The
Gersten Pavilion is a 4,156 seat multi-purpose
arena in Los Angeles, California
. It is the home of the Loyola Marymount
University
Lions. It was built in 1981. It is also the
part-time practice home for the
Los
Angeles Lakers. It was the site for the
weightlifting
competition for the
1984 Summer
Olympics. On March 4, 1990, LMU star
Hank Gathers died during a
West Coast Conference men's basketball
tournament game from
cardiomyopathy;
the tourney was promptly suspended and LMU was awarded the NCAA bid
based on their regular season title. The facility also hosted the
WCC tournament in 1997.Image:Gersten
Pavilion.jpg|Image:lmufloor.jpg|Image:Gersten Pavilion
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