959, after Oakland financier A.K.P. Harmon, who donated the funds to build Cal's first indoor athletic facility in 1879. Lou Campanelli tried to have it renamed "Harmon Arena" when he became coach, but it never really caught on. The playing surface, after being known as simply "Room 100" since the arena opened, was renamed Pete Newell Court in 1987 in honor of Pete Newell, who led Cal to the national championship in 1959.

Renovation

Proposals for replacing the old gym were bandied about from the 1970s onward, but sentiment was strongly in favor of rebuilding it instead. As a result, the arena was heavily renovated from 1997 to 1999 after a donation of about $11 million from Walter A. Haas, Jr. of Levi Strauss & Co., building a new seating bowl within the existing walls.

The new facility retains the intimate atmosphere of its predecessor, while having almost two times the seating capacity at 11,858 (originally 12,300 and later 11,877). In particular, there are no soundproofing devices. The arena contains The Bench, a courtside section that holds approximately 900 student fans. The amount of student seating doubled from the old arena, up to 2,600 from 1,300. It also holds the Pacific-10 Women's Basketball attendance record of 10,525 people, set during a game against rival Stanford University on February 23, 2008.

The renovation, which cost $57.5 million, began after the final home game in March 1997 and was finished for the start of the 1999 season. During the construction, the basketball teams played at both the Kaiser Convention Center and the Oakland Arena (now Oracle Arena) in Oakland.

Notable games

The 2009 men's basketball game between Cal and arch rival Stanford on February 14 was part of a special celebration commemorating the 100th season of Golden Bear basketball, as well as a recognition of the 50th anniversary of Cal's national title in 1959.^[4]

On February 28, 2009 ESPN's College Gameday made its first appearance in Berkeley broadcasting live from inside Haas Pavilion for the men's basketball game against the #18 UCLA Bruins. Cal lost despite a large turnout.

On January 21, 2009 Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area's Chronicle Live filmed their show inside Haas for the men's basketball game against Oregon, which Cal would win. Chronicle Live Host Greg Papa also called the play-by-play for the game which was televised on Comcast Sportsnet California.

Retired jerseys

# 13 - Colleen Galloway (1978–81) Retired February 17, 1981
# 11 - Kevin Johnson (1984–87) Retired October 22, 1992
# 4 - Alfred Grigsby (1992–97) Retired March 8, 1997
# 5 - Jason Kidd (1992–94) Retired February 14, 2004
# 40 - Darrall Imhoff (1958–60) Retired February 14, 2009

References

↑ "Harmon Gym". California Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
1 2 Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
↑ "Open Bids for New Gymnasium at UC". Berkeley Daily Gazette. November 7, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
↑ "Former Great Darrall Imhoff to Have No. 40 Jersey Retired". California Athletics. January 13, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

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California Golden Bears men's basketball
Venues	Original Harmon Gym (1907–1933) Oakland Civic Auditorium (alternate, 1914–1933) Oakland Coliseum-Arena (1997–1999) Haas Pavilion (1933–1997, 1999–present)
Culture & lore	History The Bench Oski "Fight for California"
People	Head coaches Retired numbers
Seasons	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 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Premo-Poretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics

California Golden Bears women's basketball
Venues	Oakland Coliseum-Arena (1997–1999) Haas Pavilion (1973–1997, 1999–present)
Culture & lore	History Oski "Fight for California"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 2015–16 2016–17
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

California Golden Bears
Teams	Football Basketball Men's Women's Baseball Softball Women's Volleyball Soccer Rugby
Venues	California Memorial Stadium Haas Pavilion Evans Diamond Levine-Fricke Field Edwards Stadium
Symbols/Lore	The Big "C" Oski The Bench The Stanford Axe Big Game The Play Tightwad Hill
Songs	Fight for California Big C Sons of California All Hail Blue and Gold Hail to California Stanford Jonah California Indian Song California Drinking Song

Basketball arenas in the Pac-12 Conference
McKale Center (Arizona) Wells Fargo Arena (Arizona State) Haas Pavilion (California) Coors Events Center (Colorado) Matthew Knight Arena (Oregon) Gill Coliseum (Oregon State) Maples Pavilion (Stanford) Pauley Pavilion (UCLA) Galen Center (USC) Huntsman Center (Utah) Hec Edmundson Pavilion (Washington) Beasley Coliseum (Washington State)

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