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Harmon Gym

14 Frank Schlessinger Way

Berkeley, CA 94720

Opened: January 13, 1933

Harmon Gym, originally known as Men's Gym, now called Haas Pavilion, is an indoor arena on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley, California. It is the home venue of the Golden Bears men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, and men's and women's gymnastics teams. The arena is located in the middle of the main sports complex, overlooking Evans Diamond (baseball) and Edwards Stadium (track/soccer).

The arena was originally opened 89 years ago in 1933 as the Men's Gym; it was renamed Harmon Gym in 1959, after Oakland financier A.K.P. Harmon, who donated the funds to build Cal's first indoor athletic facility in 1879. The playing surface, after being known as simply "Room 100" since the arena opened, was renamed Pete Newell Court in 1987 in honor of head coach Pete Newell, who led Cal to the national championship in 1959.

Proposals for replacing the old gym were bandied about from the 1970s onward, but sentiment was strongly in favor of rebuilding it instead. As a result, the arena was heavily renovated from 1997 to 1999 after a donation of about $11 million from Walter A. Haas, Jr. of Levi Strauss & Co., building a new seating bowl within the existing walls.

The new facility retains the intimate atmosphere of its predecessor, while having almost two times the seating capacity at 11,858 (originally 12,300 and later 11,877). In particular, there are no soundproofing devices. The arena contains The Bench, a courtside section that holds approximately 900 student fans. The amount of student seating doubled from the old arena, up to 2,600 from 1,300. It also holds the Pacific-10 Women's Basketball attendance record of 10,525 people, set during a game against rival Stanford University on February 23, 2008.

The renovation, which cost $57.5 million, began after the final home game in March 1997 and was finished for the start of the 1999 season. During the construction, the basketball teams played at both the Kaiser Convention Center and the Oakland Arena in Oakland.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Mar 8, 1997	Cal @ Arizona	79 - 77
Mar 6, 1997	Arizona State @ Cal	66 - 84
Feb 15, 1997	Oregon State @ Cal	68 - 90
Feb 13, 1997	Oregon @ Cal	66 - 73
Jan 29, 1997	Stanford @ Cal	64 - 70
Jan 25, 1997	Washington @ Cal	52 - 80
Jan 23, 1997	Washington State @ Cal	75 - 77
Jan 11, 1997	UCLA @ Cal	64 - 56
Jan 9, 1997	USC @ Cal	71 - 83
Dec 29, 1996	Cal Poly @ Cal	59 - 77