Pizzitola Sports Center

The Paul Bailey Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center, often referred to as "the Pitz" by students, is a 2,800-seat multi-purpose athletic center in Providence, Rhode Island which was built in 1989. It is home to the Brown University Bears men's and women's basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling & squash teams. It was built adjacent to Meehan Auditorium on Lloyd Avenue as a replacement for Marvel Gymnasium, which was located next to Brown Stadium on Elmgrove Ave. The building was named for Paul Bailey Pizzitola '81, whose father contributed $2 million to its construction. The lobby of the building is named for Brown attendee (1887â€"89) and football legend John Heisman, Brown class of 1891.

References

1. ^ Ivy Hoops Doubleheader On YES This Weekend at ivyleaguesports.com, URL accessed November 22, 2009. Archived 11/22/09
2. ^ ^{a b} Paul Bailey Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center at brownbears.com, URL accessed November 22, 2009. Archived 11/22/09
3. ^ Letter size printable PDF of the entire Brown campus at planetary.brown.edu, URL accessed November 22, 2009. Archived 11/22/09
4. ^ Marvel Gymnasium at brown.edu, URL accessed November 22, 2009. Archived 11/22/09

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