The Gersten Pavilion
is a 4,156 seat multi-purpose arena in Los Angeles, California. It is the home of the Loyola Marymount University Lions. It was built in 1981. It is also the part-time practice home for the Los Angeles Lakers. It was the site for the weightlifting competition for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. On March 4, 1990, LMU star Hank Gathers died during a West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament game from cardiomyopathy; the tourney was promptly suspended and LMU was awarded the NCAA bid based on their regular season title. The facility also hosted the WCC tournament in 1997, this time without incident.
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The
Gersten Pavilion
is a 4,156 seat multi-purpose
arena in
Los Angeles, California. It is the home of the
Loyola Marymount University Lions. It was built in
1981. It is also the part-time practice home for the
Los Angeles Lakers. It was the site for the
weightlifting competition for the
1984 Summer Olympic Games. On
March 4,
1990, LMU star
Hank Gathers died during a
West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament game from
cardiomyopathy; the tourney was promptly suspended and LMU was awarded the NCAA bid based on their regular season title. The facility also hosted the WCC tournament in 1997, this time without incident.