Spiro Sports Center

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Spiro Sports Center
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Exterior of Spiro Sports Center
Spiro Sports Center
LocationCampus Rd Staten Island, New York 10301
Coordinates 40°36′54″N74°05′45″W / 40.6149664°N 74.095729°W / 40.6149664; -74.095729
Owner Wagner College
Capacity 2,100
Record attendance2,358 (March 8, 2016 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball)
Opened1999
Tenants
Wagner Seahawks men's basketball and Wagner Seahawks women's basketball

Spiro Sports Center is a 2,100-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. It was built in 1999 as an extensive addition to the Sutter Gymnasium, which was constructed in 1951. [1] The center is home to the Wagner College Seahawks men's and women's basketball team. [2] [3] The Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held there in 1999, 2003, 2016, and 2018.

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The center also houses a pool, numerous locker rooms, fitness center/weight room, training room, equipment room, as well as offices and meeting rooms for Wagner's intercollegiate athletic programs.

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The 2011–12 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by second year head coach Dan Hurley, played their home games at Spiro Sports Center and are members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 15–3 in NEC play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the NEC Basketball tournament to Robert Morris. Despite having 25 wins, the Seahawks did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament.

The 2012–13 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by the youngest men's head coach in NCAA Division I, Bashir Mason, who was 28 when he was elevated from an assistant position in March 2012 following the departure of Dan Hurley for Rhode Island. The Seahawks played their home games at Spiro Sports Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Northeast tournament where they lost to Long Island. For the second consecutive year, despite a winning record, Wagner choose not to participate in a post season tournament.

The 2013–14 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by second year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season at 19–12 overall and 12–4 in conference play, for a second-place finish. Wagner defeated Central Connecticut in the NEC tournament quarterfinals before losing to Mount St. Mary's in the semifinals.

The 2014–15 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by third year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 8–10 in NEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Robert Morris.

The 2015–16 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by fourth year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the College's Staten Island campus and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in NEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Robert Morris and LIU Brooklyn to advance to the championship game of the NEC tournament where they lost to Fairleigh Dickinson. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before losing in the second round to Creighton.

The 2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by fifth-year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the NEC tournament, they beat Fairleigh Dickinson before losing to Saint Francis (PA) in the semifinals.

The 2017–18 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by sixth-year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference. The Seahwawks finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in NEC play to win the NEC regular season championship. In the NEC tournament, they defeated Central Connecticut and Robert Morris before losing to LIU Brooklyn in the championship game. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Baylor.

The 2018–19 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by seventh-year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 13–17 overall, 8–10 in NEC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the NEC tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual tournament champion, Fairleigh Dickinson.

The 2019–20 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by eight-year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–21, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

The 2020–21 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks are led by ninth-year head coach Bashir Mason. They play their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference.

The 2021–22 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by 10th-year head coach Bashir Mason and they played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference.

The 2022–23 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represents Wagner College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first-year head coach Donald Copeland, play their home games at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, New York as a member of the Northeast Conference.

The 2023–24 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represents Wagner College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by second-year head coach Donald Copeland, play their home games at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, New York as members of the Northeast Conference.

References

  1. Eastern, Josh (6 December 2014). "Spiro Sports Center – Wagner Seahawks". Stadium Journey. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. "SSC - Facilities". Wagner College Athletics. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. "Wagner College Gymnasium". Time Out New York. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2024.