Lavietes Pavilion

Ray Lavietes Basketball Pavilion at the Briggs Athletic Center
	Hall of Dreams
Former names	Briggs Athletic Center
Location	Soldiers Field Rd; Allston, MA 02163
Coordinates	42.368218°N 71.125291°W
Owner	Harvard University
Operator	Harvard University
Capacity	1,636
Opened	1926 (original); 1982 (basketball)
Tenants
	Harvard Crimson; (Basketball)

The Ray Lavietes Basketball Pavilion at the Briggs Athletic Center is a 1,636-seat multi-purpose arena in the Allston neighborhood of Boston.[1] Owned by Harvard University, it is the second-oldest college basketball arena still in use (Fordham University's Rose Hill Gymnasium (1924) is older).

The facility was originally named the Briggs Athletic Center in honor of LeBaron Russell Briggs, who served as dean of Harvard College from 1891 to 1902 and as the school's athletic director for 17 years. Briggs also served as president of the NCAA. It included an indoor track and batting cages, which were popular with local collegiate and professional baseball players, including Ted Williams. In 1981, the Gordon Indoor Track and Tennis Facility (located adjacent to Harvard Stadium and the Bright Hockey Center) opened, and the building was refurbished as the new home to the Harvard basketball program, replacing the Malkin Athletic Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The women's first game in the building was on November 26, 1982 against Chicago, and the men's inaugural game took place a day later against neighbor and rival MIT. In March 1996, the building was rededicated to Ray Lavietes '36, a two-time basketball letterman who made a $2.1 million contribution to a second refurbishment project in 1995 and 1996.

In 2016 the University announced plans to renovate the facility with updated amenities. A new central scoreboard was installed as well as an expanded entrance lobby, ticketing area and locker rooms.[2] Chairback seats were installed in the rear sections, which reduced seating capacity to 1,636, making Lavietes the smallest basketball arena in the Ivy League. The updated building opened in time for the 2017–18 men's and women's basketball season.[3]

The Ray Lavietes Basketball Pavilion at the Briggs Athletic Center

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Lavietes Pavilion at GoCrimson.com

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[1] ttps://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/facilities/lavieties

[2] ttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/5/24/c18-f3-lavietes-pavilion-no-new-buildings/

[3] ttps://www.harvardmagazine.com/2016/09/harvard-renovates-allston-basketball-arena

Harvard Crimson men's basketball
Venues	Malkin Athletic Center (1930–1982) Briggs Cage/Lavietes Pavilion (1982–present)
Rivalries	Boston College
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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Lavietes Pavilion

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