William H. Pitt Center is a 2,100-seat multipurpose arena

Arena

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 in Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield, Connecticut

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. It was built in 1997 and is home to Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University

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 athletics. It hosted the finals of the 2008 Northeast Conference

Northeast Conference

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men's basketball tournament.

When constructed the facility cost $17.5 million. A multistory facility it houses four basketball courts, a fitness center, an aerobics and fencing room, a varsity wrestling room, and a sports medicine and rehabilitation center. Out of doors near the Pitt Center there is an artificial turf athletic field with an eight-lane outdoor running track, six artificial surface tennis courts, and several grass fields and trails around campus.