Rose
Hill Gym (1925)
Athletic Facility
The
men's and women's basketball teams along
with the volleyball squad, play in the Rose
Hill Gym. The 3,470 seat gym opened on January
16, 1925 and was one of the largest on-campus
facilities at the time it was built, earning
the nickname "The Prairie" because
of its large floor space. The arena has
been in continuous use by Fordham's basketball
teams since it's opening with the exception
of the World War II years, when it was used
for a barracks. The Rose Hill Gym has been
the site of many legendary college and high
school basketball games including Kareem
Abdul Jabbar's final high school game and
the 1988 Tolentine-Archbishop Molloy Catholic
High School Athletic Association (CHSAA)
Championship game, billed by New York Newsday
as the "Best High School Game of the
'80s." The Rose Hill Gym continues
to host the CHSAA Championships annually.
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Rose
Hill Gym
