Tom Gola Arena

Tom Gola Arena
	The Tom
Former names	Hayman Hall
Location	1900 West Olney Avenue; Philadelphia, PA 19141
Coordinates	40.039993°N 75.15654°W
Public transit	SEPTA bus: 18, 26
Owner	La Salle University
Operator	La Salle University
Capacity	3,400
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	May 17, 1997
Opened	February 21, 1998[1]
Construction cost	$6.3 million; ($9.88 million in 2019 dollars[2])
Architect	EwingCole (Hayman Hall Addition)
Tenants
	La Salle Explorers; (men's & women's basketball, women's volleyball)

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.

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

Tom Gola Arena is located inside the Hayman Center.

References

"La Salle Men's Basketball 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). La Salle University Athletics. 2018. p. 64. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
http://pdn.philly.com/olympic/olympicmap.html

External links

La Salle University Athletics - Tom Gola Arena

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[Opening-1] "La Salle Men's Basketball 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). La Salle University Athletics. 2018. p. 64. Retrieved September 21, 2020.

[inflation-US-2] Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[3] ttp://pdn.philly.com/olympic/olympicmap.html

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

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

Tom Gola Arena

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