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Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Indoor arena at the University of Connecticut

Field	Value
name	Gampel Pavilion
nickname	"The Basketball Capital of the World"
image	UConn_Gampel_Pavilion_November_2021.png
image_size	300px
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	15
location	2095 Hillside Road
Storrs, Connecticut, United States 06269
coordinates
broke_ground	Summer, 1987
opened	January 21, 1990
expanded	Summer 1996
owner	University of Connecticut
operator	University of Connecticut
surface	171000 sqft
construction_cost	$28 million
($ in dollars)
architect	The S/L/A/M Collaborative
tenants	UConn Huskies (NCAA)
Men's basketball (1990–present)
Women's basketball (1990–present)
Women's volleyball (1990–2023)
seating_capacity	2025–present: 10,244
2023–2025: 10,299
2002–2023: 10,167
1996–2002: 10,027
1990–1996: 8,241

| mapframe-zoom = 15 Storrs, Connecticut, United States 06269 ($ in dollars) Men's basketball (1990–present) Women's basketball (1990–present) Women's volleyball (1990–2023) 2023–2025: 10,299 2002–2023: 10,167 1996–2002: 10,027 1990–1996: 8,241

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a 10,244-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, 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 216000 sqft. 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.

Both the men's and women’s basketball teams also play at the PeoplesBank Arena 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

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 10,167 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.

Minor renovations in 2023 and full renovation of the lower bowl in 2025 resulted in changes to the capacity.

First game

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.

Home court advantage

From 1990 through 2025 the Huskies men's basketball team has a 232–43 record at Gampel Pavilion.

UConn Huskies	color=white}};"	Year		style=";"	Record
1989–1990
1990–1991
1991–1992
1992–1993
1993–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996
1996–1997
1997–1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023
2023–2024
2024–2025

Source:

International basketball games

UConn Huskies	color=white}};"	Date	UConn Huskies	color=white}};"	Opponent	UConn Huskies	color=white}};"	Result	UConn Huskies	color=white}};"	Home	UConn Huskies	color=white}};"	Game Type	UConn Huskies	color=white}};"	Attendance
November 5, 1995	United States USA	83-47	UConn Huskies	Exhibition	8,241
November 2, 2007	United States USA	90-74	UConn Huskies	Exhibition	-

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.

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.

References

"UCONNHUSKIES.COM :: University Of Connecticut Official Athletic Site".
(May 2, 2023). "Freitas Forum to Become New Home of UConn Women's Volleyball Program".
DOYLE, PAUL. (September 27, 2017). "Just A Reminder, Gampel Repair Means No First Night For UConn Basketball".
(17 October 2009). "Countdown: 27".
(July 2024). "2015–2016 Connecticut Huskies Media Guide".
"1995-96 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team".
(November 2, 2007). "No. 2 Women's Basketball Drops Exhibition Opener to USA National Team 90-74".

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