Haas Pavilion

Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion
Pete Newell Court
	East entrance in 2008
	Berkeley Location in the Berkeley/Oakland area Berkeley Location in California Berkeley Location in the United States
Former names	Men's Gym (1933–1959); Harmon Gym (1959–1997)
Location	14 Frank Schlessinger Way; Berkeley, California, U.S.
Coordinates	37°52′10″N122°15′43″W / 37.8694°N 122.262°W
Public transit	Downtown Berkeley
Owner	University of California, Berkeley
Operator	University of California, Berkeley
Capacity	11,858 (2015–present); 11,877 (2003–2015); 11,892 (2002–2003); 12,300 (1999–2002); 6,578 (1988–1997); 6,660 (1981–1988); 7,200 (1933–1981)
Construction
Broke ground	November 1931
Opened	January 13, 1933; 91 years ago
Renovated	1997–1999
Construction cost	$727,500 (original); ($17.1 million in 2023); ; $57.5 million (renovation); ($105 million in 2023)
Architect	George W. Kelham (Original); ; Ellerbe Becket (Renovation)
General contractor	Schuler & McDonald
Tenants
	California Golden Bears (NCAA) (1933–1997, 1999–present)

Last updated May 04, 2024

The Walter A. Haas Jr. Pavilion is an indoor arena on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley. It is the home venue of the Golden Bears men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, and men's and women's gymnastics teams. The arena is located in the middle of the main sports complex, overlooking Evans Diamond (baseball) and Edwards Stadium (track/soccer).

History

The arena was originally opened 91 years ago in 1933 as the Gymnasium for Men or Men's Gym;^[4]^[5]^[6] it was renamed Harmon Gym in 1959, after Oakland financier A.K.P. Harmon, who donated the funds to build Cal's first indoor athletic facility in 1879.

The playing surface, after being known as simply "Room 100" since the arena opened, was renamed Pete Newell Court in 1987 in honor of head coach Pete Newell, who led Cal to the national championship in 1959.

Renovation

Proposals for replacing the old gym were bandied about from the 1970s onward, but sentiment was strongly in favor of rebuilding it instead. As a result, the arena was heavily renovated from 1997 to 1999 after a donation of about $11 million from Walter A. Haas, Jr. of Levi Strauss & Co., building a new seating bowl within the existing walls.

The new facility retains the intimate atmosphere of its predecessor, while having almost two times the seating capacity at 11,858 (originally 12,300 and later 11,877). In particular, there are no soundproofing devices. The arena contains The Bench, a courtside section that holds approximately 900 student fans. The amount of student seating doubled from the old arena, up to 2,600 from 1,300. It also holds the Pacific-10 Women's Basketball attendance record of 10,525 people, set during a game against rival Stanford University on February 23, 2008.

The renovation, which cost $57.5 million, 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 Convention Center and the Oakland Arena in Oakland.

Notable games

On December 22, 2018, the 14th ranked California Bears Women's basketball team faced the number 1 ranked University of Connecticut Huskies Women's basketball team. The Connecticut women's basketball team prevailed 76-66 at Haas Pavilion. The game set attendance records at Haas Pavilion with over 10,000 fans in attendance.

The 2009 men's basketball game between Cal and arch rival Stanford on February 14 was part of a special celebration commemorating the 100th season of Golden Bear basketball, as well as a recognition of the 50th anniversary of Cal's national title in 1959.^[7]

On February 28, 2009, ESPN's College Gameday made its first appearance in Berkeley broadcasting live from inside Haas Pavilion for the men's basketball game against the #18 UCLA Bruins. Cal lost despite a large turnout.

On January 21, 2009, Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area's Chronicle Live filmed their show inside Haas for the men's basketball game against Oregon, which Cal would win. Chronicle Live Host Greg Papa also called the play-by-play for the game which was televised on Comcast Sportsnet California.

