Yanitelli Center

Yanitelli Center
Construction
"The Bubble"

Full name	Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center
Location	2641 Kennedy Boulevard Jersey City, NJ 07306
Owner	Saint Peter's University
Operator	Saint Peter's University
Capacity	3,200
Surface	Hardwood
Opened	1975
Construction cost	$6 million ($26.4 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Tenants
Saint Peter's Peacocks

The Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center is a multipurpose athletic facility on the campus of Saint Peter's University, a private, coeducational Roman Catholic college in Jersey City New Jersey, United States. Notable for its air-supported "bubble," the building opened in 1975 at a cost of $6 million and is named after the 17th president of the college.

The facility is the host of home contests at the college's for men's and women's basketball, volleyball, tennis, swimming and diving. For men's basketball games, collapsible bleachers are expanded to cover two of the main gymnasium's three full courts and provide a seating capacity of 3,200. For the women's games, only one of the bleachers is opened.

The building also houses an Olympic-size swimming pool with 1- and 3-meter diving boards, a fitness center, a weight room, a racquetball court, and a squash court. The offices for the Department of Athletics are located on the third floor while the Department of Recreation and Intramural Sports is in the basement.

Students often refer to the building simply as "The Bubble" due to the air-supported roof, which is one of the most recognizable landmarks on the campus and in Jersey City. The Bubble covers five roof-top tennis courts and a jogging track. The tennis nets can be removed to provide facilities for indoor athletic practices as well as a venue for intramural sporting events.

Notable events

On January 9, 2008, the Yanitelli Center hosted a campaign rally for Barack Obama in his successful bid to become to the Democratic candidate in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.^[2]

On November 17, 2009, Saint Peter's hosted Monmouth University in a men's basketball game, with a 6:00 a.m. start time, as part of ESPN's Tip-Off Marathon. The Peacocks prevailed, 58-34.^[3]

Relief sculpture of St. Peter in the entrance of the Yanitelli Center.
Saint Peter's playing Seton Hall University in men's basketball.

References

↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/01/10/2008-01-10_barack_obama_keeps_fighting.html
↑ https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jkeak7hZewm7DGST4l1v9ZFn177gD9C1B3M80

Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball

Venues	Jersey City Armory (primary 1937–1975; alternative 1975–present) Yanitelli Center (1975–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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 1999–00 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 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Koessler Athletic Center (Canisius) Webster Bank Arena (Fairfield) Hynes Athletics Center (Iona) Draddy Gymnasium (Manhattan) McCann Field House (Marist) Multipurpose Activity Center (Monmouth) Gallagher Center (Niagara) TD Bank Sports Center (Quinnipiac) Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) Yanitelli Center (Saint Peter's) Times Union Center (Siena)

Sports venues in the New York metropolitan area

Active

The Bronx	Draddy Gymnasium Gaelic Park Rose Hill Gymnasium Van Cortlandt Park Yankee Stadium

Brooklyn	Aviator Sports & Events Center Barclays Center MCU Park Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Schwartz Athletic Center Steinberg Wellness Center

Manhattan	Chelsea Piers Icahn Stadium John McEnroe Tennis Academy Levien Gymnasium Madison Square Garden Wien Stadium Rucker Park Sportime Stadium Fort Washington Avenue Armory

Queens	Aqueduct Racetrack Belson Stadium Carnesecca Arena Citi Field Metropolitan Oval USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Arthur Ashe Stadium Louis Armstrong Stadium Louis Armstrong Gymnasium West Side Tennis Club

Staten Island	Richmond County Bank Ballpark Spiro Sports Center Staten Island Cricket Club

Long Island	Belmont Park Bethpage Ballpark Island Garden James M. Shuart Stadium Mitchel Athletic Complex Nassau County Aquatic Center Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Riverhead Raceway

New Jersey	Arm & Hammer Park Asbury Park Convention Hall Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium Richard J. Codey Arena FirstEnergy Park Freehold Raceway High Point Solutions Stadium Hinchliffe Stadium Jersey City Armory Louis Brown Athletic Center Mennen Arena Meadowlands Sports Complex Meadowlands Racetrack MetLife Stadium Monmouth Park Racetrack Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Princeton University Stadium Prudential Center Red Bull Arena Rothman Center Sun National Bank Center TD Bank Ballpark Wall Township Speedway Yanitelli Center Yogi Berra Stadium Yurcak Field

Westchester	Fleming Field Yonkers Raceway

Rockland	Palisades Credit Union Park Rockland Lake State Park

Defunct

Proposed

In progress

Port Imperial Street Circuit

Never built

Coordinates: 40°43′40″N 74°04′23″W / 40.727648°N 74.073173°W / 40.727648; -74.073173

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