Sports Illustrated reported that Alumni Hall was home to the most vocal and loyal basketball fans in the Northeast.

[clarification needed] The Hall, which opened on December 5, 1959, is one of the earliest prestressed concrete structures.

[citation needed] Engineering magazines from the time noted that the eleven 160-foot pre-cast arches created a record-breaking span for structures in the United States.

The Fairfield University Students Association hosts semi-annual concerts in the hall, and notable performers have included the Beach Boys in 1967, The Byrds in 1973, Ludacris in Spring 2008, and John Legend in December 2008.

Alumni Hall was demolished in the spring of 2021 and replaced by Leo D. Mahoney Arena which opened on the same site in November 2022.