William H. Pitt Center

William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center
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Home of the Sacred Heart Pioneers
Inside the Pitt Center

Full name	William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center
Location	5151 Park Avenue Fairfield, Connecticut 06825
Coordinates	41°13′9.98″N 73°14′40.66″W / 41.2194389°N 73.2446278°W / 41.2194389; -73.2446278
Owner	City of Fairfield
Operator	Sacred Heart University
Capacity	2,062
Surface	Mondo flooring
Broke ground	1995
Opened	August 17, 1997 (1997-08-17)
Construction cost	$13.8 million ($25.2 million in 2022 dollars^[1])
Architect	Rose Tiso & Co. LLC
Project manager	CPM & Associates
Tenants
Sacred Heart Pioneers (NCAA) (1997–present) Connecticut Skyhawks (USBL) (1998–1999)

The William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center is a 2,062-seat multipurpose arena in Fairfield, Connecticut on the campus of Sacred Heart University. It was opened in August 1997 and is home to Sacred Heart University men's and women's basketball, men's and women's volleyball, men's wrestling and fencing. It hosted the finals of the 2008 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament.

Constructing the facility cost $13.8 million. The William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center has three levels and houses four basketball courts, a fitness center, an aerobics and fencing room, and a sports medicine and rehabilitation center. Outdoors near the Pitt Center, there is an artificial turf athletic field with an eight-lane outdoor running track, six artificial surface tennis courts, and several grass fields and trails around campus.^[2]

In 2007, the Pitt Center underwent major renovations. On the lower level, a wrestling room, a weight room, more locker room space, and new floors were added. The Pitt Center also was re-painted.

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^ "Pioneer Athletics - Sacred Heart University". Retrieved 2008-06-20.

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William H Pitt Center facilities page

Sacred Heart University

Located in: Fairfield, Connecticut

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Venues	William H. Pitt Center Campus Field Total Mortgage Arena Martire Family Arena

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v t e Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Hall (1965–1997) William H. Pitt Center (1997–present)
People	Head coaches
<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Seasons</span>	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

v t e Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball
Venues	Memorial Hall (1974–1997) William H. Pitt Center (1997–present)
People	Head coaches
<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Seasons</span>	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

Basketball arenas of the Northeast Conference

William H. Detrick Gymnasium (Central Connecticut State)
Jones Convocation Center (Chicago State; joining in 2024)
Rothman Center (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Ted Grant Court (Le Moyne)
Steinberg Wellness Center (LIU)
Hammel Court (Merrimack; leaving in 2024)
William H. Pitt Center (Sacred Heart; leaving in 2024)
DeGol Arena (Saint Francis)
Merkert Gymnasium (Stonehill)
Spiro Sports Center (Wagner)

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