Tom Gola Arena
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| Tom Gola Arena | |
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| Location | 1900 W. Olney Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19141 |
| Broke ground | May 17, 1997 |
| Opened | February 21, 1998 |
| Owner | La Salle University |
| Operator | La Salle University |
| Former names | |
| Hayman Hall | |
| Tenants | |
| La Salle Explorers (men's & women's basketball, women's volleyball) |
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| Capacity | |
| 4,000 | |
Tom Gola Arena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania situated inside the Hayman Center. It is home to the La Salle University Explorers basketball and volleyball teams. It is named after Tom Gola, a Philadelphia basketball player and coach who is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
The building was opened in February of 1998. La Salle's Explorers had not played basketball on campus since leaving Wister Hall in 1955, the season after the 1954 NCAA Championship. The Explorers played at the Palestra from 1955 to 1989, the Philadelphia Civic Center from 1989 to 1996, and the First Union Spectrum from 1996 until the arena opened in 1998.
In Philadelphia's 2016 Summer Olympics bid, the arena was planned to host fencing [1].
| Preceded by First Union Spectrum 1996–1997 |
Home of the La Salle Explorers 1998–present |
Succeeded by present |
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LA SALLE UNIVERSITY |
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Schools: School of Arts and Sciences • School of Business Administration • School of Nursing & Health Sciences |
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A10 • Explorers • Frank Wetzler Track • Hank DeVincent Field • Hayman Center • McCarthy Stadium • Men's Basketball • Tom Gola Arena • Wakefield Park |
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Art Museum • Carriage House • Christian Brother's Residence • College Hall • Connelly Library • Japanese Tea Ceremony House • Peale House • Philadelphia |
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Adult Student Council • AIDS Outreach • Alliance • Anime Club • APD • AST • ATA • AXP • Branch Out • CAOS • CARE • Circle K • The Collegian • DSP • DPE • Explorers for Life • FIJI • FOCUS • Foster Care Tutoring • GPB • GSS • Interfraternity-Sorority Council • La Cycle • La Salle 56 • LOCK • MPWA • Neighborhood Tutoring • Neighbor to Neighbor • NSP • Panhellenic Council • PBS • RSA • SGA • TKE (not recognized) • SPE • SPL • WEXP |
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Miscellaneous |
La Salle University (book) |
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| Current Basketball Arenas in the Philadelphia Big 5 |
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| •The Palestra (Penn, St. Joseph's, La Salle) • The Pavilion (Villanova) • Liacouras Center (Temple) • Tom Gola Arena (La Salle) • |
| Current Basketball Arenas in the Atlantic 10 |
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| A.J. Palumbo Center (Duquesne) • Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (Saint Joseph's) • Bauman-Eberhardt Center (Saint Louis women) • Cintas Center (Xavier) • Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) • Liacouras Center (Temple) • Mullins Center (Massachusetts) • Reilly Center (St. Bonaventure) • Robins Center (Richmond) • Rose Hill Gym (Fordham) • Ryan Center (Rhode Island) • Scottrade Center (Saint Louis men) • Smith Center (George Washington) • Tom Gola Arena (La Salle) • UD Arena (Dayton) |
Categories: Philadelphia Big 5 | Atlantic 10 Conference | Northeastern United States sports venue stubs | Pennsylvania building and structure stubs | College basketball venues | Sports venues in Philadelphia | Sports venues in Pennsylvania | Indoor arenas in the United States | La Salle Explorers basketball | La Salle University
