PIZZITOLA SPORTS CENTER

The 'Paul Bailey Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center' is a 2,800-seat multi-purpose athletic center in Providence, Rhode Island and was built in 1989. It is home to the Brown University Bears men's and women's basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling & squash teams. It was built adjacent to Meehan Auditorium on Lloyd Street as a replacement for Marvel Gymnasium, which was located next to Brown Stadium on Elmgrove Ave. The building was named for Paul Bailey Pizzitola '81, whose father contributed $2 million to its construction. The lobby of the building is named for Brown attendee (1887-89), Penn graduate and football legend John Heisman, Pennsylvania class of 1891.