McCann Field House is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena

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 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. It was built in 1977 and is home to the Marist College

Marist College

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 Red Foxes men's and women's basketball

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 and women's volleyball

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 teams.

The Field House's namesake is James J. McCann. Born in Poughkeepsie in 1880, he and his family operated the McCann Feed and Grain Store on the city's Main Street, and McCann eventually amassed a large estate through the stock market. In 1967, two years before his death, McCann established the McCann Foundation. Support from his charitable trust made construction of the field house possible.

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 floor was originally donated by former National Basketball Association

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 (NBA) All-Star Rik Smits

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 for use by his alma mater. Following an accidental soaking of the court by a fire sprinkler, Smits re-donated a new court. A display honoring Smits, including an Indiana Pacers

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 jersey, can be found next to the basketball court. This project features enhanced seating along the North baseline and an imposing 19 feet (5.8 m) high student section along the south baseline. The student section and pep band will have seats located less than 6 feet (1.8 m) from the baseline, creating an imposing and loud student section. An additional capital improvement in 2005 included the introduction of a 40 feet (12.2 m) NBA-style scorer's table. The Northeast Conference

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 men's basketball tournament was held there in 1984 and 1987.

A summer 2011 renovation to the field house upgraded the facility to more modern standards for the college's Division 1

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 indoor-athletics programs. The original bleachers were removed and replaced with chair-back seating, with corner seating added to maintain capacity and to create more of an atmosphere typically seen at a sports arena

Arena

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. The floor was replaced with a new, all-hardwood surface; the lobby and restrooms were renovated, and an addition to the south end of the field house provides new men's and women's locker rooms, as well as offices for both basketball teams.