University Hall (University of Virginia)

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University Hall
Construction
U-Hall Ralph's House

Interactive map of University Hall
Location	Massie Rd Charlottesville, VA 22904
Owner	University of Virginia
Operator	University of Virginia
Capacity	Official: 8,457; Record: 11,174
Opened	November 3, 1965
Closed	2006
Demolished	May 25, 2019
Tenants
Virginia Cavaliers

University Hall was an 8,457-seat multi-purpose arena on the University of Virginia Grounds in Charlottesville, Virginia.^[1] The arena opened in 1965 as a replacement for Memorial Gym; it was demolished on May 25, 2019, with Ralph Sampson leading the demolition. Like many arenas built at the time, the arena was circular, with a ribbed concrete roof and blue and orange seats (the orange seats arranged in a "V" near the top of each section) that surrounded the arena. Unlike many other facilities, however, the floor was never lowered for additional seating around the court, which left large areas behind press row, the team benches, and the announcer's table empty during games.

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University Hall was replaced by the John Paul Jones Arena as the home to the men's and women's basketball teams in 2006.

UVa's athletic department held "final game" ceremonies for University Hall in connection with the men's basketball game against the Maryland Terrapins on March 5, 2006. UVA legend Ralph Sampson sank ceremonial "last baskets" at U-Hall, dunking twice during postgame festivities. ^[dead link ]

However, the women's basketball team made the Women's National Invitational Tournament and played and won two WNIT games in University Hall.

Records

University Hall Records
Scoring
Virginia					Opponents
	Player	Opponent	Date	Points		Player	Opponent	Date	Points
1.	Barry Parkhill	vs. Baldwin-Wallace	December 11, 1971	51	1.	Kevin Braswell	Georgetown	March 15, 2000	40 †
2.	Donald Hand	vs. N.C. State	February 14, 1999	41	2.	Tate Armstrong	Duke	February 11, 1976	38
3.	Ralph Sampson	vs. Ohio State	January 25, 1981	40	–	Calvin Natt	N.E. Louisiana	March 7, 1979	38 †
4.	Richard Morgan	vs. North Carolina	January 15, 1989	39	4.	Sam Perkins	North Carolina	January 15, 1983	36
5.	Cory Alexander	vs. George Mason	January 28, 1995	36	5.	Mike Pegues	Delaware	December 27, 1998	35
Rebounding
Virginia					Opponents
	Player	Opponent	Date	Rebounds		Player	Opponent	Date	Rebounds
1.	Norm Carmichael	vs. Richmond	January 3, 1968	22	1.	Bill Jews	Johns Hopkins	January 26, 1972	23
–	John Gidding	vs. George Washington	December 7, 1968	22	–	Tim Duncan	Wake Forest	February 22, 1997	23
3.	Bill Gerry	vs. Maryland	February 11, 1970	20	3.	Mike Lewis	Duke	December 18, 1965	20
–	Ralph Sampson	vs. Pennsylvania	January 16, 1980	20	–	Antawn Jamison	North Carolina	January 17, 1996	20
–	Ralph Sampson	vs. Wake Forest	February 24, 1982	20	5.	Christian Laettner	Duke	February 8, 1990	19
–	Travis Watson	vs. Wofford	January 2, 2003	20
†NIT game

References

↑ The arena sat on the boundary between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, which encloses but does not include the city. For more details, see UVa's "Building Category Map", which clearly shows the city-county boundary and University Hall on the boundary, downloadable here.

External links

"JPJ rocks: But what about ol UHall?" article in The Hook weekly

University of Virginia

Located in: Charlottesville, Virginia

Academics

Schools	Architecture Public Policy Arts and Sciences Professional Studies Business Commerce Education Engineering Law Medicine Nursing College at Wise JAG School
Scholars	Echols Scholars Jefferson Scholars Rodman Scholars
Research	Association of American Universities Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities Japanese Text Initiative Universitas 21 Mid-Atlantic Terascale Partnership Flexible Extensible Digital Object Repository Architecture Applied Research in Patacriticism Networked Infrastructure for Nineteenth-Century Electronic Scholarship Legion Mentat
Press	University of Virginia Press Virginia Law Review Virginia Journal of International Law Journal of Law & Politics
Other	Rare Book School Semester at Sea University of Virginia Demographics and Workforce Group Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership Miller Center of Public Affairs University of Virginia Center for Politics Sabato's Crystal Ball

Athletics

Teams and music	Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Pep Band Cavalier Marching Band Wahoos The Good Old Song The Cavalier Song
Sports	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football 2022 shooting Men's lacrosse Women's lacrosse Men's soccer Women's soccer Swimming and diving Men's tennis Track and field
Rivalries	Virginia Tech (overall, football, and men's basketball) Johns Hopkins Maryland Terrapins lacrosse North Carolina Tar Heels
Facilities	Davenport Field at Disharoon Park John Paul Jones Arena Klöckner Stadium Lake Monticello Memorial Gym Scott Stadium Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center University Hall University Hall Turf Field

Grounds
The Lawn The Range The Rotunda Thomas Jefferson statue McIntire Amphitheatre The Corner Fan Mountain Observatory Hereford College Jefferson Hall McCormick Observatory Memorial to Enslaved Laborers Rugby Road University of Virginia Cemetery

Student life

Publications	The Cavalier Daily The Hedgehog Review Virginia Law Weekly Virginia Quarterly Review The Yellow Journal
Radio stations	WTJU WXTJ-LP
Greek life	University of Virginia Greek life
Debating societies	Jefferson Literary and Debating Society Washington Literary Society and Debating Union
Performing arts	The Academical Village People Hullabahoos Sil'hooettes The Virginia Belles Virginia Film Festival Virginia Gentlemen Virginia Glee Club
Residential colleges	Brown College at Monroe Hill Hereford College International Residential College First-year living areas Alderman Road McCormick Road
Secret societies	IMP Society Seven Society Z Society Other

People
Alumni and faculty Thomas Jefferson (founder) Enslaved laborers University Presidents

Established: 1819 – Endowment: $7.53 billion – Students: 22,391

v t e Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" 1982 Chaminade upset 2018 UMBC upset 2019 Redemption National Championship
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
Venues	University Hall (1974–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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University Hall (University of Virginia)

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