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Pope Physical Education Center
180 Remsen St #4305
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Opened: January 1, 1971
The Generoso Pope Athletic Complex, also known as The Pope, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located on Remsen Street, between Court and Clinton Streets, within the St. Francis College campus. The Pope is named after Generoso Pope, an Italian immigrant who rose to prominence in New York City through his entrepreneurship and charity.

The Pope is composed of three levels, on the lower level is the Aquatics Center, above it is the Daniel Lynch Gymnasium and on top is the Genovesi Center. Each level hosts different NCAA Division I sports for St. Francis College and nine of its twenty-one teams call The Pope home. As such, The Pope is the core of St. Francis College's athletic facilities.

The Daniel Lynch Gymnasium is the centerpiece of The Pope and it hosts the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball teams games. The Gymnasium has a capacity of 1,200 seats and hosts nationally and regionally televised games. It has one of the smallest capacities in Division I basketball and is the smallest in the Northeast Conference. For the 2014-15 men's basketball season, total attendance was 18,882 across 17 games for an average of 1,111 per game.

The Gymnasium is named after alumnus Daniel J. Lynch, who coached the Terriers for 21 years and led them to 3 Regular Season Conference Championship wins and is the All-Time Terrier Coach wins leader. The teams play on Peter Aquilone Court, which was named after Peter Aquilone, the son of former Athletic Director and St. Francis alumnus Edward Aquilone, '60. The court was dedicated to Peter Aquilone on December 1, 2004, posthumously. In 2018, the Terriers unveiled a new hardwood basketball floor. The new court replaces the original one that was installed in 1969.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Feb 16, 2023St. Francis (PA) @ St. Francis Brooklyn 72 - 64
Feb 9, 2023Wagner @ St. Francis Brooklyn 62 - 64
Feb 4, 2023Stonehill @ St. Francis Brooklyn 65 - 59
Feb 2, 2023Central Connecticut @ St. Francis Brooklyn 48 - 53
Jan 28, 2023Long Island University @ St. Francis Brooklyn 59 - 71
Jan 22, 2023Merrimack @ St. Francis Brooklyn 63 - 55
Jan 14, 2023Sacred Heart @ St. Francis Brooklyn 79 - 82
Jan 5, 2023Fairleigh Dickinson @ St. Francis Brooklyn 76 - 57
Dec 13, 2022Longwood @ St. Francis Brooklyn 63 - 57
Dec 6, 2022Hartford @ St. Francis Brooklyn 50 - 68