Bob Carpenter Center

Bob Carpenter Center
Construction

Location	631 South College Avenue Newark, DE 19716
Coordinates	39°39′38.0″N 75°44′55.1″W / 39.660556°N 75.748639°W / 39.660556; -75.748639Coordinates: 39°39′38.0″N 75°44′55.1″W / 39.660556°N 75.748639°W / 39.660556; -75.748639
Owner	University of Delaware
Capacity	5,100
Surface	Hardwood
Opened	1992
Architect	HOK Sport
Tenants
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (NCAA) (1992–present) Delaware 87ers (NBA D-League) (2013–present)

Bob Carpenter Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in Newark, Delaware, named in honor of benefactor and trustee, R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. (1915–1990). Students at the University of Delaware have nicknamed it "The Bob."

The arena opened in 1992 and was designed by HOK Sport (now known as Populous), who have been involved in more than 150 sports and recreation projects. The construction of the building cost $20.5 million. In late 2010, the University constructed an addition, which includes two full-size basketball courts, new offices and locker rooms for the basketball and volleyball programs, and a new entrance plaza.^[1]

The arena section of the building is named in honor of Frank E. Acierno, a local businessman and developer, who donated $1 million to the Bob Carpenter Center, the largest gift from a single donor.

It is home to the University of Delaware Blue Hens basketball teams (men and women), and since fall of 2013, the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. It also hosted a preseason game for the Philadelphia 76ers vs the Boston Celtics.^[2] It has hosted one preseason game for the Chicago Sky, the WNBA team of UDel product Elena Delle Donne, each year since 2014.

It hosted a campaign rally for Vice President Al Gore in 1996 and all or part of the 1997-2001 America East Conference men's basketball tournaments.

It also hosts other events, such as the WWE, music and comedy concerts, and craft fairs.

References

↑ "University of Delaware Athletic Fund - CAPITAL PROJECTS / FACILITIES". University of Delaware. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
↑ "2013-14 Sixers Schedule". NBA. Retrieved 2013-09-23.

External links

Official web site

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball

Venues	Delaware Field House (1966–1992) Bob Carpenter Center (1992–present)

Culture & lore	YoUDee

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Basketball arenas of the Colonial Athletic Association

TD Arena (College of Charleston)
Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel)
Alumni Gym (Elon)
Hofstra Arena (Hofstra)
JMU Convocation Center (James Madison)
Matthews Arena (Northeastern, men's)
Cabot Center (Northeastern, women's)
SECU Arena (Towson)
Kaplan Arena at William & Mary Hall (William & Mary)
Trask Coliseum (UNC Wilmington)

Philadelphia 76ers

Founded in 1946 Formerly the Syracuse Nationals (1946–1963) Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Onondaga County War Memorial Convention Hall Philadelphia Arena The Spectrum Wells Fargo Center

General Managers	Leo Ferris Ramsay Don DeJardin Williams Nash Shue Lynam Greenberg Lucas King Stefanski Thorn DiLeo Hinkie Colangelo

D-League affiliate	Delaware 87ers

Administration	Owner(s) Joshua Harris (Co-Managing Owner, NBA Governor) David S. Blitzer (Co-Managing Owner, NBA Alternate Governor) Adam Aron Martin Geller David B. Heller Travis Hennings James Lassiter Marc J. Leder Jason Levien Michael G. Rubin Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith Erick Thohir Art Wrubel Chief Executive Officer Scott O'Neil President Bryan Colangelo Head coach Brett Brown

Retired numbers	3 4 6 10 13 15 24 32 34 Dave Zinkoff (Microphone)

NBA Championships (3)	1955 1967 1983

Conference Championships (9)	1950 1954 1955 1967 1977 1980 1982 1983 2001

Rivals	Boston Celtics

Culture and lore	"Fo', fo', fo'" Wilt the Stilt Dr. J The Answer The Boston Strangler Dave Zinkoff Practice!? Curse of Billy Penn Hip Hop Pat Croce Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Sir Charles The Kangaroo Kid Harvey Pollack Boston's dead! Nine and 73-ers Comcast Spectacor

Media	Television The Comcast Network Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia Sixers Post Game Live Radio WPEN Announcers Marc Zumoff Alaa Abdelnaby Tom McGinnis

Current arenas in the NBA Development League

Atlantic Division	Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE) Canton Memorial Civic Center (Canton, OH) Erie Insurance Arena (Erie, PA) Hershey Centre (Mississauga, ON) Portland Exposition Building (Portland, ME) Westchester County Center (White Plains, NY)

Central Division	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, IN) DeltaPlex Arena (Walker, MI) Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, IA)

Southwest Division	Cox Convention Center (Oklahoma City, OK) Dr Pepper Arena (Frisco, TX) H-E-B Center at Cedar Park (Cedar Park, TX) State Farm Arena (Hidalgo, TX)

West Division	Kaiser Permanente Arena (Santa Cruz, CA) Lifetime Activities Center-Bruin Arena (Salt Lake City, UT) Prescott Valley Event Center (Prescott Valley, AZ) Reno Events Center (Reno, NV) Toyota Sports Center (El Segundo, CA)

2016–17 expansion	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Brooklyn, NY - to be used when arena renovations are complete) Greensboro Coliseum Pavilion (Greensboro, NC) Sears Centre Arena (Hoffman Estates, IL)

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