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{{short description|Indoor arena at the University of Connecticut}}
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| stadium_name = Gampel Pavilion
| stadium_name = Gampel Pavilion
| nickname ="The College Basketball Capital of the World"
| nickname = "The Basketball Capital of the World"
| image = UConn_Gampel_Pavilion_November_2021.png
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| location = 2095 Hillside Road<br>[[Storrs, Connecticut]], [[United States]] 06269
| location = 2095 Hillside Road<br>[[Storrs, Connecticut]], United States 06269
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| broke_ground = Summer, 1987
| broke_ground = Summer, 1987
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| opened = January 21, 1990<ref name="Harry A. Gampel Pavilion">{{cite web|url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/facilities/gampel-pavilion.html|title=UCONNHUSKIES.COM :: University Of Connecticut Official Athletic Site|author=|date=|website=www.uconnhuskies.com}}</ref>
| opened = January 21, 1990<ref name="Harry A. Gampel Pavilion">{{cite web|url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/facilities/gampel-pavilion.html|title=UCONNHUSKIES.COM :: University Of Connecticut Official Athletic Site|website=www.uconnhuskies.com}}</ref>
| expanded = Summer 1996<ref name="Harry A. Gampel Pavilion"/>
| expanded = Summer 1996<ref name="Harry A. Gampel Pavilion"/>
| closed =
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| owner = [[University of Connecticut]]
| owner = [[University of Connecticut]]
| operator = University of Connecticut
| operator = University of Connecticut
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| architect = The S/L/A/M Collaborative
| architect = The S/L/A/M Collaborative
| tenants = [[Connecticut Huskies]] (NCAA)<br>[[Connecticut Huskies men's basketball|Men's basketball]] (1990–present)<br>[[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Women's basketball]] (1990–present)<br>Women's volleyball (1990–present)
| tenants = [[UConn Huskies]] (NCAA)<br>[[UConn Huskies men's basketball|Men's basketball]] (1990–present)<br>[[UConn Huskies women's basketball|Women's basketball]] (1990–present)<br>Women's volleyball (1990–2023)
| seating_capacity = 2002–present: 10,167<br>1996–2002: 10,027<br>1990–1996: 8,241<ref name="Harry A. Gampel Pavilion"/>
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'''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,<ref name="Harry A. Gampel Pavilion"/> 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 {{convert|216000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. Gampel Pavilion is the primary home to the [[Connecticut Huskies men's basketball]], [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|women's basketball]], and [[Connecticut Huskies#Women's volleyball|women's volleyball]] teams.
'''Harry A. Gampel Pavilion''' is a 10,299-seat multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Storrs, Connecticut]], United States, on the campus of the [[University of Connecticut]] (UConn). The arena opened on January 21, 1990,<ref name="Harry A. Gampel Pavilion"/> 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 $1 million for the construction of the arena. It is about {{convert|216000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. Gampel Pavilion is the primary home to the [[UConn Huskies men's basketball]] and [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|women's basketball]] teams. It was formerly the home of the [[UConn Huskies#Women's volleyball|women's volleyball]] team. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://today.uconn.edu/2023/05/freitas-forum-to-become-new-home-of-uconn-womens-volleyball-program/ | title=Freitas Forum to Become New Home of UConn Women's Volleyball Program | date=May 2, 2023 }}</ref>


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&ndash;12 season, the men's basketball team played 11 home games in Hartford and only eight at Gampel.
Both the men's and women’s basketball teams also play at the [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], playing roughly half the season in each venue. Separate season ticket packages are offered for each venue.


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


==Construction==
==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&ndash;96 season, 1,900 seats were added around the entrances, increasing capacity to 10,027. A seating adjustment after the 2001&ndash;02 season added 140 more seats to result in the current capacity.
Gampel Pavilion replaced the [[Hugh S. Greer Field House]], which still stands to the northwest of the pavilion but has a much smaller capacity (4,604). The facility has been expanded three times. As originally constructed, it seated 8,241. After the 1995&ndash;96 season, 1,900 seats were added around the entrances, increasing capacity to 10,027. A seating adjustment after the 2001&ndash;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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-huskies/hc-uconn-first-night-0616-20170615-story.html|title=Just A Reminder, Gampel Repair Means No First Night For UConn Basketball|first=PAUL|last=DOYLE|date=|website=courant.com}}</ref>
In the summer of 2017 a project began to replace the aging roof, which was completed in October 2017. During that time, the volleyball team played some of its fall home games in Greer Field House.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-huskies/hc-uconn-first-night-0616-20170615-story.html|title=Just A Reminder, Gampel Repair Means No First Night For UConn Basketball|first=PAUL|last=DOYLE|website=courant.com|date=September 27, 2017 }}</ref>


