About Rutgers Athletic Center
Rutgers Athletic Center is a former name of Jersey Mike's Arena, used 1977–1985. Jersey Mike's Arena is recorded as an NBA arena in Piscataway Township, New Jersey. It opened in 1977. Its recorded capacity is 8,000. Its only tenant was New Jersey Nets (NBA, 1978–1981). On our ranked lists it ranks 59th for most name changes among 125 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as Louis Brown Athletic Center (1986–2018).
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Address
Elevation
34 m above sea level
Address derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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New Jersey Nets While based here: 4 seasons · 119-209 regular season · 1 postseason trip
NBA · 1978–1981
All 8 home venues of the New Jersey Nets
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NBA | 1978–1981 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Rutgers Athletic Center?
The capacity of Rutgers Athletic Center is 8,000.
When was Rutgers Athletic Center built?
Rutgers Athletic Center opened in 1977.
Where did the New Jersey Nets play before Rutgers Athletic Center?
Before moving to Rutgers Athletic Center in 1978, the New Jersey Nets played at Nassau Coliseum from 1973 to 1977.
Where did the New Jersey Nets play after Rutgers Athletic Center?
After leaving Rutgers Athletic Center in 1981, the New Jersey Nets moved to Izod Center in 1982. They played there until 2010.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Jersey Mike's Arena
2019 - Present
Louis Brown Athletic Center
1986 - 2018
Rutgers Athletic Center
1977 - 1985
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| SHI Stadium | 1994– | 1.5 mi |
| Rutgers Stadium | 1938–1993 | 1.5 mi |
| University Field | 1876–1960 | 16 mi |
| Princeton Stadium | 1998– | 17 mi |
| Palmer Stadium | 1914–1996 | 17 mi |
| Waverly Fairgrounds | 17 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.