Robins Center

The Robins Center
Construction

Location	University of Richmond Richmond, VA 23173
Owner	University of Richmond
Operator	University of Richmond
Capacity	9,071 (1972–2013) 7,201 (2013–present)
Surface	Maple (basketball court)
Broke ground	1970
Opened	December 2, 1972
Construction cost	$12 million ($68 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Architect	Carneal and Johnston Now Ballou Justice Upton Richmond, VA
Tenants
Richmond Spiders (Men's & Women's Basketball)

The Robins Center is a 7,201-seat multi-purpose arena in Richmond, Virginia. Opened in 1972, the arena is home to the University of Richmond Spiders basketball. It hosted the ECAC South (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association) men's basketball tournament in 1983. It is named for E. Claiborne Robins, class of 1931, who, along with his family, have been leading benefactors for the school. The opening of the Robins Center returning Spider basketball to an on-campus facility for the first time since the mid-1940s when it outgrew Millhiser Gymnasium. In the intervening decades, the Spiders played home games in numerous locations around the Richmond area, including the Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972), the Richmond Arena (1954–1971), the Benedictine High School gymnasium (1951–1954), Grays' Armory (1950–1951) and Blues' Armory (1947–1950). The Robins Center arena serves as the location of the University of Richmond's commencement exercises and hosted a 1992 Presidential debate involving Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and Ross Perot.

The Robins Center saw a number of upgrades in the 2000s, including a new maple floor in 2003 and renovated locker rooms and offices in 2004. A new scoreboard and sound system was installed for the 2006–2007 season. A $17 million renovation started in March 2013, which added four corner video boards, a repainted ceiling and new floor, and the seat capacity decreased from 9,071 to around 7,201 once renovations were completed in January 2014.

In addition to the basketball arena, the Robins Center also serves as the home of many of the other athletic programs at the University of Richmond. The Robins Center Natatorium serves as the home of the women's swimming and diving team, while most of the other programs have their coaches' offices in the building. An addition to the Robins Center, known as the Weinstein Center for Fitness and Recreation, opened in January 2007 and provides expanded facilities for recreational use.

References

↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

External links

Robins Center – RichmondSpiders.com

University of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

Academics	School of Arts & Sciences E. Claiborne Robins School of Business Jepson School of Leadership Studies School of Law School of Professional & Continuing Studies

Athletics	Atlantic 10 Conference Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Capital City Classic Football Capital Cup Robins Center E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Malcolm U. Pitt Field

People	Alumni Former Presidents Ronald Crutcher (President)

Student Life	The Collegian WDCE

Miscellaneous	Gottwald Center for the Sciences

Commons Category

Richmond Spiders men's basketball

Venues	Millhiser Gymnasium (1922–1947) Blues Armory (1947–1950) Grays Armory (1950–1951) Benedictine High School Gymnasium (1951–1954) Richmond Arena (1954–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972) Robins Center (1972–present)

Rivalries	VCU

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Basketball arenas of the Atlantic 10 Conference

John M. Belk Arena (Davidson)
UD Arena (Dayton)
A. J. Palumbo Center (Duquesne)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (Fordham)
EagleBank Arena (George Mason)
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (George Washington)
Tom Gola Arena (La Salle)
Ryan Center (Rhode Island)
Robins Center (Richmond)
Hagan Arena (Saint Joseph's)
Chaifetz Arena (Saint Louis)
Reilly Center (St. Bonaventure)
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (UMass)
Siegel Center (VCU)

Sports in Richmond, Virginia

Baseball	EL Richmond Flying Squirrels

Basketball	ABA Richmond Elite

Roller derby	WFTDA River City Rollergirls

Running	Monument Avenue 10K Richmond Marathon

Soccer	USL Richmond Kickers NPSL RVA FC Others Richmond Strikers

College athletics	NCAA Div. I Richmond Spiders VCU Rams NCAA Div. II Virginia Union Panthers

Venues (NCAA Div. I)	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Belgian Building City Stadium The Diamond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Hovey Field Malcolm U. Pitt Field Richmond Coliseum Richmond International Raceway Robins Center Siegel Center Sports Backers Stadium

Coordinates: 37°34′51″N 77°32′20″W / 37.580701°N 77.538987°W / 37.580701; -77.538987

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