- Charlotte Y. Martin Centre
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Charlotte Y. Martin Centre is an athletics center on the campus of Gonzaga University housing a 4,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Spokane, Washington. It opened on December 3, 1965 as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion, with a capacity of approximately 2,000 patrons.[1] The arena was renamed as part of Gonzaga's centennial celebrations on March 17, 1987, for which major renovations were done to the venue that doubled its size.[1][2]
It is the home of the Gonzaga University Bulldogs women's volleyball team, and was home to the school's men's and women's basketball teams from its opening, with a partial hiatus in the 1979-80 season when the men's team returned to its former home of the Spokane Coliseum for West Coast Conference home games only,[2][3] until the McCarthey Athletic Center opened in 2004. The venue was affectionately known as 'The Kennel', a reference to the nature of the crowds who turned up to basketball games.[1]
English rock group Led Zeppelin played their fifth-ever American concert at the Kennedy Pavilion on December 30, 1968; the first known bootleg recording of the band originated from this performance.[1][4]
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d Venue information and background
- ^ a b "Through The Ages – Homes of the Bulldogs" (PDF). 2007 Gonzaga University Men's Basketball Media Guide. Gonzaga University Athletics. p. 108. http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0607mediaguidep99-112. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007 Gonzaga University Men's Basketball Media Guide. Gonzaga University Athletics. pp. 123–133. http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0607mediaguidep123-133. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ "Gonzaga '68". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO60PT4GniQ. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
Preceded by
Spokane ColiseumHome of Gonzaga Bulldogs
men's basketball
1965 – 2004Succeeded by
McCarthey Athletic CenterGonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball Seasons 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12Rivalries Consensus All-Americans Conference Players of the Year John Stockton • Jeff Brown • Bakari Hendrix • Casey Calvary • Dan Dickau • Blake Stepp • Ronny Turiaf • Adam Morrison • Derek Raivio • Jeremy Pargo • Matt BouldinCoaches George Varnell • William H. Mulligan • Frank McKevitt • Fred Burns • Ed Mulholland • Robert E. Harmon • William S. Higgins • John R. McGough • Guy Condon • Edward Geheves • Gus Dorais • Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith • S. Dagly • Perry Teneyck • Claude McGrath • B. Frasier • Charles Henry • Eugene Wozny • Gordon White • Claude McGrath • L. T. Underwood • Hank Anderson • Adrian Buoncristiani • Dan Fitzgerald • Jay Hillock • Dan Fitzgerald • Dan Monson • Mark FewArenas Russell Gymnasium (1907–1958) • Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–80) • Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) • McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) • Spokane Arena (select games, 1995–present)
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