==First game==
==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&ndash;58.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theuconnblog.com/2009/10/17/countdown-27/|title=Countdown: 27|author=|date=|website=theuconnblog.com}}</ref>
The first basketball game was played on January 27, 1990, between the then 20th-ranked Huskies and the 15th-ranked [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's Redmen]] (now Red Storm). UConn won 72&ndash;58.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theuconnblog.com/2009/10/17/countdown-27/|title=Countdown: 27|website=theuconnblog.com|date=17 October 2009}}</ref>


==Home court advantage==
==Home court advantage==
Since 1990 through 2019 the Huskies men's basketball team has a 187&ndash;36 record at Gampel Pavilion.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=2015-2016 Connecticut Huskies Media Guide|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf|website=UConnHuskies|accessdate=19 December 2015}}</ref>
Since 1990 through 2024 the Huskies men's basketball team has a 226&ndash;41 record at Gampel Pavilion.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=2015–2016 Connecticut Huskies Media Guide|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m–baskbl/auto_pdf/2015–16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf|website=UConnHuskies|access-date=19 December 2015}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Connecticut Huskies|color=white}};"|Year || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Connecticut Huskies|color=white}};"|Record
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UConn Huskies|color=white}};"|Year || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UConn Huskies|color=white}};"|Record
|-
|-
|1989–1990 || 5&ndash;0
|1989–1990 || 5&ndash;0
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|2009–2010 || 8&ndash;1
|2009–2010 || 8&ndash;1
|-
|-
|2010-2011 || 5&ndash;2
|2010–2011 || 5&ndash;2
|-
|-
|2011-2012 || 5&ndash;2
|2011–2012 || 5&ndash;2
|-
|-
|2012-2013 || 6&ndash;1
|2012–2013 || 6&ndash;1
|-
|-
|2013-2014 || 7&ndash;2
|2013–2014 || 7&ndash;2
|-
|-
|2014-2015 || 4&ndash;4
|2014–2015 || 4&ndash;4
|-
|-
|2015-2016 || 8&ndash;1
|2015–2016 || 8&ndash;1
|-
|-
|2016-2017 || 4&ndash;3
|2016–2017 || 4&ndash;3
|-
|-
|2017-2018 || 7&ndash;2
|2017–2018 || 7&ndash;2
|-
|-
|2018-2019 || 8&ndash;1
|2018–2019 || 8&ndash;1
|-
|2019–2020 || 8&ndash;1
|-
|2020–2021 || 7&ndash;3
|-
|2021–2022 || 8&ndash;0
|-
|2022–2023 || 8&ndash;1
|-
|2023–2024 || 8&ndash;0
|}
|}


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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UConn Huskies|color=white}};" | Attendance
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UConn Huskies|color=white}};" | Attendance
|- align=center
|- align=center
| November 5, 1995 || '''[[United States women's national basketball team|United States]]''' {{flagicon|USA}} || 83-47 || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball team|UConn Huskies]] || Exhibition || 8,241 <ref>https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-womens/1995-96-usa-basketball-womens-senior-national-team.aspx</ref>
| November 5, 1995 || '''[[United States women's national basketball team|United States]]''' {{flagicon|USA}} || 83-47 || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn Huskies]] || Exhibition || 8,241 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-womens/1995-96-usa-basketball-womens-senior-national-team.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426092111/http://www.usab.com/history/national-team-womens/1995-96-usa-basketball-womens-senior-national-team.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 26, 2015|title=1995-96 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team}}</ref>
|- align=center
|- align=center
| November 2, 2007 || '''[[United States women's national basketball team|United States]]''' {{flagicon|USA}} || 90-74 || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball team|UConn Huskies]] || Exhibition || - <ref>https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2007/11/2/No_2_Women_s_Basketball_Drops_Exhibition_Opener_to_USA_National_Team_90_74.aspx</ref>
| November 2, 2007 || '''[[United States women's national basketball team|United States]]''' {{flagicon|USA}} || 90-74 || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn Huskies]] || Exhibition || - <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2007/11/2/No_2_Women_s_Basketball_Drops_Exhibition_Opener_to_USA_National_Team_90_74.aspx|title = No. 2 Women's Basketball Drops Exhibition Opener to USA National Team 90-74| date=November 2, 2007 }}</ref>
|}
|}


