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{{Short description|Arena at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name        = Hagan Arena
| nickname            = Hawk Hill
| image               = [[File:HaganArea 01.JPG|270px|alt=Hagan Arena]]
| coordinates         = {{Coord|39.995245|-75.234806|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| location            = [[Saint Joseph's University]]<br />54th and Overbrook<br />[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] 
| broke_ground        = 
| built               = 
| opened              = November 11, 1949
| renovated           = 2009
| closed              =
| demolished          =
| owner               = Saint Joseph's University
| operator            = Saint Joseph's University
| surface             = Multi-surface
| construction_cost   = $25 million (2009 renovation)
| architect           = [[Burt Hill Architects]]
| structural engineer = [[Thornton Tomasetti]]
| general_contractor  = L.F. Driscoll 
| former_names        = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2009)
| tenants             = [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division I|D-I]]) (1949&ndash;2008, 2009–present)<br />[[Philadelphia Freedoms]] ([[World TeamTennis|WTT]]) (2017–2019)
| seating_capacity    = 3,200 (1949&ndash;2008)<br />4,200 (2009&&ndash;present)
|publictransit       = {{bus icon|12px}} {{rint|septa|60px}} [[SEPTA]] bus: {{SEPTA bus link|1|44|52|65}}
}}

The '''Michael J. Hagan Arena''' (previously known as the ''Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse'') of [[Saint Joseph's University]] is SJU's  home court for men's and women's basketball. The new arena seats 4,200, which is 1,000 more than the Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse seated. The renovation adds a concourse, larger offices and locker rooms, a Hall of Fame room, study rooms, basketball center, and practice facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://campaign.sju.edu/priorities/fieldhouse.html|title = Priorities}}</ref> 700 seats were added to the student section which puts the total at 1,700 and makes this part of the arena even more intimidating for opposing teams.

==History==

===1949-2008 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse===
'''Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse''' was a 3,200-seat multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. The arena, home to the [[Saint Joseph's University]] Hawks [[basketball]] opened in 1949 and was inaugurated on November 26 with a loss to the [[University of Rhode Island]].  The first women's varsity home game was a loss to [[Immaculata University]] on January 17, 1974.  The building was dedicated to all college soldier-heroes on its dedication day, Veterans Day 1949.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sju.edu/ir/pdf/fall%2004-spring%2005%20files/Building%20History%209-04.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003858/http://www.sju.edu/ir/pdf/fall%2004-spring%2005%20files/Building%20History%209-04.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition to serving as an arena for the basketball teams, Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse also contains locker rooms for students, faculty, and other varsity teams, an additional recreation room, [[squash (sport)|squash]] courts, a swimming pool, and a weight room.

On October 26, 1967, the Reverend Dr. [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] spoke to 3,400 people in the Fieldhouse. Today, a bronze plaque in the lobby recognizes his visit.

The Hawks won 34 consecutive games in Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse from the late 1950s through the early 1960s. In the mid-1970s and '90s, the Fieldhouse served as the practice home for the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sjuhawks.com/facilities/stjs-fieldhouse.html |title=Fieldhouse |access-date=26 February 2013 |archive-date=16 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416012851/http://www.sjuhawks.com/facilities/stjs-fieldhouse.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> There were over 125 sellouts over the last 15 years the Fieldhouse was open.

The final game at the Fieldhouse was a win over #8 ranked [[Xavier University]] on March 5, 2008. The sell-out crowd included Hawk legends [[Jameer Nelson]] and [[Jack Ramsay]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sjuhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030708aab.html |title=SAINT JOSEph's OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball |access-date=2013-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222171103/http://www.sjuhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030708aab.html |archive-date=2012-02-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:AlumniFieldhouse.jpg|thumb|The interior of Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse before the renovation]]

===2009 - Hagan Arena===
During the 2007 season, it was announced that the Fieldhouse would be closed and transformed with a $25 million renovation project to provide a 21st-century facility for the quickly growing campus.

During renovations, the [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball]] team played its home games at the [[Palestra]] on the [[University of Pennsylvania]]'s campus, while the women played on the campus of [[Philadelphia University]].

The Fieldhouse underwent extensive renovations and additions, with many sections of the building being razed for expansion purposes.  Work began in the Fall of 2007. The final product of the project added 1,000 seats to the arena, as well as the addition of a new basketball center, concourse, entrance and lobby on 54th and Overbrook and concessions.<ref>[http://www.philly.com/dailynews/breaking/sports/20070607_St__Joes_Fieldhouse_to_be_renovated__renamed.html St Jones Fieldhouse to be renovated and renamed] {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

The arena was named after Michael Hagan, a 1985 graduate of Saint Joseph's and [[Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania|Washington Crossing]] resident who donated $10 million toward the project. The renovation is part of a larger project called ''With Faith and Strength To Dare: The Campaign For Saint Joseph's University''.

==Ramsay Basketball Center==
[[File:Hagan 2.JPG|250px|thumb|right|Hagan Arena, exterior]]
[[image:HaganArea 02.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Hagan Arena floor]]
The Hagan also includes the Ramsay Basketball Center, named after legendary coach [[Jack Ramsay]], which is a two-story, {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} wing with locker rooms, offices, study space, conference rooms, and a Hall of Fame room.

The first game at Hagan was a win against [[Drexel University]] and the Hawks went 8–4 in the first season at Hagan.

==Concerts & performers at Hagan==
*[[Ludacris]]
*[[Jay Sean]]
*[[Gin Blossoms]]
*[[LMFAO (group)|LMFAO]]
*[[Keri Hilson]]
*[[Nappy Roots]]
*[[Mike Posner]]
*[[Chingy]]
*[[Lupe Fiasco]]
*[[Macklemore]]
*[[Mac Miller]]
*[[Avenged Sevenfold]]
*[[Volbeat]]
*[[The Mighty Mighty Bosstones]]
*[[The Four Seasons (band)|The Four Seasons]]
*[[Flo Rida]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Philadelphia}}
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]

==References==
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{{Commons category}}
{{Saint Joseph's University}}
{{Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball navbox}}
{{Atlantic 10 Conference basketball venue navbox}}
{{Big 5}}
{{World TeamTennis}}

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