William T. Boylan Gymnasium
Encyclopedia
William T. Boylan Gymnasium is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena
in West Long Branch, New Jersey
. It was built in 1965 and was home to the Monmouth University
Hawks basketball
team
. The Northeast Conference
men's basketball tournament was held there in 1996 and 2004.
The basketball teams moved into the Multipurpose Activity Center
at the start of the 2009-2010 season.
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 West Long Branch, New Jersey
West Long Branch, New Jersey
West Long Branch is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,097. It is the home of Monmouth University....
. It was built in 1965 and was home to the Monmouth University
Monmouth University
Monmouth University is a private university located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States.Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956, and later Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its charter....
Hawks 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
Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
. The Northeast Conference
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...
men's basketball tournament was held there in 1996 and 2004.
The basketball teams moved into the Multipurpose Activity Center
Multipurpose Activity Center
Multipurpose Activity Center is a multi-purpose student recreational facility in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It was opened on August 26, 2009. It currently hosts the Monmouth Hawks basketball and volleyball teams. It has a seating capacity of 4,100 spectators. It replaced William T. Boylan...
at the start of the 2009-2010 season.