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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.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
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.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}


Located throughout the concourse of Gampel Pavilion are plaques recognizing the Huskies of Honor,
Located throughout the concourse of Gampel Pavilion are plaques recognizing the [[Huskies of Honor]], a recognition program that began in 2006 and honors the most significant figures in the history of the UConn basketball programs.
a recognition program that began in 2006 and honors the most significant figures in the history of the UConn Men's and Women's basketball programs.


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 14:46, 23 April 2024

Gampel Pavilion
"The Basketball Capital of the World"
Map
Location2095 Hillside Road
Storrs, Connecticut, United States 06269
Coordinates41°48′19.05″N 72°15′15.10″W / 41.8052917°N 72.2541944°W / 41.8052917; -72.2541944
OwnerUniversity of Connecticut
OperatorUniversity of Connecticut
Capacity2023–present: 10,299
2002–2023: 10,167
1996–2002: 10,027
1990–1996: 8,241[1]
Surface171,000 sq ft (15,900 m2)[1]
Construction
Broke groundSummer, 1987
OpenedJanuary 21, 1990[1]
ExpandedSummer 1996[1]
Construction cost$28 million[1]
($65.3 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectThe S/L/A/M Collaborative
Tenants
UConn Huskies (NCAA)
Men's basketball (1990–present)
Women's basketball (1990–present)
Women's volleyball (1990–2023)

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a 10,299-seat multi-purpose arena in Storrs, Connecticut, United States, on the campus of the University of Connecticut (UConn). 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 $1 million for the construction of the arena. It is about 216,000 sq ft (20,100 m2). Gampel Pavilion is the primary home to the UConn Huskies men's basketball and women's basketball teams. It was formerly the home of the women's volleyball team. [3]

Both the men's and women’s basketball teams also play at the XL Center in Hartford, playing roughly half the season in each venue. Separate season ticket packages are offered for each venue.

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

Construction[edit]

Gampel Pavilion replaced the Hugh S. Greer Field House, which still stands to the northwest of the pavilion but has a much smaller capacity (4,604). 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, which was completed in October 2017. During that time, the volleyball team played some of its fall home games in Greer Field House.[4]

First game[edit]

The first basketball game was played on January 27, 1990, between the then 20th-ranked Huskies and the 15th-ranked St. John's Redmen (now Red Storm). UConn won 72–58.[5]

Home court advantage[edit]

Since 1990 through 2024 the Huskies men's basketball team has a 226–41 record at Gampel Pavilion.[6]

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
2017–2018 7–2
2018–2019 8–1
2019–2020 8–1
2020–2021 7–3
2021–2022 8–0
2022–2023 8–1
2023–2024 8–0

Source: [6]

International basketball games[edit]

Date Opponent Result Home Game Type Attendance
November 5, 1995 United States United States 83-47 UConn Huskies Exhibition 8,241 [7]
November 2, 2007 United States United States 90-74 UConn Huskies Exhibition - [8]

Banners[edit]

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

Located throughout the concourse of Gampel Pavilion are plaques recognizing the Huskies of Honor, a recognition program that began in 2006 and honors the most significant figures in the history of the UConn basketball programs.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "UCONNHUSKIES.COM :: University Of Connecticut Official Athletic Site". www.uconnhuskies.com.
  2. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Freitas Forum to Become New Home of UConn Women's Volleyball Program". May 2, 2023.
  4. ^ DOYLE, PAUL (September 27, 2017). "Just A Reminder, Gampel Repair Means No First Night For UConn Basketball". courant.com.
  5. ^ "Countdown: 27". theuconnblog.com. October 17, 2009.
  6. ^ a b "2015–2016 Connecticut Huskies Media Guide" (PDF). UConnHuskies. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  7. ^ "1995-96 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team". Archived from the original on April 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "No. 2 Women's Basketball Drops Exhibition Opener to USA National Team 90-74". November 2, 2007.
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