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{{short description|Sports arena at Loyola Marymount University}}
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| name = Gersten Pavilion
| name = Gersten Pavilion
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| image = Gersten Pavillion.tif
| nickname = ''Hank's House''
| nickname = ''Hank's House''
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| location = 7900 Loyola Boulevard<br>Los Angeles, CA 90045
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| location = One LMU Drive<br>Los Angeles, CA 90045
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| opened = January 15, 1981
| opened = January 15, 1981
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| operator = Loyola Marymount University
| operator = Loyola Marymount University
| surface = Hardwood
| surface = Hardwood
| construction_cost = $4.2 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|4200000|1981}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| construction_cost = $4.2 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|4200000|1981}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = John Aleksich
| architect = John Aleksich
| former_names =
| former_names =
| tenants = Loyola Marymount Lions<br>(Men's and Women's basketball, Women's Volleyball)
| tenants = [[Loyola Marymount Lions]]<br>(Men's and Women's basketball, Women's Volleyball)
| seating_capacity = 4,156 (1981)
| seating_capacity = 3,900 (2016)
}}
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The '''Gersten Pavilion''' is a 4,156 seat multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]. It is the home of the [[Loyola Marymount Lions|Loyola Marymount University Lions]]. It was built in 1981. It is also the part-time practice home for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. It was the site for the [[Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics|weightlifting]] competition for the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/1984v1pt1.pdf 1984 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 150-2.</ref> On March 4, 1990, [[Loyola Marymount University|LMU]] star [[Hank Gathers]] died during a [[West Coast Conference]] men's basketball tournament game from [[cardiomyopathy]]. The tourney was promptly suspended and LMU was awarded the NCAA bid based on their regular season title. The facility also hosted the WCC tournament in 1997. The arena is known among LMU alumni as "'''Hank's House'''," after fallen LMU basketball star Hank Gathers.
The '''Gersten Pavilion''' is a 3,900-seat multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]. It is the home of the [[Loyola Marymount Lions|Loyola Marymount University Lions]]. It was built in 1981 and has been used for home games by the university's [[Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball|men's basketball]], [[Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball|women's basketball]], and volleyball teams since January 1982.

It was also the part-time practice home for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. It was the site for the [[Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics|weightlifting]] competition for the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/1984v1pt1.pdf 1984 Summer Olympics official report.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102235952/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/1984v1pt1.pdf |date=November 2, 2010 }} Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 150-2.</ref> The arena will forever be linked to the events that transpired on March 4, 1990, when [[Loyola Marymount University|LMU]] star [[Hank Gathers]] collapsed on the court from [[cardiomyopathy]] during a [[West Coast Conference]] men's basketball tournament game and later died. The tourney was promptly suspended and LMU was awarded the NCAA bid based on their regular season title. The facility also hosted the WCC tournament in 1997.

The arena is known among LMU alumni as "'''Hank's House"''' in honor of Gathers and the phrase '''"This is Hank's House"''' is recited before the start of every men's basketball game.<ref>{{cite news |last=Drooz |first=Alan |title=As in His Life, Gathers Stirs Ovations : Memorial: Family, friends fill Gersten Pavilion to pay tribute to the late Loyola Marymount star. |date=March 7, 1990 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-07-sp-1960-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609172713/http://articles.latimes.com/print/1990-03-07/sports/sp-1960_1_gersten-pavilion |archive-date=June 9, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Plaschke |first=Bill |title=Hank Gathers lives on in his house |date=January 31, 2010 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jan-31-la-sp-plaschke31-2010jan31-story.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707002653/http://articles.latimes.com/print/2010/jan/31/sports/la-sp-plaschke31-2010jan31 |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://lmulions.collegesports.com/school-bio/gersten.html LMU Gersten Pavilion page]
*[http://lmulions.collegesports.com/school-bio/gersten.html LMU Gersten Pavilion page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051223031644/http://lmulions.collegesports.com/school-bio/gersten.html |date=2005-12-23 }}


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Latest revision as of 15:16, 10 December 2024

Gersten Pavilion
Hank's House
Map
LocationOne LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Coordinates33°58′3″N 118°24′56″W / 33.96750°N 118.41556°W / 33.96750; -118.41556
OwnerLoyola Marymount University
OperatorLoyola Marymount University
Capacity3,900 (2016)
SurfaceHardwood
Construction
OpenedJanuary 15, 1981
Construction cost$4.2 million
($14.1 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectJohn Aleksich
Tenants
Loyola Marymount Lions
(Men's and Women's basketball, Women's Volleyball)

The Gersten Pavilion is a 3,900-seat multi-purpose arena in Los Angeles, California. It is the home of the Loyola Marymount University Lions. It was built in 1981 and has been used for home games by the university's men's basketball, women's basketball, and volleyball teams since January 1982.

It was also the part-time practice home for the Los Angeles Lakers. It was the site for the weightlifting competition for the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] The arena will forever be linked to the events that transpired on March 4, 1990, when LMU star Hank Gathers collapsed on the court from cardiomyopathy during a West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament game and later died. The tourney was promptly suspended and LMU was awarded the NCAA bid based on their regular season title. The facility also hosted the WCC tournament in 1997.

The arena is known among LMU alumni as "Hank's House" in honor of Gathers and the phrase "This is Hank's House" is recited before the start of every men's basketball game.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ 1984 Summer Olympics official report. Archived November 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 150-2.
  3. ^ Drooz, Alan (March 7, 1990). "As in His Life, Gathers Stirs Ovations : Memorial: Family, friends fill Gersten Pavilion to pay tribute to the late Loyola Marymount star". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Plaschke, Bill (January 31, 2010). "Hank Gathers lives on in his house". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.
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