Swisher Gymnasium

Swisher Gymnasium
Location	On Dolphin Drive east of intersection of University Oaks Drive and University Blvd North 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^[1]^[2] in Jacksonville, Florida. Built in 1953,^[3] it is currently the home to the Jacksonville University Dolphins men and women's basketball teams. Prior to the 2015–16 season, Jacksonville played its home games at both Swisher Gymnasium and the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.^[2]^[4]

In addition to athletic contests, Vice President 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).^[3] 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 "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Timeline". Jacksonville University. 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.

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Athletics	Dolphins Football Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer Men's Lacrosse D. B. Milne Field Swisher Gymnasium John Sessions Stadium VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena National Lacrosse Conference Pioneer Football League ASUN Conference
Places	Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery Life Science Museum
People	Alumni Faculty Frances Kinne Jim Brady

v t e 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
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e 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