William H. Pitt Center

The William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center is a 2,062-seat multipurpose arena in Fairfield, Connecticut on the campus of Sacred Heart University. It was opened in August 1997 and is home to Sacred Heart University men's and women's basketball, men's and women's volleyball, men's wrestling and fencing. It hosted the finals of the 2008 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament.

William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center
Home of the Sacred Heart Pioneers
Inside the Pitt Center
Full nameWilliam H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center
Location5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, Connecticut 06825
Coordinates41°13′9.98″N 73°14′40.66″W
OwnerCity of Fairfield
OperatorSacred Heart University
Capacity2,062
SurfaceMondo flooring
Construction
Broke ground1995
OpenedAugust 17, 1997 (1997-08-17)
Construction cost$13.8 million
($22 million in 2019 dollars[1])
ArchitectRose Tiso & Co. LLC
Project managerCPM & Associates
Tenants
Sacred Heart Pioneers (NCAA) (1997–present)
Connecticut Skyhawks (USBL) (1998–1999)

Constructing the facility cost $13.8 million. The William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center has three levels and houses four basketball courts, a fitness center, an aerobics and fencing room, and a sports medicine and rehabilitation center. Outdoors near the Pitt Center, there is an artificial turf athletic field with an eight-lane outdoor running track, six artificial surface tennis courts, and several grass fields and trails around campus.[2]

In 2007, the Pitt Center underwent major renovations. On the lower level, a wrestling room, a weight room, more locker room space, and new floors were added. The Pitt Center also was re-painted. [3]

See also

References
  1. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. "Pioneer Athletics - Sacred Heart University". Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  3. "William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center - Sacred Heart University". Retrieved 2012-02-14.


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