Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall is a 4,500-seat multi-purpose
arena
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in
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Virginia, third-most populous city ...
, located to the northeast of
Dick Price Stadium on the eastern edge of
Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University (NSU) is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Virginia High-Tech Partnersh ...
.
It is home to the
Norfolk State Spartans
The Norfolk State Spartans refer to the 14 intercollegiate sports teams representing Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis and track and field; wo ...
men's and women's basketball teams.
History
Echols Hall was built in 1982 to replace
Gill Gymnasium as home to Norfolk State's
men's and
women's
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basketball and women's volleyball teams, as well as housing athletics offices and hosting the school's ROTC program. The seating bowl is divided into four sides, with three divided levels of seating colored green and gold, the school's colors. The hall is named for
Joseph G. Echols, who is credited by the university as the person most responsible for the expansion of the school's athletics department to its current extents. It hosted the 1997
MEAC men's basketball tournament
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.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
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References
External links
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall - NSU Athletics*
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College basketball venues in Virginia
Sports venues in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk State Spartans basketball
Sports venues completed in 1982
1982 establishments in Virginia
College volleyball venues in the United States
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