Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a 10,167-seat multi-purpose arena in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. The arena opened on January 21, 1990[1], and is the largest on campus arena in New England. It was named after Harry A. Gampel, a philanthropist who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and also donated one million dollars for the construction of the arena. It is about 216,000 sq ft (20,100 m2).

 Gampel Pavilion is the primary home to the University of Connecticut's men's and women's basketball program. Games are also sometimes played in the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. This is home to the University of Connecticut Huskies men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams. It replaced the Hugh S. Greer Field House, which only held 4,604 people and still stands to the northwest of the pavilion. The facility has undergone multiple seating expansions, most recently before the 2002-2003 season.

The banners for the men's and women's basketball teams have been taken down and in their place are now large boards on the walls listing the years the teams have made the NIT, NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16, and Elite 8, along with their Big East Regular Season and Tournament Championships. The National Championship Banners and NIT Championship Banners have been replaced with newer versions, along with banners commemorating Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma's Hall of Fame inductions.

The XL Center, formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, is a sports and convention complex located in Hartford, Connecticut, USA, owned by the City of Hartford and operated by Northland Investment Corporation/Anschutz Entertainment Group under contract with the Connecticut Development Authority (CDA). The arena is ranked the 28th largest among college basketball arenas. Originally located adjacent to a shopping mall (Civic Center Mall, which was demolished in 2004), it was originally built in 1975 and consists of two facilities: the Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the Exhibition Center.

The Veteran's Memorial Coliseum-
The Coliseum is the full-time home of the Hartford Wolf Pack AHL hockey team and part-time home of the University of Connecticut men's and women's basketball teams. It was the home of the New England Sea Wolves of the Arena Football League. It was also the home of the New England/Hartford Whalers of the WHA and NHL from 1975-1978 and 1980-1997 and the New England Blizzard of the ABL from 1996-1998, and hosted occasional Boston Celtics home games from 1975-1995. The arena seats 15,635 for ice hockey and 16,294 for basketball, 16,606 for center-stage concerts, 16,282 for end-stage concerts, and 8,239 for 3/4-end stage concerts, and contains 46 luxury suites and a 310-seat Coliseum Club, plus 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) of arena floor space, enabling it to be used for trade shows and conventions in addition to concerts, circuses, ice shows, sporting events and other events.

As originally built in 1975, it seated 10,507 for hockey, and served as the home of the then-New England Whalers for three years. On the evening of January 18, 1978, just hours after the University of Connecticut Men's Basketball team defeated the University of Massachusetts; the weight of snow from the day's heavy snowstorm was too much for the Civic Center roof to withstand and it collapsed. There were no injuries. The building was heavily renovated and re-opened January 17, 1980. 

In recent years, the arena has been upgraded with a new center-hung scoreboard with four Sony Jumbotrons and a state-of-the-art sound system. WrestleMania XI was held here, as were Survivor Series 1990, No Way Out 2000 and Vengeance 2004. The 1982 Big East Conference and 1988–1990 America East Conference men's basketball tournaments were also here. The Big East Conference women's basketball tournament is contracted to the coliseum through 2009, and it has hosted multiple NCAA women's basketball sub-regionals and regionals. 

The building was the host of the 1986 NHL All-Star Game. The XL Center has held many notable concerts including Elvis Presley, Van Halen, U2, Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, The Rolling Stones, Mark Knopfler, Pink Floyd (two shows on its A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour in 1987 substituting for the Boston Garden which the band chose not to play after their 1977 tour), Tina Turner, Christina Aguilera, Spice Girls, Michael Jackson, Shania Twain, Nine Inch Nails, Stevie Nicks, Phish, Green Day & Madonna. The Civic Center is the first stop on Bruce Springsteen's 2007 Magic tour, and it is also one of the few North American venues for the Genesis 2007 reunion tour. It has also been used politically as evidenced by Senator Barack Obama's rally that drew over 16,000 people to the arena on February 4, 2008, the day before the Connecticut Democratic Presidential Primary. It will also be a stop on The Dead's Spring tour on April 26, 2009.It was also announced on June 3,2009 that Miley Cyrus will perform at the XL Center as a stop on her 2009/2010 world tour.

Directions to the University of Connecticut (Storrs campus)

Each of the University of Connecticut Athletic Facilities is located in close proximity to the intersection of Hillside Road and Stadium Road. The directions listed below will allow fans easy access to the facilities for each of their favorite Husky teams.

FROM BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: The University of Connecticut campus is located 50 minutes driving time from Bradley International Airport. From the airport, take I-91 south to I- 291 east to I-84 east to exit (68). Off the exit take a right on Rte. 195 south and follow signs to the university. Once on the campus take a right on North Eagleville Road. Take first left onto Glenbrook Rd. At end of Glenbrook Rd., go left on Hillside Road. At the second stop sign go right on Stadium Road.

FROM HARTFORD: The University of Connecticut campus is located 45 minutes driving time from Hartford. Take I-84 east to exit (68). Off the exit take a right on Rte. 195 south and follow signs to the university. Once on the campus go right on North Eagleville Road. Take first left onto Glenbrook Rd. At end of Glenbrook Rd., go left on Hillside Road. At the second stop sign go right on Stadium Road.

FROM BOSTON: The University of Connecticut campus is approximately one and half-hours from Boston. From Mass Pike take I-84 west to exit (68). Off the exit take a left on Rte. 195 south and follow signs to the university. Once on the campus go right on North Eagleville Road. Take first left onto Glenbrook Rd. At end of Glenbrook Rd., go left on Hillside Road. At the second stop sign go right on Stadium Road.

FROM PROVIDENCE: The University of Connecticut is approximately one and one quarter hours from Providence. From Rte. 295 take exit (5-6), following signs to Hartford. Take Rte. 6 west to Rte. 101 west to Rte. 44 west. Take a left onto Rte. 195 south. Once on campus take a right onto North Eagleville Road. Take first left onto Glenbrook Rd. At end of Glenbrook Rd., go left on Hillside Road. At the second stop sign go right on Stadium Road.

FROM NEW YORK: The University of Connecticut is approximately one and one-half to two hours from New York. Take I-95 north to I-91 north to I-84 east. From I-84 east take exit (68). Off the exit take a right on Rte. 195 south and follow signs to the university. Once on the campus take a right on North Eagleville Road. Take first left onto Glenbrook Rd. At end of Glenbrook Rd., go left on Hillside Road. At the second stop sign go right on Stadium Road.


Directions to the XL Center

From north or south on I-91: Trumbull Street exit (32B), the XL Center is six lights on the right.

From east on I-84 west: Main Street exit (50), at the third light take a left onto Trumbull Street. The XL Center is the second light on the right.

From west on I-84 east: Ann and High Street exit (49), right at the first light onto High Street. Take a left at first light onto Church Street. The XL Center is at next intersection.

From New York City: I-95 north to New Haven, I-91 north to Hartford, exit (32 B). The XL Center is six lights on the right.

From Providence: I-95 south to Route 9 north to I- 91 north to exit (32 B). The XL Center is six lights on the right.

From New London/Groton: Route 2 north to I-84 west to exit (50). At third light take a left onto Trumbull Street. The XL Center is the second light on the right.

From Boston: Mass Pike to 84 west to exit (50). At the third light take a left onto Trumbull Street. The XL Center is at the second light on the right.