# Patrick Gym

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Arena in Burlington, Vermont; Home of the Vermont Catamounts

Patrick Gym 2017 America East Championship Game Interactive map of Patrick Gym Location 97 Spear St, Burlington, Vermont Coordinates 44°28′13″N 73°11′41″W / 44.470264°N 73.194705°W / 44.470264; -73.194705 Owner University of Vermont Operator University of Vermont Capacity 3,228 Construction Built 1961 Tenants Vermont Catamounts (NCAA)

The **Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium** is a 3,228-seat (3,266 for men's and women's basketball) multi-purpose [arena](/source/Arena) in [Burlington, Vermont](/source/Burlington%2C_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](/source/Vermont_Catamounts) [men's](/source/Vermont_Catamounts_men's_basketball) and [women's](/source/Vermont_Catamounts_women's_basketball) basketball teams. It has been the site of the [2004](/source/2004_America_East_men's_basketball_tournament), [2005](/source/2005_America_East_men's_basketball_tournament), [2007](/source/2007_America_East_men's_basketball_tournament), [2010](/source/2010_America_East_men's_basketball_tournament), [2013](/source/2013_America_East_men's_basketball_tournament), [2017](/source/2017_America_East_men's_basketball_tournament), [2018](/source/2018_America_East_men's_basketball_tournament), [2019](/source/2019_America_East_men's_basketball_tournament), and [2022](/source/2022_America_East_men's_basketball_tournament) [America East](/source/America_East_Conference) men's basketball tournament championship games, as the higher seed in the final hosts the game. The championship games were all televised on [ESPN](/source/ESPN) or [ESPN2](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Patrick Gym is also a [concert](/source/Concert) venue, seating up to 4,000. It can also accommodate [conventions](/source/Convention_(meeting)) and [trade shows](/source/Trade_shows); there are 22,251 square feet (2,067.2 m2) of arena floor space, with an additional 31,218 square feet (2,900.2 m2) at the indoor track and 36,189 square feet (3,362.1 m2) at the indoor [tennis](/source/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](/source/Gutterson_Fieldhouse). The new arena will have a capacity of 3,200 with a price tag of $80 million.[1] 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,[2] but construction delays and financial uncertainties due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Vermont) have indefinitely delayed construction as of 2025.[3] Once the basketball programs move to the Tarrant Center, Patrick Gym will be converted into a campus recreation facility.[4]

## 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](/source/Boston_Celtics) held their training camp at Patrick Gym prior to the start of the [2004–05 NBA season](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season).[5] 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 [UMBC](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_UMBC_Retrievers_men's_basketball_team) in the America East Championship game. [Jairus Lyles](/source/Jairus_Lyles) hit the game winning three pointer to clinch the America East Championship and advance to the [NCAA tournament](/source/2018_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament), which would later turn out to be a [historic run](/source/2018_UMBC_vs._Virginia_men's_basketball_game) for UMBC.[6]

The very next season, Vermont returned the favor by beating UMBC 66–49.[7] 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.[8]

## See also

- [List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas](/source/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_basketball_arenas)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["UVM proposes new on-campus events center, renovations"](https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/college/vermont/2017/02/03/uvm-develop-athletic-center-campus/97417682/). Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["UVM's new arena has its name: Tarrant Event Center"](https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/college/2018/12/18/uvms-new-arena-has-its-name-tarrant-events-center/2355248002/). *Burlington Free Press*. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Viglienzoni, Cat (2025-05-01). ["Getting Answers: What's going on with UVM athletic complex?"](https://www.wcax.com/2025/05/01/getting-answers-whats-going-with-uvm-athletic-complex/). *www.wcax.com*. Retrieved 2025-09-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Danforth, Austin (June 5, 2020). ["Work on UVM's Tarrant Center delayed by COVID-19 pandemic"](https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/college/vermont/2020/06/05/coronavirus-financial-uncertainty-forces-uvm-delay-new-arena/3158352001/). *Burlington Free Press*. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Celtics to hold camp At UVM"](https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/celtics-to-hold-camp-at-uvm/article_5c1df58f-2e2c-5245-8596-38f319d9a23f.html). Rutland Herald. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["UMBC beats top-seeded Vermont 65-62, wins America East title"](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401020723). ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["UMBC vs. Vermont - Game Summary - March 16, 2019 - ESPN"](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401121700).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["MBB RB 19-20 (PDF) - America East Conference"](https://americaeast.com/documents/2019/10/18/MBB.pdf) (PDF).

## External links

- [Official website](https://uvmathletics.com/sports/2010/6/8/mbb_0608100941.aspx)

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v t e Vermont Catamounts men's basketball Venues Patrick Gym (1963–present) Tarrant Event Center (planned) People Head coaches Statistical leaders Seasons List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Vermont Catamounts women's basketball Venues Patrick Gym (1979–present) Tarrant Event Center (planned) Culture & lore History People Head coaches Seasons List of seasons 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

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