Hugh S. Greer Field House, formerly the University of Connecticut Field House, was a 4,604-seat multi-purpose
arena
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in
Storrs, Connecticut
Storrs is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the New England town, town of Mansfield, Connecticut, Mansfield in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 15,344 at the 2010 Unite ...
. It opened December 1, 1954 with a win against then-archrival
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. It was home to the
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...
Huskies men's and women's
basketball
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teams until January 27, 1990, when the
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion opened. The arena is named after former Husky basketball player, coach and athletic director,
Hugh Greer. It was remodeled in 1996-97 following the departure of the basketball teams to become a full-time indoor track facility.
Defunct college basketball venues in the United States
UConn Huskies basketball venues
Basketball venues in Connecticut
Sports venues in Tolland County, Connecticut
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