- Leavey Center
Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Leavey Center
nickname = "Leavey Activities Center, Toso Pavilion"
location = 500 El Camino Real,Santa Clara, California 95053
broke_ground =1974
opened =1975
December 13 ,2000 after renovation
owner =Santa Clara University
operator =Santa Clara University
construction_cost = $4.6 million USD
architect = Albert A. Hoover and Associates
former_names = Harold J. Toso Pavilion
tenants = Santa Clara University Broncos (WCC ) (1975 -present)
seating_capacity = 5,000 (1975 )
6,000 (2001 )Leavey Center, also known as the Leavey Activities Center or occasionally by its old nickname the Toso Pavilion, is an indoor basketball arena in
Santa Clara, California . It is home to the Santa Clara University Broncosbasketball andvolleyball teams. It has hosted theWest Coast Conference men's basketball tournament ten times.Arena history
Leavey Center began life as the Harold J. Toso Pavilion, or Toso Pavilion constructed in 1975. The facility featured an air supported vinyl fabric roof supported by 11 large fans constantly producing a higher air pressure inside the dome than outside, similar to the
Pontiac Silverdome orBC Place Stadium . The inside of the facility featured the main activity floor, two recreation areas, and team locker rooms. The roof developed several tears over the years and onApril 4 ,2000 , the dome was deflated to make room for a more permanent roof structure to be built over the arena.The newly rechristened Leavey Center was renovated and reopened on
December 13 ,2000 now sporting a much taller steel room supported by eight large concrete cassions outside the arena. The interior was only partially constructed on opening day with most of the western half of the building still walled off with plywood. However in late 2001 the construction was completed and the Leavey Center reopened featuring a new two level grandstand on the east side of the court in addition to the single level seating around the rest of the court. The indoor track had been removed and a second practice court was moved to behind the west bleachers. The athletic offices of the university were also moved into the new center behind the larger eastern grandstand. The renovation cost $14 million dollars to complete.Leavey Center also played host to the
Stanford University basketball teams for a number of games while theMaples Pavilion underwent renovation.External links
* [http://santaclarabroncos.cstv.com/school-bio/sacl-leaveycenter.html Official Leavey Center Website]
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