| Haas Pavilion | |
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| Location | University of California, Berkeley |
| Opened | 1933 (renovated 1999) |
| Owner | University of California, Berkeley |
| Operator | University of California, Berkeley |
| Construction Cost | $57. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 5 million |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| Former names | |
| Harmon Gym (1933-97) | |
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| California Golden Bears (NCAA) (1933-1997, 1999-present) | |
| Seating capacity | |
| 11,877 | |
The Walter A. The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California Berkeley. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Haas, Jr. Pavilion is the home of the University of California, Berkeley's Men's and Women's basketball and Men's and Women's volleyball teams. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley 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 Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet
The arena was originally built in 1933 as Harmon Gym. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was heavily renovated from 1997 to 1999 after a generous donation of about $11 million from Walter A. Haas, Jr. of Levi Strauss & Co.
The new facility retains the intimate atmosphere of its predecessor, while having almost two times the seating capacity at 11,877. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Walter A Haas Jr (1916 &ndash September 20, 1995) was a president and CEO (1958&ndash1976 and chairman (1970&ndash1981 of Levi Strauss & Co Levi Strauss & Co (LS&CO is a privately held Clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of Denim Jeans. In particular, there are no soundproofing devices. The arena contains The Bench, a courtside section that holds approximately 900 student fans. The Bench is the student rooting section for the University of California men's basketball team The number of student seating doubled from the old arena, up to 2,600 from 1,300. The Arena also holds the Pac-Ten Women's Basketball attendance record of 10,525 people, set during a game against rival Stanford University on February 23,2008.
Construction for the new $57. 5 million arena began after the final home game in March 1997 and was finished for the start of the 1999 season. During the construction, the basketball teams played at both the Kaiser Center and the Oakland Arena (now Oracle Arena) in Oakland.
The arena is located in the middle of the main University of California sports complex, overlooking Evans Diamond (baseball) and Edwards Stadium (track/soccer).
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