Post by millerj9 on Nov 10, 2006 11:11:32 GMT -5
John Paul Jones Arena: 'Jefferson on Steroids'
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110901925.html
"By building the largest arena in the state, the University of Virginia is making a $191 million bet it can restore its men's basketball program to national prominence after years of disappointment.
John Paul Jones Arena, a 15,219-seat facility that would make even an NBA team proud, will be unveiled formally Sunday night when the Cavaliers play Arizona in the building's first regular season men's basketball game. The building, which features lavish amenities such as a lounge exclusively for high-end donors and state-of-the-art training facilities such as underwater treadmills, is symbolic of the ambitions of a program that was among the nation's elite in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
While some have questioned whether the school needs a building with a capacity twice as large as its average basketball attendance in recent years, administrators say the size increases its utility for the 250,000 people in greater Charlottesville while at the same time providing a recruiting tool for rebuilding the program..."
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110901925.html
"By building the largest arena in the state, the University of Virginia is making a $191 million bet it can restore its men's basketball program to national prominence after years of disappointment.
John Paul Jones Arena, a 15,219-seat facility that would make even an NBA team proud, will be unveiled formally Sunday night when the Cavaliers play Arizona in the building's first regular season men's basketball game. The building, which features lavish amenities such as a lounge exclusively for high-end donors and state-of-the-art training facilities such as underwater treadmills, is symbolic of the ambitions of a program that was among the nation's elite in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
While some have questioned whether the school needs a building with a capacity twice as large as its average basketball attendance in recent years, administrators say the size increases its utility for the 250,000 people in greater Charlottesville while at the same time providing a recruiting tool for rebuilding the program..."
