Generoso Pope Athletic Complex

Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Construction
The Pope
Former names	Pope Physical Education Center
Location	180 Remsen Street Brooklyn, New York 11201
Coordinates	40°41′35.33″N 73°59′31.79″W / 40.6931472°N 73.9921639°W / 40.6931472; -73.9921639Coordinates: 40°41′35.33″N 73°59′31.79″W / 40.6931472°N 73.9921639°W / 40.6931472; -73.9921639
Operator	St. Francis College
Capacity	1,200 (Daniel Lynch Gymnasium)
Opened	1971^[1]
Expanded	October 10, 2003 (9,000 sqft Genovesi Center)^[2]
Construction cost	US$6,000,000 (Genovesi Center)^[3]
Tenants
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers

The Generoso Pope Athletic Complex, also known as The Pope, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located on Remsen Street, between Court and Clinton Streets, within the St. Francis College campus. The Pope is named after Generoso Pope, an Italian immigrant who rose to prominence in New York City through his entrepreneurship and charity.

The Pope is composed of three levels, on the lower level is the Aquatics Center, above it is the Daniel Lynch Gymnasium and on top is the Genovesi Center. Each level hosts different NCAA Division I sports for St. Francis College and nine of its nineteen teams call The Pope home. As such, The Pope is the core of St. Francis College's athletic facilities.

Basketball teams

Terriers vs Army Black Knights at The Pope on November 19, 2014.

The Daniel Lynch Gymnasium is the centerpiece of The Pope and it hosts the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams games.^[4] The Gymnasium has a capacity of 1,200 seats and hosts nationally and regionally televised games. It has one of the smallest capacities in Division I basketball and is the smallest in the Northeast Conference.^[5] For the 2014-15 men's basketball season, total attendance was 18,882 across 17 games for an average of 1,111 per game.^[6]

The Gymnasium is named after alumnus Daniel J. Lynch, who coached the Terriers for 21 years and led them to 3 Regular Season Conference Championship wins and is the All-Time Terrier Coach wins leader. The teams play on Peter Aquilone Court, which was named after Peter Aquilone, the son of former Athletic Director and St. Francis alumnus Edward Aquilone, ’60.^[4] The court was dedicated to Peter Aquilone on December 1, 2004, posthumously.^[7]

Water Polo, swimming and diving teams

St. Francis Aquatics Center

The Aquatics Center has a competition-sized pool (six-lanes by 25-yards). It is home to the nationally ranked Men’s Water Polo team which has three NCAA Final Four appearances, the Women’s Water Polo Team and home meets for the College’s Swimming and Diving Teams. During the off season and away games the pool is open to all students and is also used by the surrounding community.

Volleyball team

The Genovesi Center is a recent 9,000 square-foot addition to The Pope and was built on top of the Daniel Lynch Gymnasium in 2003.^[3]^[8] The Genovesi Center was named for former state Assemblyman Anthony J. Genovesi.^[8] The Genovesi Center hosts the Terriers Women’s Volleyball games and is regularly used for intramural games.

Popular culture

Different locations at The Pope have been used for backdrops to various scenes for film and television. The pool has been used to film scenes for the movie Across the Universe (2007) and the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords.^[9]^[10] The Peter Aquilone Court has been used for filming by the Late Show with David Letterman and The Today Show.^[10]

In 2011, attending a Terriers game was named one reason to love New York by New York Magazine in their seventh annual Reasons to Love New York 2011 piece.^[11]

References

↑ "Terrier Magazine Fall 2007" (PDF). SFC.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
↑ "Genovesi Center Opens". canarsiecourier.com. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
1 2 "B'klyn Hts. Getting New Sports Facility". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
1 2 "Generoso Pope Athletic Complex". sfc.edu. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
↑ "In a Bandbox Gym, a Team That’s Long Had Room for Improvement". NewYorkTimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
↑ "2015 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
↑ "St. Francis (NY) To Dedicate Basketball Court to Peter Aquilone". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
1 2 "New Center At St. Francis College To Be Named After Genovesi". canarsiecourier.com. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
↑ "Sets: Across the Universe". nyc.gov. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
1 2 "SFC Film Shoots". sfc.edu. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
↑ "12. Because To Hell With the NBA. Go, St. Francis!". New York Magazine. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

St. Francis College

Academics	Programs Majors Graduate Programs Institutes and Centers Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology

Athletics	Terriers Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Rocky the Terrier (Mascot) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Men's soccer Brooklyn Bridge Park Soccer Stadium Men's Water Polo SFC Aquatics Center

Campus	Administration Building Science and Technology Building Frank and Mary Macchiarola Academic Center Libraries St. Francis College Library

History	History

Media	The Chord The Voice Montage The Terrier St. Francis College Literary Prize

People	Alumni College Presidents Brendan J. Dugan (President)

Student life	Greek life Organizations Lecture Series

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball

Venues	II Corps Artillery Armory 69th Regiment Armory Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1971–present)

Rivalries	LIU Brooklyn

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1901–02 Incomplete records 1902–20 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 2016–17

Basketball arenas of the Northeast Conference

Chace Athletic Center (Bryant)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (Central Connecticut State)
Rothman Center (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Steinberg Wellness Center (LIU Brooklyn)
Barclays Center (LIU Brooklyn - select games)
Knott Arena (Mount St. Mary's)
Charles L. Sewall Center (Robert Morris)
William H. Pitt Center (Sacred Heart)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (St. Francis Brooklyn)
DeGol Arena (Saint Francis (PA))
Spiro Sports Center (Wagner)

Sports venues in the New York metropolitan area

Active

The Bronx	Draddy Gymnasium Gaelic Park Rose Hill Gymnasium Van Cortlandt Park Yankee Stadium

Brooklyn	Aviator Sports & Events Center Barclays Center MCU Park Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Schwartz Athletic Center Steinberg Wellness Center

Manhattan	Chelsea Piers Icahn Stadium John McEnroe Tennis Academy Levien Gymnasium Madison Square Garden Wien Stadium Rucker Park Sportime Stadium Fort Washington Avenue Armory

Queens	Aqueduct Racetrack Belson Stadium Carnesecca Arena Citi Field Metropolitan Oval USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Arthur Ashe Stadium Louis Armstrong Stadium Louis Armstrong Gymnasium West Side Tennis Club

Staten Island	Richmond County Bank Ballpark Spiro Sports Center Staten Island Cricket Club

Long Island	Belmont Park Bethpage Ballpark Island Garden James M. Shuart Stadium Mitchel Athletic Complex Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Riverhead Raceway

New Jersey	Arm & Hammer Park Asbury Park Convention Hall Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium Richard J. Codey Arena FirstEnergy Park Freehold Raceway High Point Solutions Stadium Hinchliffe Stadium Jersey City Armory Louis Brown Athletic Center Mennen Arena Meadowlands Sports Complex Meadowlands Racetrack MetLife Stadium Monmouth Park Racetrack Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Princeton University Stadium Prudential Center Red Bull Arena Rothman Center Sun National Bank Center TD Bank Ballpark Wall Township Speedway Yanitelli Center Yogi Berra Stadium Yurcak Field

Westchester	Fleming Field Yonkers Raceway

Rockland	Provident Bank Park Rockland Lake State Park

Defunct

Proposed

In progress

Port Imperial Street Circuit

Never built

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