Tom Gola Arena

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Tom Gola Arena| nickname =


location = 1900 W. Olney Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19141
broke_ground = May 17, 1997
opened = February 21, 1998
owner = La Salle University
operator = La Salle University
surface = |hardwood] construction_cost= $6.3 million
architect =
former_names = Hayman Hall| tenants = La Salle Explorers
(men's & women's basketball, women's volleyball)
seating_capacity = 4,000

Tom Gola Arena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania situated inside the Hayman Center. It is home to the La Salle University Explorers basketball and volleyball teams. It is named after Tom Gola, a Philadelphia basketball player and coach who is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

The building was opened in February 1998. 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 [http://pdn.philly.com/olympic/olympicmap.html] .

succession box
title = Home of the
La Salle Explorers
years = 1998 – present
before = First Union Spectrum
after = Current