- Daskalakis Athletic Center
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The entrance to the DAC in 2006
Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) is a 2,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Drexel University Dragons basketball team. It hosted all or part of the 1993-1996 America East Conference men's basketball tournament, the 2005 NIT Season Tip-Off, and the 2007 National Invitation Tournament. The DAC was built in 1974 as the Physical Education and Athletic Center (PEAC)[1] and was renamed in 2001 after a gift from former Drexel Lacrosse player John A. Daskalakis ('63).[2]
At the 2006 convocation Drexel University president Constantine Papadakis announced a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2), three-story addition to the existing Daskalakis Athletic Center. The project, now an 84,000-square-foot (7,800 m2) addition, broke ground in June 2008.[3] Construction finished in December 2009 and parts of the building opened to students in January 2010. The Drexel Recreational Center officially opened in February.[4][5]
It is anticipated that the university athletic teams, the Drexel Dragons, will be moved over to a recently acquired and soon to be renovated Armory building and that the DAC will be used exclusively for recreational activities.[6]
Notes
- ^ "Drexel University Buildings". http://www.library.drexel.edu/archives/history/buildings.html. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
- ^ "Dr. Zillmer bio for web". http://www.drexeldragons.com/Pdfs/gen/2006/9/27/Dr.%20Zillmer%20bio%20for%20web.pdf?tab=generalinfo. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
- ^ Tatum, Kevin (April 16, 2008). "Drexel clears way for new arena". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2010-02-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080526155800/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20080416_Drexel_clears_way_for_new_arena.html. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ Stephenson, David (January 18, 2010). "Northside Dining Terrace now open to students". The Triangle. http://media.www.thetriangle.org/media/storage/paper689/news/2010/01/08/News/Northside.Dining.Terrace.Now.Open.To.Students-3852126.shtml. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ Stephenson, David (February 19, 2010). "Recreation Center opens doors". The Triangle. http://media.www.thetriangle.org/media/storage/paper689/news/2010/02/19/News/Recreation.Center.Opens.Doors-3875558.shtml. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "Increased student activity fee to fund DAC expansion". The Triangle. October 10, 2006. http://www.thetriangle.org/media/storage/paper689/news/2006/10/20/News/Increased.Student.Activity.Fee.To.Fund.Dac.Expansion-2379282.shtml?norewrite200610251513&sourcedomain=www.thetriangle.org. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
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Coordinates: 39°57′23″N 75°11′27″W / 39.956385°N 75.190697°W
Basketball arenas of the Colonial Athletic Association Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware) • Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel) • Patriot Center (George Mason) • GSU Sports Arena (Georgia State) • Hofstra Arena (Hofstra) • JMU Convocation Center (James Madison) • Ted Constant Convocation Center (Old Dominion) • Matthews Arena (Northeastern, men's) • Cabot Center (Northeastern, women's) • Towson Center (Towson) • Kaplan Arena at William & Mary Hall (William & Mary) • Trask Coliseum (UNC Wilmington) • Stuart C. Siegel Center (Virginia Commonwealth)
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