Delmar Fieldhouse
Encyclopedia
Delmar Fieldhouse is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena
located at 2020 Mangum Road in Houston, Texas
. It is primarily used for basketball
.
It is perhaps most notable for being the home court to the Houston Cougars men's basketball
team, featuring Elvin Hayes
, during the 1960s.
In 2007, the WNBA
's Houston Comets
and Connecticut Sun
played a pre-season game at Delmar Fieldhouse.
In 2008, it served as the home court for the Texas Southern University
Tigers women's basketball team .
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...
located at 2020 Mangum Road in Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It is primarily used for 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...
.
It is perhaps most notable for being the home court to the Houston Cougars men's basketball
Houston Cougars men's basketball
The Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the University of Houston in Houston, Texas in U.S. NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The university is a member of Conference USA...
team, featuring Elvin Hayes
Elvin Hayes
Elvin Ernest Hayes is a retired American basketball player and radio analyst for Houston Cougars men's basketball, where he played college basketball...
, during the 1960s.
In 2007, the WNBA
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
's Houston Comets
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
and Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
played a pre-season game at Delmar Fieldhouse.
In 2008, it served as the home court for the Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University is a historically black university located in Houston, Texas, United States....
Tigers women's basketball team .