Loyola Field House
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Loyola Field House was an indoor arena
in New Orleans, Louisiana
. It hosted the ABA's New Orleans Buccaneers
, and the NBA's New Orleans Jazz
. The arena held 6,500 people.
The Field House was built on the campus of Loyola University
in New Orleans in 1954 as a home for the university's basketball team. When the ABA came along in 1967 with a franchise, the Bucs played at the Field House until they relocated to Memphis, Tennessee
in 1970. The New Orleans Jazz
played some of their home games at the Field House for their inaugural 1974–75 season.
When Loyola dropped varsity sports in the mid-1970s, the building became the Recreation Center, with most of the seating torn out. The building was demolished in 1986 to make way for a new recreation center and parking garage.
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 New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
. It hosted the ABA's New Orleans Buccaneers
New Orleans Buccaneers
New Orleans Buccaneers was a charter member of the American Basketball Association. After three seasons in New Orleans, Louisiana the franchise moved to Memphis, Tennessee where it became the Pros, Tams and Sounds for four years before an abortive move to Baltimore in 1975.-Origins:With the...
, and the NBA's New Orleans Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
. The arena held 6,500 people.
The Field House was built on the campus of Loyola University
Loyola University New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans is a private, co-educational and Jesuit university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola...
in New Orleans in 1954 as a home for the university's basketball team. When the ABA came along in 1967 with a franchise, the Bucs played at the Field House until they relocated to Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
in 1970. The New Orleans Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
played some of their home games at the Field House for their inaugural 1974–75 season.
When Loyola dropped varsity sports in the mid-1970s, the building became the Recreation Center, with most of the seating torn out. The building was demolished in 1986 to make way for a new recreation center and parking garage.