{{Short description|Arena in Burlington, Vermont; Home of the Vermont Catamounts}} {{Infobox venue | name = Patrick Gym | image = File:Patrickgym.jpg | caption = 2017 America East Championship Game | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | location = 97 Spear St, [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]], Vermont <!--05405--> | coordinates = {{coord|44.470264|-73.194705|display=title}} | broke_ground = | built = 1961 | opened = | closed = | demolished = | owner = [[University of Vermont]] | operator = [[University of Vermont]] | construction_cost = | architect = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | tenants = [[Vermont Catamounts]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) | seating_capacity = 3,228 }}
The '''Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium''' is a 3,228-seat (3,266 for men's and women's basketball) multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Burlington, Vermont]]. It was built in 1963 to replace the Old Gymnasium, a then-60-year-old facility now known as the Royall Tyler Theater. It is used mainly as the home arena of the [[Vermont Catamounts]] [[Vermont Catamounts men's basketball|men's]] and [[Vermont Catamounts women's basketball|women's]] basketball teams. It has been the site of the [[2004 America East men's basketball tournament|2004]], [[2005 America East men's basketball tournament|2005]], [[2007 America East men's basketball tournament|2007]], [[2010 America East men's basketball tournament|2010]], [[2013 America East men's basketball tournament|2013]], [[2017 America East men's basketball tournament|2017]], [[2018 America East men's basketball tournament|2018]], [[2019 America East men's basketball tournament|2019]], and [[2022 America East men's basketball tournament|2022]] [[America East Conference|America East]] men's basketball tournament championship games, as the higher seed in the final hosts the game. The championship games were all televised on [[ESPN]] or [[ESPN2]]. Vermont has consistently been among the America East leaders in home attendance and in 2004–05, it became the only America East men's basketball program to sell out every game for an entire season.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}}
Patrick Gym is also a [[concert]] venue, seating up to 4,000. It can also accommodate [[Convention (meeting)|conventions]] and [[trade shows]]; there are {{convert|22251|sqft|m2}} of arena floor space, with an additional {{convert|31218|sqft|m2}} at the indoor track and {{convert|36189|sqft|m2}} at the indoor [[tennis]] courts, both of which are adjacent to Patrick Gymnasium. The current bleachers at Patrick Gym were installed in 1982, and new lighting and the current floor were installed in 1990.
Currently the university has plans to replace the over 50 year old Patrick Gym with a new event center next to [[Gutterson Fieldhouse]]. The new arena will have a capacity of 3,200 with a price tag of $80 million.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/college/vermont/2017/02/03/uvm-develop-athletic-center-campus/97417682/|title=UVM proposes new on-campus events center, renovations|publisher=Burlington Free Press|access-date=October 14, 2018}}</ref> It was announced in December 2018 that the new arena will be named the Tarrant Event Center, in honor of Rich and Deb Tarrant who donated $15 million to the project. The arena was originally intended to be ready for the 2020–21 school year,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/college/2018/12/18/uvms-new-arena-has-its-name-tarrant-events-center/2355248002/|title=UVM's new arena has its name: Tarrant Event Center|newspaper=Burlington Free Press|access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref> but construction delays and financial uncertainties due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont|COVID-19 pandemic]] have indefinitely delayed construction as of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Viglienzoni |first=Cat |date=2025-05-01 |title=Getting Answers: What’s going on with UVM athletic complex? |url=https://www.wcax.com/2025/05/01/getting-answers-whats-going-with-uvm-athletic-complex/ |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=www.wcax.com |language=en}}</ref> Once the basketball programs move to the Tarrant Center, Patrick Gym will be converted into a campus recreation facility.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/college/vermont/2020/06/05/coronavirus-financial-uncertainty-forces-uvm-delay-new-arena/3158352001/ |title=Work on UVM's Tarrant Center delayed by COVID-19 pandemic |first=Austin |last=Danforth |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |date=June 5, 2020 |access-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref>
==Events== Patrick Gym is also used as the venue for the Vermont State Division I Boys and Girls Basketball Championship semifinals and final. The [[Boston Celtics]] held their training camp at Patrick Gym prior to the start of the [[2004–05 NBA season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/celtics-to-hold-camp-at-uvm/article_5c1df58f-2e2c-5245-8596-38f319d9a23f.html|title=Celtics to hold camp At UVM|publisher=Rutland Herald|access-date=October 14, 2018}}</ref> In the 1960s, the Celtics played several exhibition games at Patrick Gym.
===America East Championship=== The gym has played host to many America East championship games because of Vermont men's basketball success in the conference tournament. On March 10, 2018, Vermont hosted [[2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team|UMBC]] in the America East Championship game. [[Jairus Lyles]] hit the game winning three pointer to clinch the America East Championship and advance to the [[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]], which would later turn out to be a [[2018 UMBC vs. Virginia men's basketball game|historic run]] for UMBC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401020723|title=UMBC beats top-seeded Vermont 65-62, wins America East title|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|access-date=October 14, 2018}}</ref>
The very next season, Vermont returned the favor by beating UMBC 66–49.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401121700|title = UMBC vs. Vermont - Game Summary - March 16, 2019 - ESPN}}</ref> It was the sixth time UVM had clinched the America East championship and a bid to the NCAA Tournament, and the fifth time they'd accomplished the feat at Patrick Gym.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://americaeast.com/documents/2019/10/18/MBB.pdf|title=MBB RB 19-20 (PDF) - America East Conference}}</ref>
==See also== * [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://uvmathletics.com/sports/2010/6/8/mbb_0608100941.aspx}}
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