Pizzitola Sports Center

Athletic center in Providence, Rhode Island, US

41°49′54″N 71°23′53″W / 41.831743°N 71.398043°W / 41.831743; -71.398043OwnerBrown UniversityOperatorBrown UniversityCapacity2,800ConstructionBroke ground1987OpenedFebruary 1989Construction cost$7.6 millionArchitectEggers Group, New York CityTenantsBrown Bears (basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling, squash)

The Paul Bailey Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center, often referred to as "the Pitz" by students,^[1] is a 2,800-seat multi-purpose athletic center in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, which was built in 1989. It is home to the Brown University Bears men's and women's basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling and squash teams.^[2] It was built adjacent to Meehan Auditorium on Lloyd Avenue^[3] as a replacement for Marvel Gymnasium, which was located next to Brown Stadium on Elmgrove Ave.^[4] The building was named for Paul Bailey Pizzitola (class of 1981), whose father contributed $2 million to its construction. The lobby of the building is named for the Brown attendee (1887–89) and American football legend John Heisman (class of 1891).^[2]

Gallery

View from Lloyd Avenue
Pizzitola interior
TICKETS sign salvaged from Marvel Gymnasium and installed at the Pizzitola ticket window

Pizzitola panorama, 2020

References

^ Ivy Hoops Doubleheader On YES This Weekend at ivyleaguesports.com. Accessed November 22, 2009. Archived November 22, 2009
^ ^a ^b Paul Bailey Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center at brownbears.com. Accessed November 22, 2009. Archived November 22, 2009
^ Letter size printable PDF of the entire Brown campus at planetary.brown.edu. Accessed November 22, 2009. Archived November 22, 2009
^ Marvel Gymnasium at brown.edu. Accessed November 22, 2009. Archived November 22, 2009

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v t e Brown Bears men's basketball
Venues	Marvel Gymnasium (1927–1989) Pizzitola Sports Center (1989–present)
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v t e Brown Bears women's basketball
Venues	Marvel Gymnasium (1973–1989) Pizzitola Sports Center (1989–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Basketball arenas of the Ivy League
Pizzitola Sports Center (Brown) Levien Gymnasium (Columbia) Newman Arena (Cornell) Leede Arena (Dartmouth) Lavietes Pavilion (Harvard) The Palestra (UPenn) Jadwin Gymnasium (Princeton) Lee Amphitheater (Yale)