Hall of Fame During the Pandemic

The Hall of Fame Club is box seating style room which overlooks the Bob Lanier Court across from the student section. The club includes a small bar and lounge area which is lined with St Bonaventure Basketball memorabilia, as well as a large enclosed viewing area for the games. The Viewing area is encased in glass with improved stadium style seating.

Generally the Hall of Fame Club is an improved exclusive seating area for Bonnies basketball games. On game days the club is a seating area which is able to offer services that the General Admission seating does not have access to. Some of these services include a catering service provided through Aramark as well as the sale of alcoholic beverages, which is unavailable at the other concession center in the Reilly Center.

During the Pandemic, the Hall of Fame which is generally only used for select events or occasions outside of game days, was converted into a classroom. The large waiting and lounge area behind the seating area which usually sits empty, was filled with desks and socially distanced students. The Reilly Center is split into two main sections, one which is used usually for athletic offices and of course holding the Bon Lanier Court and surrounding seating, and one which holds several other offices such as the ID office, the Damietta Center, and the Student Veteran Center. There are several conference rooms in the latter section of the building, which have been used for academic purposes before the pandemic, however not in the athletics portion.

The use of the Hall o0f Fame Club as a classroom did not have a great affect on it's usual purpose, as attendance to Bonas games was banned by the NCAA.

SBU Hall of Fame Room . Accessed December 6th 2021. https://foursquare.com/v/sbu-hall-of-fame-room/4f3ec0a0e4b0c44ac433c146.