Willett Hall

Willett Hall
Construction
Willett Hall in January 2016.
Willett Hall Location of Willett Hall in Virginia.
Former names	Lancer Hall (1980–2004)^[1]
Location	Spruce Street Farmville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°17′51″N 78°23′43.8″W / 37.29750°N 78.395500°W / 37.29750; -78.395500
Owner	Longwood University
Operator	Longwood University
Capacity	2,522 (prior to 2007)^[2] 1,807 (2007–present)^[3]
Record attendance	2,522 (11/13/2006 vs. VCU)^[4]
Opened	October 25, 1980^[5]
Construction cost	$4.5 million ($12.9 million in 2016 dollars^[6])
Architect	MacIlroy & Parris^[5]
General contractor	Romeo Guest Associates^[5]
Tenants
Longwood Lancers (1980–present) United States vice presidential debate (2016)

Coordinates: 37°17′51″N 78°23′44″W / 37.2975°N 78.3955°W / 37.2975; -78.3955

Henry I. Willett, Jr. Hall (originally Lancer Hall) is an 1,807-seat multi-purpose arena in Farmville, Virginia. It was built in 1980 and is home to the Longwood University Lancers men's and women's basketball teams.

On September 23, 2015, Longwood was named the host for the 2016 United States vice presidential debate.^[7] Willett Hall is expected to be the venue for the debate.^[8]

On December 4, 2015, Longwood University released a master plan through 2025, which included a renovation and expansion of Willett Hall.^[9] Key to the expansion is a new addition for a larger-capacity arena, which would meet the Big South Conference's goal of all members having a 3,000-seat facility by 2025.^[10]

Gallery

Main entrance of Willett Hall.
During pregame warmups.

References

↑ "Longwood Names Three Buildings for Three Former Presidents" (Press release). Longwood University. July 8, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004.
↑ "Willett Hall". LongwoodLancers.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "Willett Hall". LongwoodLancers.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "Men's Basketball Falls To VCU 75-63 In Front Of Capacity Crowd (2,522)". 13 November 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
1 2 3 Johnson, Joe (28 October 1980). "Lancer Hall Dedicated". The Rotunda. p. 11. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
↑ "Commission On Presidential Debates announces sites and dates for 2016 general election debates" (Press release). Commission on Presidential Debates. September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
↑ "Longwood University Selected To Host Vice-Presidential Debate in 2016" (Press release). Longwood University. September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
↑ "Willett Hall Expansion & Renovation Proposed". Retrieved January 11, 2016.
↑ "Big South Conference Strategic Plan" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved January 11, 2016.

Longwood Lancers men's basketball

Venues	French Gymnasium (1976–1980) Willett Hall (1980–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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 Big South Conference

John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (Campbell)
CSU Field House / North Charleston Coliseum (Charleston Southern)
HTC Center (Coastal Carolina)
Paul Porter Arena (Gardner-Webb)
Millis Center (High Point)
Vines Center (Liberty)
Willett Hall (Longwood)
Templeton Physical Education Center (Presbyterian)
Dedmon Center (Radford)
Kimmel Arena (UNC-Asheville)
Winthrop Coliseum (Winthrop)

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