Peterson Gym

Peterson Gym
Tenants
Location	San Diego, California
Owner	San Diego State University
Operator	San Diego State University
Capacity	3,668
Opened	1961
San Diego State Aztecs basketball 1961-2007 volleyball 1961-present gymnastics 1961-present San Diego Conquistadors (ABA) 1972-73

Peterson Gym is a 3,668 seat multi-purpose arena in San Diego, California. It opened in 1961. It was home to the San Diego State University Aztecs basketball teams until Cox Arena (now known as the Viejas Arena) opened in 1997. Peterson Gym is currently the home of SDSU's varsity women's volleyball team.

In 1972-73, Peterson Gym was home of the American Basketball Association expansion San Diego Conquistadors. The Conquistadors were coached by Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and Boston Celtics great K.C. Jones. The team finished with a 30-54 record.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Inside the arena, there are classrooms for lectures.

References

San Diego State University

Colleges

Athletics

Sports	SDSU Aztecs Football Men's Basketball Baseball

Facilities	Qualcomm Stadium Viejas Arena Aztec Aquaplex Peterson Gym Tony Gwynn Stadium

Conferences	Mountain West Conference (MWC)

Media

People

List of San Diego State University people

Campus

Facilities	Malcolm A. Love Library Aztec Student Union Hardy Memorial Tower Hepner Hall SDSU Transit Center (San Diego Trolley station) College Area

Research	SDSU Research Foundation Biological Field Stations Coastal Waters Laboratory HPWREN Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering Mount Laguna Observatory Social Science Research Laboratory Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming

History	History of San Diego State University

Satellite campus

California State University

San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

Venues	Peterson Gym (1961–1997) San Diego Sports Arena (alternate; 1966–1997) Viejas Arena (1997–present)

Rivalries	San Diego

Culture & lore	History The Show

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

NAIA national championship in bold

American Basketball Association teams

Anaheim Amigos/Los Angeles Stars (1967–1970) Baltimore Claws (1975) Carolina Cougars (1969–1974) Dallas Chaparrals/Texas Chaparrals (1967–1973) Denver Rockets/Denver Nuggets (1967–1976) Houston Mavericks (1967–1969) Indiana Pacers (1967–1976) Kentucky Colonels (1967–1976) Memphis Pros/Memphis Tams/Memphis Sounds (1970–1975) Miami Floridians/The Floridians (1968–1972) Minnesota Muskies (1967–1968) Minnesota Pipers (1968–1969) New Jersey Americans/New York Nets (1967–1976) New Orleans Buccaneers (1967–1970) Oakland Oaks (1967–1969) Pittsburgh Pipers/Condors (1967–1968; 1969–1972) San Antonio Spurs (1973–1976) San Diego Conquistadors/Sails (1972–1975) Spirits of St. Louis (1974–1976) Utah Stars (1970–1975) Virginia Squires (1970–1976) Washington Caps (1969–1970)

ABA All-Time Team

Coordinates: 32°46′27″N 117°04′37″W / 32.774249°N 117.07682°W / 32.774249; -117.07682

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