Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Gampel Pavilion
Construction
"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]
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 2011–12 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 1995–96 season, 1,900 seats were added around the entrances, increasing capacity to 10,027. A seating adjustment after the 2001–02 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 72–58.^[4]

Home court advantage

Since 1990 through 2017 the Huskies men's basketball team has a 172–33 record at Gampel Pavilion.^[5]

Year	Record
1989–1990	5–0
1990–1991	7–2
1991–1992	6–1
1992–1993	5–2
1993–1994	7–0
1994–1995	5–1
1995–1996	6–0
1996–1997	6–2
1997–1998	6–0
1998–1999	6–1
1999–2000	5–2
2000–2001	8–1
2001–2002	6–0
2002–2003	5–2
2003–2004	8–0
2004–2005	6–1
2005–2006	6–0
2006–2007	7–2
2007–2008	8–0
2008–2009	7–0
2009–2010	8–1
2010-2011	5–2
2011-2012	5–2
2012-2013	6–1
2013-2014	7–2
2014-2015	4–4
2015-2016	8–1
2016-2017	4–3

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.

References

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↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
↑ http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-huskies/hc-uconn-first-night-0616-20170615-story.html
↑ Countdown: 27 – The UConn Blog
↑ "2015-2016 Connecticut Huskies Media Guide" (PDF). UConnHuskies. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
↑ "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

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor
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 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Notre Dame Rutgers Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky UConn Husky Bird at the Buzzer
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor in the WNBA Draft
Seasons	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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Basketball arenas of the American Athletic Conference

Fifth Third Arena (Cincinnati)
BB&T Arena (Cincinnati, men temporary)
St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium & Convocation Center (Cincinnati, women temporary)
Gampel Pavilion (Connecticut)
XL Center (Connecticut)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)
Hofheinz Pavilion (Houston)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (Memphis, women)
FedExForum (Memphis, men)
McGonigle Hall (Temple, women)
Moody Coliseum (SMU)
USF Sun Dome (South Florida)
Liacouras Center (Temple)
Devlin Fieldhouse (Tulane)
Reynolds Center (Tulsa)
CFE Arena (UCF)
Charles Koch Arena (Wichita State)

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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