Retired jerseys

# 13 - Colleen Galloway (1978–80) Retired February 17, 1981
# 11 - Kevin Johnson (1984–87) Retired October 22, 1992
# 4 - Alfred Grigsby (1992–97) Retired March 8, 1997
# 5 - Jason Kidd (1992–94) Retired February 14, 2004
# 40 - Darrall Imhoff (1958–60) Retired February 14, 2009

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References

↑ "Harmon Gym". California Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
1 2 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
↑ "Open Bids for New Gymnasium at UC". Berkeley Daily Gazette. November 7, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
↑ "How to Play Taught in U.C. Summer Course". Oakland Tribune . July 13, 1933. p. 9. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
↑ Sibley, Robert (May 1933). "The New Gymnasium for Men, University of California, Berkeley". The Architect and Engineer. Vol. 113, no. 2. pp. 11–18. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
↑ "SC Star Aims for Rope Climb Record In US Gym Meet". Berkeley Daily Gazette . April 14, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
↑ "Former Great Darrall Imhoff to Have No. 40 Jersey Retired". California Athletics. January 13, 2009. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

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[1] "Harmon Gym". California Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

[inflation-US-2] 1 2 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[3] "Open Bids for New Gymnasium at UC". Berkeley Daily Gazette. November 7, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

[4] "How to Play Taught in U.C. Summer Course". Oakland Tribune . July 13, 1933. p. 9. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

[5] Sibley, Robert (May 1933). "The New Gymnasium for Men, University of California, Berkeley". The Architect and Engineer. Vol. 113, no. 2. pp. 11–18. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

[6] "SC Star Aims for Rope Climb Record In US Gym Meet". Berkeley Daily Gazette . April 14, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

[7] "Former Great Darrall Imhoff to Have No. 40 Jersey Retired". California Athletics. January 13, 2009. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

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v t e California Golden Bears men's basketball
Venues	Original Harmon Gym (1907–1933) Oakland Civic Auditorium (alternate, 1914–1933) Oakland Coliseum-Arena (1997–1999) Haas Pavilion (1933–1997, 1999–present)
Culture & lore	The Bench Oski "Fight for California" "Big C"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Premo-Poretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics

v t e California Golden Bears women's basketball
Venues	Oakland Arena (1997–1999) Haas Pavilion (1973–1997, 1999–present)
Culture & lore	History Oski "Fight for California "Big C"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e California Golden Bears
Teams	Baseball Basketball Men's Women's Football Rugby Soccer (Men's) Softball Volleyball (Women's)
Venues	California Memorial Stadium Haas Pavilion Evans Diamond Levine-Fricke Field Edwards Stadium
Symbols/Lore	The Big "C" Oski The Bench The Stanford Axe Big Game The Play Tightwad Hill
Songs	Fight for California Big C Sons of California All Hail Blue and Gold Hail to California Stanford Jonah California Indian Song California Drinking Song

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in California
Big Sky	Hornets Nest (Sacramento State)
Big West	Mott Gym (Cal Poly) Titan Gym (Cal State Fullerton) Matadome (Cal State Northridge) Icardo Center (CSU Bakersfield) Walter Pyramid (Long Beach State) The Pavilion at ARC (UC Davis) Bren Events Center (UC Irvine) SRC Arena (UC Riverside) RIMAC Arena (UC San Diego) UCSB Events Center (UC Santa Barbara)
MW	Save Mart Center (Fresno State) Viejas Arena (San Diego State) Provident Credit Union Event Center (San Jose State)
Pac-12	Haas Pavilion (California) Maples Pavilion (Stanford) Pauley Pavilion (UCLA) Galen Center (USC)
WAC	CBU Events Center (California Baptist)
WCC	Gersten Pavilion (Loyola Marymount) Alex G. Spanos Center (Pacific) Firestone Fieldhouse (Pepperdine) University Credit Union Pavilion (Saint Mary's) Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego) The Sobrato Center (San Francisco)