Delmar Fieldhouse

Delmar Fieldhouse
Houston Independent School District's Delmar Fieldhouse Arena
Location 2020 Mangum Road
Houston, Texas 77092
Coordinates 29°48′10″N 95°27′25″W / 29.80278°N 95.45694°W / 29.80278; -95.45694Coordinates: 29°48′10″N 95°27′25″W / 29.80278°N 95.45694°W / 29.80278; -95.45694
Owner Houston Independent School District
Capacity 5,000
Construction
Opened 1958
Closed September 24, 2013
Reopened February 10, 2017
Demolished 2014
Architect
  • 1958 – Milton McGinty
  • 2017 – PBK
Tenants
Houston Cougars men's basketball (NCAA) (1966-1969)
Texas Southern Tigers women's basketball (NCAA) (2008)

The James M. Delmar Fieldhouse is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Houston, Texas. It is one of several Houston Independent School District’s athletics facilities.

The $35.2 million facility hosts basketball and volleyball games and tournaments, as well as graduation ceremonies and other special events. The maple court floor is removable and expandable, providing use for both the 84 feet required for high school games and the 94 feet required for NCAA play. The court flooring features a star representing the HISD logo and an image of the Houston skyline. Lower level seating is retractable, allowing for additional floor space, if needed. The entrance to the arena also showcases a portion of the center court floor from the original fieldhouse[1]

The entire area including the fieldhouse, stadium, softball and baseball fields are referred to as the Delmar-Tusa Sports Complex.

Demolition and Construction

The Delmar Fieldhouse demolition project was part of the work planned under the 2012 Bond’s district athletic facility improvements. Demolition of the original 55-year old facility began in 2014 and the new building was completed in 2017.

Notables

It is perhaps most notable for being the home court to the Houston Cougars men's basketball team, featuring Elvin Hayes, during the 1960s. It also hosted a Midwest regional quarterfinal game between the Cougars and the Marquette Warriors in 1961, the first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament game held in the city and second in the state of Texas (after the 1957 tournament, which held the Midwest Regional at the SMU Coliseum in Dallas). The city has gone on to host tournament games twelve more times through 2018, with the Toyota Center set to be the sixth venue in the city to host games in 2020.

In 2007, the WNBA's Houston Comets and Connecticut Sun played a pre-season game at Delmar Fieldhouse.[2]

In 2008, it served as the home court for the Texas Southern University Tigers women's basketball team.[3][4]

In 2017 Delmar Fieldhouse became a distribution center for the hurricane Harvey flooding crisis in Houston.[5]

In the new facility, Delmar hosted the 2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference men’s and women’s post-season basketball tournament.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Grand opening celebration this week for new Delmar Fieldhouse". News Blog. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ↑ Blog @ thehrr.com
  3. ↑ Box score @ NMNathletics.com
  4. ↑ Box score @ TSU.edu
  5. ↑ "Superintendent, HISD staff kick off Harvey relief donation drive at Delmar Fieldhouse". News Blog. Retrieved 2018-04-17.


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