Wellness and Events Center

The Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (WEC) is a 220,000 sq ft.^[1] sports and recreation facility that includes a 3,500 seat basketball arena in Newark, New Jersey. It was built at a cost of $102 million by the New Jersey Institute of Technology.^[4][3][5] The Wellness and Events Center is the home court of the NCAA Division I American East Conference, NJIT Highlanders. The WEC replaced the former arena of the Highlanders, the Fleisher Center. The new arena broke ground on November 12, 2015, and opened in time for the 2017–18 basketball season.^[2][6]

Wellness and Events Center

The WEC in volleyball configuration.
Location	100 Lock Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Coordinates	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)[1]
Construction
Broke ground	November 12, 2015[2]
Opened	November 10, 2017[1]
Construction cost	US$110 million[3]
Tenants
NJIT Highlanders basketball (2017–18 to present)

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]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
• Sports in Newark, New Jersey