Big East Conference Basketball Stadiums
[edit] Basketball Stadiums
| School | Basketball arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | Fifth Third Arena | 13,176 |
| Connecticut | Gampel Pavilion & Hartford Civic Center | 10,027 16,294 |
| DePaul | Allstate Arena (men) DePaul Athletic Center (women) | 18,500 3,000 |
| Georgetown* | Verizon Center (men) McDonough Gymnasium (women) | 20,600 2,500 |
| Louisville | Freedom Hall | 18,865 |
| Marquette | Bradley Center (men) Al McGuire Center (women) | 18,717 4,000 |
| Notre Dame* | Edmund P. Joyce Center | 11,418 |
| Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center | 12,508 |
| Providence | Dunkin' Donuts Center (men's) Alumni Hall (women's) | 12,993 2,603 |
| Rutgers | Louis Brown Athletic Center (The RAC) | 8,000 |
| St. John's | Madison Square Garden (men only) & Carnesecca Arena (women) | 19,522 6,008 |
| Seton Hall | Prudential Center (men) Walsh Gymnasium (women) | 20,029 2,600 |
| South Florida | USF Sun Dome | 11,324 |
| Syracuse* | Carrier Dome | 33,000 |
| Villanova* | The Pavilion & Wachovia Center | 6,500 21,600 |
| West Virginia | WVU Coliseum | 14,000 |
Notes:
- St. John's men generally play their Big East home schedule in Madison Square Garden and their non-conference home schedule on campus at Carnesecca Arena. In 2005-06, St. John's played only one non-conference game at MSG and one Big East game on campus.
- For certain high-profile home games, Villanova uses the Wachovia Center or Wachovia Spectrum. In 2005-06, Villanova played three home games at the Wachovia Center and the rest on campus at The Pavilion. In 2006, the Wachovia Center was also a first-round site for the NCAA Tournament. Under NCAA rules, a venue is not considered a home court unless a school plays four or more regular-season games there; this enabled Villanova to play its first two tournament games at the Wachovia Center (but Villanova was not considered the host school for that sub-region-the Atlantic 10 conference was).
- For Syracuse basketball games in the Carrier Dome, the court is laid out on one end of the field and stands are erected beside it. This makes the Carrier Dome the largest on-campus venue for college baskeball in the nation.
- Georgetown, Note Dame, and Villanova do not play Big East football. Notre Dame is a Division I-A independent, Georgetown is in the D-IAA Patriot League, and Villanova is in the D-IAA Atlantic 10 Conference for football.
