Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
Encyclopedia
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena
in Norfolk, Virginia
. It was built in 1982 and is home to the Norfolk State University
Spartans basketball
team. It hosted the 1997 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
. It was built in 1982 and is home to the Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University is a four-year, state-supported, coed, liberal arts, historically black university located in Norfolk, Virginia. It is member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Virginia High-Tech Partnership.-Academics:...
Spartans basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team. It hosted the 1997 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament.