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The Pavilion
800 E Lancaster Ave
Villanova, PA 19085
Opened: October 1, 1997
Closed: June 30, 2016
The William B. Finneran Pavilion is a 6,501 seat multi-purpose arena in Villanova, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles northwest of downtown (Center City) Philadelphia.

Built in 1985, the arena is home to the Villanova University Wildcats basketball teams. It is recognizable from the outside for its hyperbolic paraboloid roofline, similar to Alfond Arena at the University of Maine. It replaced the still-existing Villanova Field House, later renamed the "Jake Nevin Field House," a small arena-auditorium built in 1932.

The first men's basketball game played at the Pavilion took place on February 1, 1986, a 64-62 victory against the University of Maryland.

For basketball games where larger crowds are expected, Villanova plays at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia (where Villanova holds the record for largest Pennsylvania crowd to watch a college basketball game, att. 20,859). The Finneran Pavilion is known for its famed student section, which constitutes a full third of the seating. Formerly located in the south end, the student bleachers seat 2,000 students but have been known to be filled with as many as 2,500 students.

The facility was originally known as John Eleuthere du Pont Pavilion, as it was funded in part by John Eleuthere du Pont, a member of the wealthy and influential Du Pont family. In 1997, the du Pont name was removed from the facility, with the family's tacit permission, after John was convicted of the murder of Olympic wrestling gold medalist Dave Schultz. From 1997 to 2017, it was simply The Pavilion before its current name was adopted as 1963 graduate William B. Finneran made a $22.6 million donation to the school in April 2016 to help with its current improvements.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Dec 22, 2022Loyola Chicago @ Stanford 62 - 75
Mar 5, 2016Georgetown @ Villanova 71 - 84
Mar 1, 2016DePaul @ Villanova 62 - 83
Feb 24, 2016Villanova @ Xavier 83 - 90
Feb 20, 2016Butler @ Villanova 67 - 77
Feb 13, 2016St. Johns @ Villanova 63 - 73
Feb 3, 2016Creighton @ Villanova 58 - 83
Jan 31, 2016Villanova @ St. Johns 68 - 53
Jan 24, 2016Providence @ Villanova 82 - 76
Jan 13, 2016Marquette @ Villanova 68 - 83