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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Hagan Arena
| nickname = Hawk Hill
| image = [[File:HaganArea 01.JPG|270px|alt=Hagan Arena]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|39.995245|-75.234806|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Saint Joseph's University]]<br />54th and Overbrook<br />[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
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| surface = Multi-surface
| construction_cost = $25 million (2009 renovation)
| architect = [[Burt
| structural engineer = [[Thornton Tomasetti]]
| general_contractor = L.F. Driscoll
| former_names = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2009)
| tenants = [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division I|D-I]]) (1949–2008, 2009–present)<br />[[Philadelphia Freedoms]] ([[World TeamTennis|WTT]]) (
| seating_capacity = 3,200 (1949
|publictransit = {{bus icon|12px}} {{rint|septa|60px}} [[SEPTA]] bus: {{SEPTA bus link|1|44|52|65}}
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On October 26, 1967, the Reverend Dr. [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] spoke to 3,400 people in the Fieldhouse. Today, a bronze plaque in the lobby recognizes his visit.
The Hawks won 34 consecutive games in Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse from the late 1950s through the early 1960s. In the mid-1970s and '90s, the Fieldhouse served as the practice home for the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sjuhawks.com/facilities/stjs-fieldhouse.html |title=Fieldhouse |access-date=26 February 2013 |archive-date=16 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416012851/http://www.sjuhawks.com/facilities/stjs-fieldhouse.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> There were over 125 sellouts over the last 15 years the Fieldhouse was open.
The final game at the Fieldhouse was a win over #8 ranked [[Xavier University]] on March 5, 2008. The sell-out crowd included Hawk legends [[Jameer Nelson]] and [[Jack Ramsay]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sjuhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030708aab.html |title=SAINT JOSEph's OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball |access-date=2013-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222171103/http://www.sjuhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030708aab.html |archive-date=2012-02-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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During renovations, the [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball]] team played its home games at the [[Palestra]] on the [[University of Pennsylvania]]'s campus, while the women played on the campus of [[Philadelphia University]].
The Fieldhouse underwent extensive renovations and additions, with many sections of the building being razed for expansion purposes. Work began in the Fall of 2007. The final product of the project added 1,000 seats to the arena, as well as the addition of a new basketball center, concourse, entrance and lobby on 54th and Overbrook and concessions.<ref>[http://www.philly.com/dailynews/breaking/sports/20070607_St__Joes_Fieldhouse_to_be_renovated__renamed.html St Jones Fieldhouse to be renovated and renamed] {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
The arena was named after Michael Hagan, a 1985 graduate of Saint Joseph's and [[Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania|Washington Crossing]] resident who donated $10 million toward the project. The renovation is part of a larger project called ''With Faith and Strength To Dare: The Campaign For Saint Joseph's University''.
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