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Coordinates:40°44′43″N74°10′59″W / 40.7453°N 74.1830°W /40.7453; -74.1830

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Sports venue in Newark, New Jersey

Wellness and Events Center
Construction
The WEC in volleyball configuration.
Interactive map of Wellness and Events Center
Location	100 Lock Street,Newark, New Jersey 07102
Coordinates	40°44′43″N74°10′59″W / 40.7453°N 74.1830°W /40.7453; -74.1830
Operator	New Jersey Institute of Technology
Capacity	3,500, as sports arena 4,000, as event center
Field size	220,000 sq ft (20,000 m²)^[2]
Broke ground	November 12, 2015^[1]
Opened	November 10, 2017^[2]
Construction cost	US$110 million^[3]
Tenants
NJIT Highlanders basketball (2017–18 to present)

TheJoel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (WEC) is a 220,000 sq ft.^[2] sports and recreation facility that includes a 3,500 seat basketball arena inNewark, New Jersey. It was built at a cost of $102 million by theNew Jersey Institute of Technology.^[4]^[3]^[5] The Wellness and Events Center is the home court of the NCAA Division IAmerican East Conference,NJIT Highlanders. The WEC replaced the former arena of the Highlanders, theFleisher Center. The new arena broke ground on November 12, 2015, and opened in time for the2017–18 basketball season.^[1]^[6]

On October 6 2023, NJIT renamed the building to the "Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center" to honor the contributions of former NJIT president,Joel Bloom.^[7]

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^^a ^bNewman, Josh (November 12, 2015)."NJIT breaks ground on $100M Wellness and Events Center".Asbury Park Press. Retrieved12 November 2015.
^^a ^b ^c"NJIT Wellness and Events Center". NJIT. RetrievedAugust 2, 2022.
^^a ^b"RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TR USTEES OF NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, 2015 SERIES A"(PDF). NJIT.edu. Retrieved12 November 2015.
^Prunty, Brendan (2015-02-20)."N.J.I.T. Will Get an Arena, but It Still Needs a Home".The New York Times.ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved2024-01-31.
^"NJIT Breaks Grounds On a Major New Building: The Wellness and Events Center". NJIT.edu. Retrieved12 November 2015.
^Yi, Karen (November 11, 2017)."'We don't have anything like this.' NJIT unveils $110M athletic center".NJ.com. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
^"NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Dedicated to Joel and Diane Bloom".NJIT News. Retrieved2023-11-15.

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NJIT Wellness and Events Center

v t e NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Venues	Estelle & Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center (1967–2017) Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (2017–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
Venues	Fleisher Center (1986–2017) Wellness and Events Center (2017–present)
Culture & lore	NJIT Highlander
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e New Jersey Institute of Technology
Located in:Newark, New Jersey
Academics	Concrete Industry Management NJIT Capstone Program NJIT School of Management
Life	Eberhardt Hall Owens Valley Radio Observatory EIES The Vector
Athletics	NJIT Highlanders Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Men's lacrosse Yogi Berra Stadium J. Malcolm Simon Stadium Wellness and Events Center America East Conference
Founded: 1881

v t e Basketball arenas of theAmerica East Conference
Broadview Center (Albany) Binghamton University Events Center (Binghamton) Chace Athletic Center (Bryant) The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (Maine) Lundholm Gym (New Hampshire) Wellness and Events Center (NJIT) Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (UMBC) Kennedy Family Athletic Complex,Tsongas Center (UMass Lowell) Patrick Gym (Vermont)

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