The Golden Dome

The Golden Dome Athletic Center is home to Rutgers University-Newark's men's and women's basketball and men's and women's volleyball programs.

A landmark building on the campus, The Golden Dome Athletic Center is the headquarters for athletics and recreation at Rutgers-Newark.

The geodesic dome main arena seats 1,002. A two-court auxiliary/recreation gym provides additional practice space for Scarlet Raiders teams. Men's and women's basketball and volleyball play all of their home contests in The Golden Dome.

The playing arena has been completely refurbished over the past five years with the floor being replaced with a wood suspension system, chair-seating replacing wooden bleachers, and the installation of new scoreboard and sound systems.

The Golden Dome also features a 7,000-square-foot fitness center, a 25-yard swimming pool, two racquetball courts, a dance/exercise studio, a conference area and locker rooms. Varsity locker rooms, the athletic training room and equipment/laundry services are located on the lower level of The Golden Dome.

Finished in 1977, The Golden Dome was the first major recreation and athletics facility constructed on the Newark campus. The auxiliary gym, pool, racquetball courts, conference rooms and additional locker rooms were added in 1993.