The David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, also known as Mack Sports Complex, or just "The Mack" for short, is a 5,023-seat multi-purpose
arena in
Hempstead, New York. Replacing the
Hofstra Physical Fitness Center, the arena opened on January 2, 2000, as Hofstra Arena and was renamed for Mack in 2006.
Basketball
It is home to the
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York. It is Long Island's largest private university. Hofstra originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University (NYU) under the name Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of Ne ...
Pride men's and women's
basketball teams, as well as the nationally ranked Pride wrestling team. It hosted the 2000 and 2001 title games of the
America East Conference men's basketball tournaments, and also hosted two Postseason NIT games in 2006 (against Nebraska of the Big Twelve, and Old Dominion of the CAA). In 2006, Hofstra Arena was renamed the 'David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex'. Hofstra belongs to the CAA (Colonial Athletic Association). Before an overtime loss to
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist. Founded as Drexel Institute of Art, S ...
in February, the Pride had previously won 28 consecutive regular season home games at the Mack. The Mack was also home to the nation's second longest home win streak (behind
Gonzaga University) in 2006, before the Pride's NIT Quarterfinals loss to
Old Dominion University. Hofstra University Men's Basketball has developed an excellent fan base on Long Island, especially in
Nassau County, as it continues to have winning seasons year after year.
Other events
Mack Sports Complex also hosts other events year round, such as college fairs, graduations and Kellenberg Memorial High School's Blue and Gold Sports Night. "The Mack" also hosted the final Presidential Debate of the 2008 U.S. Presidential election between Republican
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
and Democrat
Barack Obama as well as the town hall format of the second Presidential Debate of the 2012 Presidential election between Republican
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts f ...
and incumbent President
Barack Obama. On September 26, 2016, it hosted the first Presidential Debate of the 2016 election between Republican
Donald Trump and Democrat
Hillary Clinton.
See also
*
List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
References
External links
Mack Sports Complex - GoHofstra.com
Basketball venues in New York (state)
Wrestling venues in New York (state)
College basketball venues in the United States
College wrestling venues in the United States
Hofstra Pride basketball
Sports venues in Hempstead, New York
Sports venues in Nassau County, New York
Sports venues in Long Island
Sports venues completed in 2000
2000 establishments in New York (state)
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