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Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center

Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center

Multipurpose Indoor Arena

The Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center is a 2,411 seat multi-purpose indoor arena on the campus of California Lutheran University, located in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California. It is 96,000 sq. ft.[1][2]

Cal Lutheran Kingsmen basketball team

It houses two gymnasiums, including the main 1,500-seat gym, the Lundring Events Center, classrooms and labs, Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame, a sports medicine facility, a fitness center, the CLU Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame, and offices for staff, faculty, and coaches.[3]

It is the college's fitness center and hosts its indoor sports activities, as well as local-regional sporting events and music concerts.

It is named after its main donor, John "Jack" Gilbert and his wife Carol.[4]

Design

The $18 million arena opened in 2006,[5] and was designed by architect Vincent Dyer of JDO Associates. Other CLU projects designed by JDO/Dyer include the Samuelson Aquatics Center and the CLU Facilities Building.

Basketball venue

It is the home of the California Lutheran University Kingsmen basketball teams and the L.A. Lightning of the International Basketball League.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Potkey, Rhiannon (January 14, 2016). "CLU wants to host Rams for training camp". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  2. [2]
    "Former USC star Miller to speak at dedication of Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center". Thousand Oaks Acorn. 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. [3]
    "Cal Lutheran's Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center Cleared for Full Occupancy". SCIAC. 2006-08-03. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  4. [4]
    "Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center". California Lutheran University. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  5. [5]
    Bitong, Anna (August 24, 2012). "Prolific CLU donor turned metal shop into multimillion-dollar corporation | Simi Valley Acorn". Simi Valley Acorn. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

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