William H. Pitt Center

William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center
	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
Owner	City of Fairfield
Operator	Sacred Heart University
Capacity	2,062
Surface	Mondo flooring
Construction
Broke ground	1995
Opened	August 17, 1997
Construction cost	$13.8 million; ($22 million in 2019 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. [3]

References

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
"Pioneer Athletics - Sacred Heart University". Retrieved 2008-06-20.
"William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center - Sacred Heart University". Retrieved 2012-02-14.

External links

"Sacred Heart University Facilities- Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-06-20.

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

[2] "Pioneer Athletics - Sacred Heart University". Retrieved 2008-06-20.

[3] "William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center - Sacred Heart University". Retrieved 2012-02-14.

Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Venues	William H. Pitt Center (1997–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

William H. Pitt Center

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