Lavietes Pavilion

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Lavietes Pavilion is home to the 2020 Ivy League Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments and located on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. First opened in 1926, it stands as the second-oldest building used for basketball among Division I schools. Only Fordham's Rose Hill Gymnasium (1924) is older.

The Ray '36 and Estelle Lavietes Pavilion, formerly called the Briggs Athletic Center - stands among the most historic venues in the sport. The facility underwent multiphase renovation in recent years, completing its transformation prior to the 2017-18 season. Among the changes was naming the playing floor the Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Court.

Lavietes Pavilion has a seating capacity of 1,636. The first Harvard basketball game played there was a women's contest against the University of Chicago on November 26, 1982, as part of the Harvard Invitational. The men played their first game at Lavietes the following day, facing M.I.T. and defeating the Engineers by an 83-58 count.

The building was first dedicated for basketball preceding the men's game with Stanford University on December 21, 1982. Lavietes Pavilion was officially dedicated, and Ray Lavietes honored, on March 2, 1996, prior to the men's 87-67 win over Yale.