Full name | Kaplan Arena at William and Mary Hall |
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Former names | William & Mary Hall (1971-2005) |
Location | 751 Ukrop Way, Williamsburg, VA 23186 |
Coordinates | 37°16′24″N 76°43′11″W / 37.273472°N 76.719625°W |
Owner | College of William & Mary |
Capacity | 11,300 |
Construction | |
Opened | December 5, 1971 |
Construction cost | $5.3 million ($41.6 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
General contractor | Southeastern Construction Company |
Tenants | |
William & Mary Tribe (NCAA) (1971–present) |
Kaplan Arena is a building used for athletic events for the William & Mary Tribe sports teams at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The building contains an 8,600-seat arena, which can seat 11,300 with extra bleachers.[2] The arena's floor measures almost 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2).[3] The building was formerly known as William & Mary Hall. From 2005 to 2016, only the arena proper was called Kaplan Arena, before the entire building was renamed to honor alumni Jane Thompson Kaplan and Jim Kaplan.[4]
The building's lower level houses the coaching and staff offices for the school's athletic department. It also hosts a seminar room, medical suite, and a gymnastics workout area.[2] Completed in 17 months by the Southeastern Construction Company of Charlotte, North Carolina, the building cost $5.3 million but was financed by state revenue bonds.[2]