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Tom Gola Arena, The Tom, 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 as well as its volleyball team. It is named after former Explorers captain and head coach Tom Gola, currently in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Tom Gola Arena
Construction
The Tom


Former names	Hayman Hall
Location	1900 West Olney Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19141
Coordinates	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[1]
Construction cost	$6.3 million ($10.5 million in 2021 dollars[2])
Architect	EwingCole (Hayman Hall Addition)
Tenants
La Salle Explorers (Men's & Women's basketball)

The building was opened on February 21, 1998, as the men's basketball team defeated Virginia Tech 74-64.[1] La Salle's Explorers had not played basketball on campus since leaving Wister Hall in 1955, the season after 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 2021, the arena was equipped with two working smoke machines.

In Philadelphia's 2016 Summer Olympics bid, the arena was planned to host fencing.[3]

References

"La Salle Men's Basketball 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). La Salle University Athletics. 2018. p. 64. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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 April 16, 2022.
"2016 Olympic venues". Archived from the original on 2006-06-16.

https://defector.com/behold-the-glory-of-the-la-salle-university-smoke-machine/

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
Seasons	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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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; joining in 2022)
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	La Salle University University of Pennsylvania Saint Joseph's University Temple University Villanova University
Teams	La Salle Explorers Penn Quakers Saint Joseph's Hawks Temple Owls Villanova Wildcats
Arenas	Hagan Arena Liacouras Center Palestra Finneran Pavilion Tom Gola Arena
Related	City 6 Holy War Robert V. Geasey Trophy Saint Joseph's–Temple rivalry Battle of 33rd Street

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