Tom Gola Arena

Tom Gola Arena
Construction
The Tom


Former names	Hayman Hall
Location	1900 West Olney Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19141
Coordinates	40°02′24″N 75°09′24″W / 40.039993°N 75.15654°W / 40.039993; -75.15654
Public transit	SEPTA bus: 18, 26
Owner	La Salle University
Operator	La Salle University
Capacity	3,400
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	May 17, 1997
Opened	February 21, 1998^[2]
Construction cost	$6.3 million ($11.3 million in 2022 dollars^[1])
Architect	EwingCole (Hayman Hall Addition)
Tenants
La Salle Explorers (men's basketball, women's basketball)

Tom Gola Arena (also known as The Tom or The Gola) is a 3,400-seat multi-purpose arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania situated inside the TruMark Financial Center. It is home to the La Salle University Explorers men's and women's basketball teams.

This arena was named after former Explorers captain and head coach Tom Gola, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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History

The building was opened on February 21, 1998, with the men's basketball team defeating Virginia Tech 74–64.^[2] La Salle had not played basketball on campus since leaving Wister Hall in 1955, the season after winning 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.^[3]

In 2021, the arena was equipped with two working smoke machines.^[4]

Gallery

Tom Gola Arena is located inside the Hayman Center

References

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "La Salle Men's Basketball 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). La Salle University Athletics. November 18, 2018. p. 64. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
^ "2016 Olympic venues". Archived from the original on 2006-06-16.
^ McQuade, Dan (December 8, 2021). "Behold The Glory Of The La Salle University Smoke Machine". Defector Media.

External links

La Salle University Athletics - Tom Gola Arena

v t e La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Venues	Wister Hall (19??–1955) Palestra (1955–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–present) TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Venues	Palestra (1972–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–present) TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

Basketball arenas of the Atlantic 10 Conference

John M. Belk Arena (Davidson)
UD Arena (Dayton)
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (Duquesne)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (Fordham)
EagleBank Arena (George Mason)
Charles E. Smith Center (George Washington)
Tom Gola Arena (La Salle)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (Loyola Chicago)
Ryan Center (Rhode Island)
Robins Center (Richmond)
Hagan Arena (Saint Joseph's)
Chaifetz Arena (Saint Louis)
Reilly Center (St. Bonaventure)
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (UMass)
Siegel Center (VCU)

v t e Philadelphia Big 5
Schools	Drexel University La Salle University University of Pennsylvania Saint Joseph's University Temple University Villanova University
Teams	Drexel Dragons La Salle Explorers Penn Quakers Saint Joseph's Hawks Temple Owls Villanova Wildcats
Arenas	Daskalakis Athletic Center Hagan Arena Liacouras Center Palestra Finneran Pavilion Tom Gola Arena Wells Fargo Center
Competitions	Big 5 Classic
Related	City 6 Holy War Robert V. Geasey Trophy Saint Joseph's–Temple rivalry Battle of 33rd Street

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