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Le Moyne Events Center
The Le Moyne Events Center is a multi-purpose arena in DeWitt, New York, United States, that serves as the home arena for the Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball and volleyball, and men's basketball teams on the campus of Le Moyne College. The venue is sometimes identified as the Event Center.
At halftime of Le Moyne men's basketball game against Daemen on November 30, 1999, the hardwood playing surface within the Events Center was named Ted Grant Court in honor of G. Edward Grant, a member of Le Moyne's inaugural class of 1951, who had recently contributed $250,000 to a Le Moyne athletics fundraising campaign. Grant served as a trustee of Le Moyne College from 1981 to 1987, and was a long-term financial supporter of the athletics program. As a student-athlete at Le Moyne, Grant lettered in track and boxing. Le Moyne's turf field is also named in his honor.
The initial proposal for the construction of a field house on Le Moyne's campus was floated in 1959. A fundraising drive for construction of new buildings on campus was organized in early 1960. As of spring 1960, nine new structures were planned with a total capital budget of $3.325 million. By fall 1960, plans for a 3,000-seat gymnasium were being formulated with construction expected to begin in spring 1961. The estimated cost of building the gym was $775,000.
In February 1961, final plans for the field house were announced with ground breaking scheduled to take place the following month. The design of the building included a 22,500-square-foot gymnasium along with a spacious lobby for spectators. The maximum seating capacity for basketball was to be 3,000, when portable bleachers were employed. The building was designed to be used as a home arena for intercollegiate sports as well as for intramural sports for both men and women. A press box designed to accommodate journalists as well as radio and television coverage of events in the building was included in the plan. Part of the building was to be set aside for athletic department administration offices. Showers and men's locker rooms for both home and visiting teams would be easily accessible from the court within the building as well as the outdoor baseball and football/soccer fields. A women's lounge and offices for female faculty were to be located on another side of the building. Courts for playing badminton, tennis, handball and squash were to be included along with an eight-lane bowling alley with automatic pin-setting equipment. The steel-frame building with masonry and translucent plastic exterior walls was designed by the architectural firm of Pederson, Hueber, and Hares. The landscape architectural work was done by James E. Glavin. The cost of the building was expected to be $800,000. The building was expected to open with the varsity basketball team playing the Providence Friars on February 5, 1962. The basketball court was intentionally placed on one end of the building rather than in the center, which reduced the capacity by about 2,000 seats, to ensure other activities could be conducted within the building while the basketball court was in use.
In March 1961, Le Moyne hired Dygert Construction Co., Inc. as the general contractor for the building project after the opening of sealed bids. Edward Joy Co. was engaged to perform the electrical, heating and ventilation work, and the Thomas A. Murphy Co. was hired for plumbing.
On October 31, 1961, Bishop Walter A. Foery of Syracuse officiated a ceremony to mark the laying of the cornerstone. Several items were place inside a cornerstone box. These included a small crucifix, a copy of President Kennedy's message on physical fitness, a copy of the October 31, 1961 issue of The Post-Standard, a Le Moyne College catalog, a Le Moyne student handbook, a Le Moyne Dolphins basketball brochure, news releases and data on the building and its construction, photographs of the Le Moyne track and basketball teams, an intramural trophy and a perpetual basketball pass good forever to the finder.
When Le Moyne released its basketball schedule for the 1961–62 season, in October 1961, it was expected that the Events Center would be ready to open for the February 5 game against Providence. However, the following month, it appeared the building would not be completed in time. The last piece of steel for the structure went up three months later than scheduled. It appeared the building was six weeks away from getting heat, which was needed before the basketball court could be installed to prevent warping of the wood. The delays could not be overcome, and the Providence game was played at the West Jefferson Street Armory.
By September 1962, construction of the building was completed with the final price tag coming in at $1 million. Initially, it was referred to as the Le Moyne Athletic Center. A dedication ceremony officially marking the opening of the facility was held on September 16, 1962. The building was given the name Anthony A. Henninger Athletic Center by early 1973, and often called the Henninger Athletic Center.
