Le Moyne Events Center
Location500 Springfield Road
Syracuse,[lower-alpha 1] NY 13214
OwnerLe Moyne College
OperatorLe Moyne College
Capacity2,637 (Configuration A)
1,705 (Configuration B)
685 (Coniguration C)
SurfaceHardwood
Construction
Opened1961
Renovated2016
ArchitectQPK Design (renovation)
Tenants
Le Moyne Dolphins men's basketball, women's basketball and women's volleyball

The Le Moyne Events Center is a multi-purpose arena in DeWitt, New York, that serves as the home arena for the Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball and volleyball, and men's basketball teams on the campus of Le Moyne College.[1] The venue is sometimes identified as the Event Center.[2]

The hardwood playing surface within the Events Center is named Ted Grant Court[3][4] in honor of G. Edward Grant, a member of Le Moyne's inaugural class of 1951. Grant served as a trustee of Le Moyne College from 1981 to 1987, and was a financial supporter of the athletics program. Le Moyne's turf field is also named in his honor.[5]

Construction and renovation

The Events Center was built in 1961, as part of the larger Henninger Athletic Center.[6] The arena underwent a significant renovation in 2016,[7] and reopened on October 12 of that year with an afternoon ceremony and blessing. Later that night, Le Moyne's women's volleyball team won the first event contested at the venue, a 3–2 victory over Roberts Wesleyan.[1]

Configurations and seating capacity

The 2016 renovation enabled the venue to be used in three different configurations, each with a different maximum seating capacity. Configuration A produces a maximum capacity of 2,637. It includes full chair-back seating on both the north and south sides of the building, portable bleachers on the east side, and chairs assembled on the floor with the stage at the west end of the building. This is the basic configuration used for basketball games, except for the chairs on the court. There is a second set of portable bleachers that can be used at the east end of the building, when there is no stage, such as is the case with basketball games.[8] Therefore, the maximum capacity for basketball is slightly different from the standard Configuration A maximum capacity.

Configuration B produces a maximum capacity of 1,705, using the full chair-back seating on either the north or south side with the stage opposite those seats and additional chairs assembled on the floor.[8]

Configuration C produces a maximum capacity of 685, using seating on either the north or south side with the stage in the middle of the floor.[8]

Major events

The Events Center hosted the New England Regional games of the 1965 NCAA College Division basketball tournament.[9]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The venue has a Syracuse mailing address but lies within the adjacent Town of DeWitt.

References

  1. 1 2 "Le Moyne Unveils Newly Renovated Events Center". Le Moyne Dolphins. October 12, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Campus Map". Le Moyne College. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Events Center". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ted Grant Court". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ted Grant '51 Posthumously Awarded an Honorary Degree". Le Moyne College. July 11, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Facilities". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ DuVal, Marisa (September 8, 2016). "Ted Grant Court Set to Open in October". The Dolphin. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 "Le Moyne College Athletic Center Renovation". QPK Design. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sidelines" (PDF). The Dolphin. March 18, 1965. p. 7. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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