Stan Spirou Field House

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Stan Spirou Field House
Stan Spirou Field House
Former namesSNHU field house
Location2500 N River Road Manchester, New Hampshire 03106
Coordinates 43°02′19″N71°27′22″W / 43.0386°N 71.4561°W / 43.0386; -71.4561 Coordinates: 43°02′19″N71°27′22″W / 43.0386°N 71.4561°W / 43.0386; -71.4561
Owner Southern New Hampshire University
Capacity 2,000
Construction
Renovated2001, 2014, 2017
Tenants
SNHU Penman Basketball and Volleyball

The Stan Spirou Field House (formerly known as the SNHU Fieldhouse) is a 2,000 seat facility on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. A part of their Athletics and Recreation Complex, it is home to the SNHU Penmen basketball & volleyball teams, numerous New Hampshire high school basketball tournaments, and was the home of the Manchester Millrats of the Premier Basketball League until their move to Saint John, New Brunswick.

In May 2018, the facility was renamed to honor Stan Spirou. Spirou had coached the men's basketball team for 33 seasons. Spirou was a four-time NECC Coach of the Year (1993, 1994, 1995, 1999), the 2015 Northeast-10 Coach of the Year, a three-time National Association of Basketball Coaches Northeast Coach of the Year (1990, 1994, 1995) and the 1994 Division II Bulletin National Coach of the Year. [1]

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References

  1. "SNHU Renames Field House to Honor 33-Year Head Coach Stan Spirou". SNHU Penmen. May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.