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Encyclopedia > Alumni Hall (Providence)
Alumni Hall
Mullaney Court
Facility statistics
Location Providence College
Providence, RI 02918
Opened December, 1955
Owner Providence College
Operator Providence College
Construction cost $1.5 million
Tenants
Providence College Friars women's basketball and volleyball
Men's basketball 1955-72
Seating capacity
2,620 (basketball)

Alumni Hall is the on-campus basketball arena at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1955 to suit the needs of the basketball program, under the direction of college president Rev. Robert J. Slavin, O.P. It was dedicated to those alumni who had fought in World War II. For its first seventeen years, it was the home of the burgeoning men's basketball program, which won the 1961 and 1963 NIT championships under the leadership of legendary coach Joe Mullaney. In 1974, the women's basketball team began playing there, where they currently reside. The arena hosted several NIT games throughout its tenure, as well as the 1983 (inaugural) and 1993 Big East Conference women's basketball championships. In 2001, the court was renamed in honor of Coach Mullaney. Providence College is a Catholic college in Providence, Rhode Island, the states capital city. ... Nickname: Beehive of Industry, The Renaissance City Official website: http://www. ... The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a mens college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... Joseph A. Mullaney (born November 17, 1925 in Long Island, New York – died March 8, 2000) was a successful basketball player and coach. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ...


There is a cafeteria in the bottom level which is connected to the Slavin Center student union building. The cafeteria was expanded in 1997, including an area formerly used as a mini-mall.


External Link

Alumni Hall at Friars.com

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