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Le Moyne Events Center
The Le Moyne Events Center is a multi-purpose arena in DeWitt, New York, United States, that serves as the home arena for the Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball and volleyball, and men's basketball teams on the campus of Le Moyne College. The venue is sometimes identified as the Event Center.
At halftime of Le Moyne men's basketball game against Daemen on November 30, 1999, the hardwood playing surface within the Events Center was named Ted Grant Court in honor of G. Edward Grant, a member of Le Moyne's inaugural class of 1951, who had recently contributed $250,000 to a Le Moyne athletics fundraising campaign. Grant served as a trustee of Le Moyne College from 1981 to 1987, and was a long-term financial supporter of the athletics program. As a student-athlete at Le Moyne, Grant lettered in track and boxing. Le Moyne's turf field is also named in his honor.
The initial proposal for the construction of a field house on Le Moyne's campus was floated in 1959. A fundraising drive for construction of new buildings on campus was organized in early 1960. As of spring 1960, nine new structures were planned with a total capital budget of $3.325 million. By fall 1960, plans for a 3,000-seat gymnasium were being formulated with construction expected to begin in spring 1961. The estimated cost of building the gym was $775,000.
In February 1961, final plans for the field house were announced with ground breaking scheduled to take place the following month. The design of the building included a 22,500-square-foot gymnasium along with a spacious lobby for spectators. The maximum seating capacity for basketball was to be 3,000, when portable bleachers were employed. The building was designed to be used as a home arena for intercollegiate sports as well as for intramural sports for both men and women. A press box designed to accommodate journalists as well as radio and television coverage of events in the building was included in the plan. Part of the building was to be set aside for athletic department administration offices. Showers and men's locker rooms for both home and visiting teams would be easily accessible from the court within the building as well as the outdoor baseball and football/soccer fields. A women's lounge and offices for female faculty were to be located on another side of the building. Courts for playing badminton, tennis, handball and squash were to be included along with an eight-lane bowling alley with automatic pin-setting equipment. The steel-frame building with masonry and translucent plastic exterior walls was designed by the architectural firm of Pederson, Hueber, and Hares. The landscape architectural work was done by James E. Glavin. The cost of the building was expected to be $800,000. The building was expected to open with the varsity basketball team playing the Providence Friars on February 5, 1962. The basketball court was intentionally placed on one end of the building rather than in the center, which reduced the capacity by about 2,000 seats, to ensure other activities could be conducted within the building while the basketball court was in use.
In March 1961, Le Moyne hired Dygert Construction Co., Inc. as the general contractor for the building project after the opening of sealed bids. Edward Joy Co. was engaged to perform the electrical, heating and ventilation work, and the Thomas A. Murphy Co. was hired for plumbing.
On October 31, 1961, Bishop Walter A. Foery of Syracuse officiated a ceremony to mark the laying of the cornerstone. Several items were place inside a cornerstone box. These included a small crucifix, a copy of President Kennedy's message on physical fitness, a copy of the October 31, 1961 issue of The Post-Standard, a Le Moyne College catalog, a Le Moyne student handbook, a Le Moyne Dolphins basketball brochure, news releases and data on the building and its construction, photographs of the Le Moyne track and basketball teams, an intramural trophy and a perpetual basketball pass good forever to the finder.
When Le Moyne released its basketball schedule for the 1961–62 season, in October 1961, it was expected that the Events Center would be ready to open for the February 5 game against Providence. However, the following month, it appeared the building would not be completed in time. The last piece of steel for the structure went up three months later than scheduled. It appeared the building was six weeks away from getting heat, which was needed before the basketball court could be installed to prevent warping of the wood. The delays could not be overcome, and the Providence game was played at the West Jefferson Street Armory.
By September 1962, construction of the building was completed with the final price tag coming in at $1 million. Initially, it was referred to as the Le Moyne Athletic Center. A dedication ceremony officially marking the opening of the facility was held on September 16, 1962. The building was given the name Anthony A. Henninger Athletic Center by early 1973, and often called the Henninger Athletic Center.