William H. Detrick Gymnasium

William H. Detrick Gymnasium
Tenants

Location	1615 Stanley Street New Britain, Connecticut 06053
Owner	Central Connecticut State University
Operator	Central Connecticut State University
Capacity	2,654
Surface	Hardwood
Opened	1965
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (NCAA Sports)

William H. Detrick Gymnasium is a 2,654-seat multi-purpose arena in New Britain, Connecticut. It is home to the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils basketball team. It opened in 1965 and the first game was played on December 4th against Coast Guard.^[1] In 2005 it received a new floor, the first since the facility opened its doors in 1965.^[2] The Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held there in 1998, 2002, and 2007. The facility is named after the late Bill Detrick, who was head coach at CCSU for 29 years, compiling a school-record 468 wins.^[3]

References

↑ "CCSU Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the First Basketball Game at Kaiser Hall". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
↑ http://www.ccsubluedevils.com/facilities/detrick/index
↑ Anthony, Mike (September 19, 2014). "Bill Detrick, Longtime Central, Trinity Coach, Dead At 87". Hartford Courant. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball

Venues	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1965–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	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 1999–00 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 2016–17

Basketball arenas of the Northeast Conference

Chace Athletic Center (Bryant)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (Central Connecticut State)
Rothman Center (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Steinberg Wellness Center (LIU Brooklyn)
Barclays Center (LIU Brooklyn - select games)
Knott Arena (Mount St. Mary's)
Charles L. Sewall Center (Robert Morris)
William H. Pitt Center (Sacred Heart)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (St. Francis Brooklyn)
DeGol Arena (Saint Francis (PA))
Spiro Sports Center (Wagner)

Coordinates: 41°41′35″N 72°45′54″W / 41.693°N 72.7649°W / 41.693; -72.7649

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