Beaton Park Stadium

Beaton Park Stadium
The Snake Pit
LocationGwynneville, New South Wales
Capacity1,500[1]
Opened1965
Tenants
Illawarra Hawks (NBL) (1979–1998)

Beaton Park Stadium is an Australian basketball centre in Gwynneville, New South Wales. It was the home of National Basketball League side Illawarra Hawks between 1979 and 1998, and is the home to local basketball in Wollongong. It was nicknamed "The Snake Pit" during its time with the Illawarra/Wollongong Hawks.[2]

  1. ^ KEEBLE, TIM (25 October 2013). "Snakepit was Hawks' secret weapon". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ "History - Basketball Illawarra". SportsTG. Retrieved 23 February 2020.