Rothman Center
Construction

Location	Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1,000 River Road Hackensack, NJ 07601
Coordinates	40°53′48″N 74°01′57″W / 40.8967°N 74.0324°W / 40.8967; -74.0324
Owner	Fairleigh Dickinson University
Operator	Fairleigh Dickinson University
Capacity	1,852^[1]
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	September 9, 1985^[2]
Opened	September 9, 1987^[2]
Construction cost	$1,000,000
Tenants
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball Fairleigh Dickinson Knights

Rothman Center is a multi-purpose arena in Hackensack, New Jersey. Home to the Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights men's and women's basketball, volleyball, track and field teams, as well as many other sports, it was completed in 1987^[2] and seats 1,852.^[1]

The center hosted the Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament final in the 2004–05 and 2005-06 seasons. The center also hosts various trade shows and special events ranging from doll shows and toy soldier shows to visits by Vice President George H. W. Bush in 1988 & former President Bill Clinton as well as former Vice President Al Gore. On October 21, 2009 the Rothman Center was visited by President Barack Obama. President Obama visited the Rothman Center to rally for former Governor of New Jersey Jon S. Corzine.

The Rothman Center is named for Mr. & Mrs. George Rothman, both of whom were generous benefactors to the university.

The Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held there three times.

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Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
Venues	Rothman Center (1987–present)
Culture & lore	2023 Purdue upset
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball
Venues	Rothman Center (1987–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

Basketball arenas of the Northeast Conference

Basketball arenas of the Northeast Conference
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (Central Connecticut State) Rothman Center (Fairleigh Dickinson) Ted Grant Court (Le Moyne) Steinberg Wellness Center (LIU) Hammel Court (Merrimack; leaving in 2024) William H. Pitt Center (Sacred Heart; leaving in 2024) DeGol Arena (Saint Francis) Merkert Gymnasium (Stonehill) Spiro Sports Center (Wagner)

Sports venues in the New York metropolitan area

Active

The Bronx	Coffey Field Draddy Gymnasium Gaelic Park Ohio Field Reinhart Field Rose Hill Gymnasium Van Cortlandt Park Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn	Aviator Sports and Events Center Barclays Center Brooklyn Street Circuit Maimonides Park Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Steinberg Wellness Center
Manhattan	Chelsea Piers Commisso Soccer Stadium Icahn Stadium John McEnroe Tennis Academy Levien Gymnasium Madison Square Garden Wien Stadium Rucker Park Sportime Stadium Fort Washington Avenue Armory
Queens	Aqueduct Racetrack Belson Stadium Carnesecca Arena Citi Field Flushing Meadows Natatorium Jack Kaiser Stadium Metropolitan Oval USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Arthur Ashe Stadium Louis Armstrong Stadium West Side Tennis Club
Staten Island	SIUH Community Park Spiro Sports Center Staten Island Cricket Club
Nassau	Belmont Park Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Eisenhower Park Hofstra Arena Island Garden James M. Shuart Stadium Mitchel Athletic Complex Nassau County Aquatic Center Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum UBS Arena
Suffolk	Baseball Heaven Fairfield Properties Ballpark Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Island Federal Credit Union Arena Joe Nathan Field Pritchard Gymnasium Riverhead Raceway
New Jersey	Arm & Hammer Park Asbury Park Convention Hall CURE Insurance Arena Freehold Raceway Hinchliffe Stadium Jadwin Gymnasium Jersey City Armory Jersey Mike's Arena Mennen Arena Meadowlands Sports Complex Meadowlands Racetrack MetLife Stadium Monmouth Park Racetrack MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Princeton Stadium Prudential Center Red Bull Arena Richard J. Codey Arena Roberts Stadium Rothman Center SHI Stadium ShoreTown Ballpark TD Bank Ballpark Wall Township Speedway Wellness and Events Center Yanitelli Center Yogi Berra Stadium Yurcak Field
Hudson Valley	Clover Stadium Fleming Field Joseph F. Fosina Stadium Rockland Lake State Park Westchester County Center Yonkers Raceway

Defunct

The Bronx	Bronx Coliseum Fleetwood Park Racetrack Jerome Park Racetrack Morris Park Racecourse New York Velodrome Yankee Stadium (1923)
Brooklyn	Brighton Beach Race Course Capitoline Grounds Commercial Field Coney Island Velodrome Eastern Park Ebbets Field Gravesend Race Track Sheepshead Bay Race Track Union Grounds Washington Park
Manhattan	69th Regiment Armory 181st Street Ice Palace Downing Stadium Coles Sports and Recreation Center Governors Island Golf Course Hilltop Park Lewisohn Stadium Madison Square Garden (1879) Madison Square Garden (1890) Madison Square Garden (1925) Metropolitan Park Polo Grounds St. Nicholas Rink
Queens	Dexter Park Jamaica Racetrack Louis Armstrong Stadium (1978–2016) Madison Square Garden Bowl Ridgewood Park Shea Stadium Singer Bowl Sunnyside Garden Arena Union Course
Staten Island	Bloomingdale Park St. George Cricket Grounds Thompson Stadium
Long Island	Freeport Municipal Stadium Island Garden (Original) Islip Speedway Long Island Arena Roosevelt Raceway Suffolk Meadows
New Jersey	Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium Boyle's Thirty Acres Elysian Fields Giants Stadium Harrison Park Meadowlands Arena Newark Schools Stadium Newark Velodrome Palmer Stadium Roosevelt Stadium Ruppert Stadium Rutgers Stadium (1938)

Proposed

New York City FC stadium

Never built

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