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John J. Lee Amphitheater
Home of the Yale Bulldogs
70 Tower Pkwy
New Haven, CT 06511
Opened: January 1, 1932
The John J. Lee Amphitheater in the Payne Whitney Gymnasium is the gymnasium of Yale University. One of the largest athletic facilities ever built, its twelve acres of interior space include a nine-story tower containing a third-floor swimming pool, fencing facilities, and a polo practice room. The building houses the facilities of many varsity teams at Yale, including basketball, fencing, gymnastics, squash, swimming, and volleyball. It is the second-largest gym in the world by cubic feet.

The building was donated to Yale by John Hay Whitney, of the Yale class of 1926, in honor of his father, Payne Whitney. Because it was designed in the Gothic Revival style that prevailed at Yale between 1920 and 1945, it is commonly known as "the cathedral of sweat". For the design of Payne Whitney Gymnasium, architect John Russell Pope was awarded the Silver Medal at the 1932 Olympic Games Art Competition.

The basketball team plays in the John J. Lee Amphitheater, which was named in 1996 for John J. Lee, '56 M.Eng., a star basketball player and benefactor in restoration projects; the volleyball and gymnastics teams also compete in the Amphiteater. The wing opposite the Amphiteater houses the Robert J. H. Kiphuth Exhibition Pool (6 lanes, 25 yards), where the swimming teams compete. The pool is named for Yale's legendary swimming coach and athletic director.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 7, 2026Princeton @ Yale 0 - 0
Feb 6, 2026Brown @ Yale 0 - 0
Jan 30, 2026Dartmouth @ Yale 0 - 0
Jan 19, 2026Columbia @ Yale 0 - 0
Jan 17, 2026Cornell @ Yale 0 - 0
Dec 7, 2025UIC @ Yale 0 - 0
Dec 3, 2025Brandeis University @ Yale 0 - 0
Dec 2, 2025SUNY Maritime @ Yale 0 - 0
Nov 18, 2025Rhode Island @ Yale 86 - 77
Nov 15, 2025Stony Brook @ Yale 79 - 86