Alumni Hall (Providence)
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| Alumni Hall | |
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| Mullaney Court | |
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| Location | Providence College Providence, RI 02918 |
| Opened | December, 1955 |
| Owner | Providence College |
| Operator | Providence College |
| Construction cost | $1.5 million |
| Tenants | |
| Providence College Friars (Women's basketball and volleyball) (Men's basketball 1955-72) |
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| Capacity | |
| 2,620 (basketball) | |
Alumni Hall is the on-campus basketball arena at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1955 to suit the needs of the basketball program, under the direction of college president Rev. Robert J. Slavin, O.P. It was dedicated to those alumni who had fought in World War II. For its first seventeen years, it was the home of the burgeoning men's basketball program, which won the 1961 and 1963 NIT championships under the leadership of legendary coach Joe Mullaney.
In 1974, the women's basketball team began playing there, where they currently reside. The arena hosted several NIT games throughout its tenure, as well as the 1983 (inaugural) and 1993 Big East Conference women's basketball championships. In 2001, the court was renamed in honor of Coach Mullaney.
There is a cafeteria in the bottom level which is connected to the Slavin Center student union building. The cafeteria was expanded in 1997, including an area formerly used as a mini-mall.
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| Current Basketball Arenas in the Big East |
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| Alumni Hall (Providence women) •Allstate Arena (DePaul men) • Bradley Center (Marquette men) • Carnesecca Arena (St. John's) • Carrier Dome (Syracuse) • Continental Airlines Arena (Seton Hall men) • Dunkin' Donuts Center (Providence men) • Fifth Third Arena (Cincinnati) • Freedom Hall (Louisville) • Gampel Pavilion (Connecticut) • Hartford Civic Center (Connecticut) • Joyce Center (Notre Dame) • Louis Brown Athletic Center (Rutgers) • Madison Square Garden (St. John's men) • McDonough Gymnasium (Georgetown women) • McGuire Center (Marquette women) • The Pavilion (Villanova) • Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh) • Sullivan Athletic Center (DePaul women) • USF Sun Dome (South Florida) • Verizon Center (Georgetown men) • Wachovia Center (Villanova) • Walsh Gymnasium (Seton Hall women) • WVU Coliseum (West Virginia) |
