Stansbury Hall (West Virginia University)

Stansbury Hall
Former names	WVU Field House
Location	Beechurst Ave; Morgantown, WV 26506
Owner	West Virginia University
Operator	West Virginia University
Capacity	6,000
Construction
Opened	1928
Closed	1970 as arena; 2019 as an academic building
Demolished	2019
Construction cost	$250,000
Tenants
	West Virginia Mountaineers (NCAA) (1929–1970)

Stansbury Hall was a building on the Downtown Campus of West Virginia University. It was named after Harry Stansbury (died 1966), a former WVU Athletic Director.^[1] Opened in 1929 as the WVU Field House, just to the southwest of "Old" Mountaineer Field, this was the home of WVU basketball until 1970, when the WVU Coliseum was opened. This was the home floor during the days of Hot Rod Hundley and Jerry West. It hosted the Southern Conference men's basketball tournament in 1953. While the home venue of WVU basketball, the team compiled a record of 370–81 (.820) when playing there. In October 1973, it was renamed to honor Stansbury.^[2]

Prior to demolition, the building was the home of the Philosophy Department, the Statistics Department, the Program for Humanities, the Program for Religious Studies, the Center for Service and Learning, and the Office of International Programs. Army and Air Force ROTC programs were also housed here.^[3] Stansbury's use prior to demolition also retained some vestige of its athletic history; the remaining arena floor was often used by intramural and "pickup" soccer and basketball games, while a gymnasium offering personal-training services was housed elsewhere in the building.

On February 10, 2017, WVU announced plans to demolish Stansbury Hall and replace it with a new building for the WVU College of Business and Economics.^[4]

Demolition began August 2019. The building to take its place, Reynolds Hall, was opened June at the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, and hosts WVU's John Chambers Business and Economics College.^[5]

References

^ "WVU Sports Hall of Fame: Harry Stansbury". Retrieved 2017-02-23.
^ "Stansbury Hall". West Virginia University Alumni Quarterly. 39 (2): 1. Fall 1973.
^ Antonik, John (2010). Roll Out the Carpet: 101 Seasons of West Virginia University Basketball. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Press. p. 15.
^ "Reynolds 'transformational' gift of $10 million to name main building at new WVU business school complex". West Virginia University College of Business and Economics. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ "WVU celebrates grand opening of Reynolds Hall with building's namesake". WVUToday. 22 August 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023.

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[1] "WVU Sports Hall of Fame: Harry Stansbury". Retrieved 2017-02-23.

[2] "Stansbury Hall". West Virginia University Alumni Quarterly. 39 (2): 1. Fall 1973.

[3] Antonik, John (2010). Roll Out the Carpet: 101 Seasons of West Virginia University Basketball. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Press. p. 15.

[Reynolds_gift-4] "Reynolds 'transformational' gift of $10 million to name main building at new WVU business school complex". West Virginia University College of Business and Economics. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

[New_Construction-5] "WVU celebrates grand opening of Reynolds Hall with building's namesake". WVUToday. 22 August 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023.

v t e West Virginia University
Located in: Morgantown, West Virginia
Academics	Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources John Chambers College of Business & Economics College of Creative Arts College of Education & Human Resources College of Physical Activity & Sports Sciences Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design Eberly College of Arts & Sciences Honors College Reed College of Media School of Nursing School of Pharmacy College of Law School of Dentistry School of Medicine School of Public Health
Campus facilities	Boreman Hall Coliseum Core Arboretum Downtown Library Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit Mountaineer Field Mountainlair Oglebay Hall Stansbury Hall J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital
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People	Notable alumni
History	History of WVU M.B.A. controversy
Founded: 1867

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