University Hall (University of Virginia) explained

Stadium Name:	University Hall
Nickname:	U-Hall Ralph's House
Location:	Massie Rd Charlottesville, VA 22904
Opened:	November 3, 1965
Closed:	2006
Demolished:	May 25, 2019
Owner:	University of Virginia
Operator:	University of Virginia
Tenants:	Virginia Cavaliers
Seating Capacity:	Official: 8,457; Record: 11,174

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.

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. http://virginiasports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030506aaa.html

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

External links

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

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Notes and 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.