Daskalakis Athletic Center
| The DAC | |
The interior of the DAC
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| Former names | Physical Education and Athletic Center (PEAC) |
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°57′23″N 75°11′27″W / 39.956389°N 75.190833°WCoordinates: 39°57′23″N 75°11′27″W / 39.956389°N 75.190833°W |
| Public transit | 34th and Market (SEPTA) |
| Capacity | 2,509 (Basketball) |
| Record attendance | 2,532 (Basketball) 4,000 (Concert) |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1974 |
| Built | 1974-1975 |
| Opened | February, 1975 |
| Renovated | 2012-2016 |
| Expanded | 2008-2010 |
| Architect | Thalheimer and Weitz |
| Tenants | |
| Drexel Dragons (NCAA) (1975–present) | |
| Website | |
| www.drexeldragons.com/sports/2006/11/7/DAC.aspx | |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) is a 300,000 square-foot athletic and recreational facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The facility is best known for its 2,509-seat multi-purpose arena that is home to multiple Drexel University Dragons sports teams including basketball and wrestling. While the entire recreation center, including the multi-purpose arena, gym, natatorium, rock climbling wall, and squash canter are located in the athletic center, the "DAC" generally refers solely to the multi-purpose arena.
In January 2005, the basketball court was named Cozen Court after being dedicated to former Drexel men's basketball head coach Sam Cozen.
At the 2006 convocation Drexel University president Constantine Papadakis announced a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2), three-story addition to the existing Daskalakis Athletic Center. The project, which expanded to an 84,000-square-foot (7,800 m2) addition, broke ground in June 2008. Construction finished in December 2009 and parts of the building opened to students in January 2010. The Drexel Recreational Center officially opened in February 2010.
The DAC hosted games in all or part of the 1993-1996 America East Conference men's basketball tournaments, the 2005 NIT Season Tip-Off, and the 2007 and 2012 National Invitation Tournament. The DAC was built in 1974 as the Physical Education and Athletic Center (PEAC) and was renamed in 2001 after a gift from former Drexel Lacrosse player John A. Daskalakis ('63).
The Daskalakis Athletic Center will host the 2018 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
The annual Midnight Madness event was held in the arena before the basketball season begins. The event was similar to those at other universities, as it serves as a pep rally for the entire men's and women's basketball seasons. During the event, the lineups for the teams are announced, and the annual DAC Pack T-shirt design was also released. Since 2011, a concert was also held as a closing to the event. The 2013 event which featured Childish Gambino held an attendance of over 2,200. In 2014 the event was replaced with the Drexel Fall Fest.
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