Draddy Gymnasium is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in the Bronx, New York. An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events It is home to the Manhattan College Jaspers basketball team. Manhattan College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m A team comprises a group of people or Animals linked in a common purpose
Named in the honor of Vincent dePaul Draddy, a scholar-athlete at Manhattan College, Draddy passionately believed in the premise that excellence on the football field could, and should, be consistent with academic distinction and the highest standards of civic leadership. He thought that young men who combined athletic performance with academic excellence should be recognized.
It was featured in Season 1 of The Cosby Show where Clifford Huxtable trained and ran in a relay race rematch of former college acquaintances.
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