- Delmar Fieldhouse
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Delmar Fieldhouse Location 2020 Mangum Road
Houston, TexasCoordinates 29°48′10″N 95°27′25″W / 29.80278°N 95.45694°WCoordinates: 29°48′10″N 95°27′25″W / 29.80278°N 95.45694°W Owner Houston Independent School District Capacity 5,000 Tenants Houston Cougars (NCAA) (1966-1969) 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[1].
In 2008, it served as the home court for the Texas Southern University Tigers women's basketball team [2][3].
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Preceded by
Jeppesen GymnasiumHome of the
Houston Cougars
1966-1969Succeeded by
Hofheinz PavilionBasketball arenas of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Elmore Gymnasium (Alabama A&M) • Dunn–Oliver Acadome (Alabama State) • Davey Whitney Complex (Alcorn State) • K. L. Johnson Complex (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) • Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center / Memorial Gymnasium (Grambling State) • Williams Assembly Center (Jackson State) Harrison HPER Complex (Mississippi Valley State) • William Nicks Building (Prairie View A&M) • F. G. Clark Center (Southern) • Health and Physical Education Arena (Texas Southern)
Houston Cougars men's basketball Facilities Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) • Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) • Hofheinz Pavilion (1969–present)Key personnel Head Coach: James Dickey • Associate Head Coach: Alvin Brooks • Assistant Coach: Daniyal Robinson • Assistant Coach: Ulric Maligi • Director of Basketball Operations: Michael YoungRetired numbers Lore NCAA Tournament finishes Head coaches Alden Pasche (1946–1956) • Guy Lewis (1956–1986) • Pat Foster (1986–1993) • Alvin Brooks (1993–1998) • Clyde Drexler (1998–2000) • Ray McCallum (2000–2004) • Tom Penders (2004–2010) • James Dickey (2010–present)Teams 1945–46 • 1946–47 • 1967–68 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11Categories:- College basketball venues in the United States
- Basketball venues in Houston, Texas
- Texas Southern University
- Houston Cougars basketball venues
- Texas sports venue stubs
- Houston, Texas stubs
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