Swisher Gymnasium

Swisher Gymnasium
	Interactive map of Swisher Gymnasium
Location	2800 University Blvd N, Jacksonville, Florida 32211
Coordinates	30°21′01″N 81°36′18″W / 30.35028°N 81.60500°W
Owner	Jacksonville University
Operator	Jacksonville University
Capacity	1,360
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Built	1953
Tenants
	Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball (1953–1969, 1999–present); Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball (1999–present)

Swisher Gymnasium is a 1,360-seat multi-purpose arena in Jacksonville, Florida.^[2]^[3] Built in 1953, it is the home to the Jacksonville University Dolphins men and women's basketball teams.^[1] Prior to the 2015–16 season, Jacksonville played its home games at both Swisher Gymnasium and the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.^[3]^[4]

In addition to athletic contests, Vice President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson addressed students in 1963 at the gymnasium. Swisher Gymnasium was also used for several concerts including Dionne Warwick (November 9, 1967), Billy Joel (March, 1975), and K.C. and the Sunshine Band (September 7, 1979).^[1] Swisher Gymnasium was also a contender as a site for one of the 2016 Presidential Debates, but was not selected as a finalist.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Timeline". Jacksonville University. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "2015–16 Men's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Jacksonville University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jeff Elliott (June 1, 2016). "Swisher Gymnasium among priorities for JU athletic director Alex Ricker-Gilbert". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ Garry Smits (August 27, 2015). "JU moves all home basketball games to on-campus Swisher Gym". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ Roger Weeder (September 16, 2015). "JU vying to host presidential debate". USA Today. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ Rhema Thompson (September 23, 2015). "Jacksonville University misses on bid to host 2016 presidential debate". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[timeline-1] "Timeline". Jacksonville University. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[capacity-2] "2015–16 Men's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Jacksonville University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[priorities-3] Jeff Elliott (June 1, 2016). "Swisher Gymnasium among priorities for JU athletic director Alex Ricker-Gilbert". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[4] Garry Smits (August 27, 2015). "JU moves all home basketball games to on-campus Swisher Gym". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[5] Roger Weeder (September 16, 2015). "JU vying to host presidential debate". USA Today. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[6] Rhema Thompson (September 23, 2015). "Jacksonville University misses on bid to host 2016 presidential debate". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

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Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
Venues	Swisher Gymnasium (1953–present) Jacksonville Coliseum (1969–1999) Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2003–2015)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball
Venues	Swisher Gymnasium (1999–present)
Rivalries	North Florida
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

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