Lavietes Pavilion
Hall of Dreams | |
Former names | Briggs Athletic Center |
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Location | Soldiers Field Rd Allston, MA 02163 |
Coordinates | 42°22′06″N 71°07′31″W / 42.368218°N 71.125291°W |
Owner | Harvard University |
Operator | Harvard University |
Capacity | 1,636 |
Opened | 1926 (original) 1982 (basketball) |
Tenants | |
Harvard Crimson (Basketball) |
The Ray Lavietes Basketball Pavilion at the Briggs Athletic Center is a 1,636-seat multi-purpose arena in the Allston neighborhood of Boston.[1] Owned by Harvard University, it is the second-oldest college basketball arena still in use (Fordham University's Rose Hill Gymnasium (1925) is older).
The facility was originally named the Briggs Athletic Center in honor of LeBaron Russell Briggs, who served as dean of Harvard College from 1891 to 1902 and as the school's athletic director for 17 years. Briggs also served as president of the
In 2016 the university announced plans to renovate the facility with updated amenities. A new central scoreboard was installed as well as an expanded entrance lobby, ticketing area and locker rooms.[2] Chairback seats were installed in the rear sections, which reduced seating capacity to 1,636, making Lavietes the smallest basketball arena in the Ivy League. The updated building opened in time for the 2017–18 men's and women's basketball season.[3]
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