Yanitelli Center

About

The Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center, known today as the Run Baby Run Arena, is a multipurpose athletic facility on the campus of Saint Peter's University, a private, coeducational Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Notable for its air-supported "bubble," the Yanitelli Center opened on November 29, 1975 at a cost of $6 million and is named after the 17th president of the college. It was built on the site of the first campus building, Collins Memorial Gymnasium, where the men's basketball team played most of their home games into the 1950s and continued to practice until its demolition.

The facility is the home of the Saint Peter's Peacocks men's and women's basketball, volleyball, tennis and swimming and diving teams. For men's basketball games, collapsible bleachers are expanded to cover two of the main gymnasium's three full courts and provide a seating capacity of 3,200. For the women's games, only one of the bleachers is opened. The men's basketball team played the inaugural game at the Yanitelli Center against the Dartmouth Big Green losing 67–68. Prior to its opening, the men's basketball team hosted its home games at the nearby Jersey City Armory and still occasionally use the venue for high-profile games.