Built in 1951 , Fitzgerald Field House was , for five decades , the home of Pitt 's basketball program . The Field House provided a home court advantage that allowed the program to achieve a 414-175 ( .703 ) record while utilizing the facility . It also served as the home basketball court of Pitt 's intracity rival , the Duquesne University Dukes , from 1956-57 to 1963-64 . From 1984 until 2002 , the Pitt men 's basketball team also played selected Big East Conference and non-conference games at the Civic Arena . Pitt 's women 's basketball team also used the Field House as their primary home court . Both the men 's and women 's Pitt basketball teams moved to the Petersen Events Center in 2002
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Fitzgerald Field House