Wellness and Events Center

Wellness and Events Center
Location	Newark, New Jersey
Operator	New Jersey Institute of Technology
Capacity	3,500
Field size	200,000 sqft[1]
Construction
Broke ground	November 12, 2015[2]
Construction cost	US$110,000,000[3]
Tenants
	NJIT Highlanders

The Wellness and Events Center (WEC) is a 3,500 seat basketball arena in Newark, New Jersey. It was built at a cost of US$102,000,000 by the New Jersey Institute of Technology.^[3]^[4] The Wellness and Events Center is the home court of the NJIT Highlanders, which as of the 2015–16 season became members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. It replaced the former arena of the Highlanders, the Fleisher Center. The new arena broke ground on November 12, 2015 and opened in time for the 2017–18 basketball season.^[2]^[5]

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New Jersey Institute of Technology
Located in: Newark, New Jersey
Academics	Concrete Industry Management NJIT Capstone Program NJIT School of Management
Life	Eberhardt Hall Owens Valley Radio Observatory EIES The Vector
Athletics	NJIT Highlanders Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Fleisher Center Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium J. Malcolm Simon Stadium Wellness and Events Center Atlantic Sun Conference
Founded: 1881

NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Venues	Fleisher Center (1967–2017) Wellness and Events Center (2017–present)
Culture & lore	NJIT Highlander
People	Head coaches
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