CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College Athletics has received a $15 million-dollar lead gift to name the Hoag Basketball Pavilion, the future practice home of BC's men's and women's basketball programs.
 
The gift, one of the largest donations in the history of Boston College athletics, comes from University Trustee Michaela "Mikey" Hoag '86, the chair and founder of "Part the Cloud," an Alzheimer's research movement in Silicon Valley that has raised more than $60 million and funds 59 human trials in nine countries, and her husband Jay, a founding general partner of TCV, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA.
 
"We are most grateful for the generosity of Mikey and Jay Hoag on this transformational facility for our basketball programs," said William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Pat Kraft. "From the first time I spoke to the Hoags, their love for Boston College was clearly evident. We can't thank them enough for making this tremendous gift, which greatly enhances the future of both our men's and women's basketball programs and the student-athletes who will benefit from their new, state-of-the-art, home away from home."
 
In 2017, Mikey Hoag was awarded the Jerome H. Stone Philanthropy Award for Alzheimer's Research, marking the first time in its history that this prestigious award was presented to an individual rather than a corporation or large foundation.  She is a former member of the United States Equestrian Team and was one of only eight individuals named to the short list for the U.S. Olympic team in 1988. 
 
A longtime University benefactor, she received the 2010 John P. Curley Award, which honors an outstanding volunteer who has committed time and resources to advance BC Athletics. She has served as a member of the Boston College Board of Trustees since 2007 and is a founding member of the Council for Women of Boston College. The Hoags are the parents of three children, including their son, Tim, a 2014 BC graduate.
 
"It was important to us to support both basketball programs and help position them for success for years to come," said Mikey and Jay Hoag. "The belief we have in the future of both programs under Earl Grant and Joanna Bernabei-McNamee's leadership, along with the direction of BC Athletics under Pat Kraft, was a critical factor for us. We feel very fortunate to be able to help future generations of student-athletes improve both on and off the court in this exciting new facility."
 
The Hoag Basketball Pavilion will be a comprehensive, self-contained, basketball practice facility for Boston College's men's and women's programs.
 
Connected to Conte Forum, the facility will feature a completely renovated, 10,700-square-foot practice gym that will be fully dedicated to basketball, six courts, instructional areas, and a main court that replicates the Conte Forum competition court.
 
The entire facility will provide roughly 40,000 square feet of basketball-specific space and include a new, 1,400-square-foot nutrition center exclusively for basketball student-athletes, with facilities for hosting team dinners and events and study space.
 
Among the other features of the Hoag Basketball Pavilion are a 2,220-square-foot strength and conditioning center that opens to the practice courts, a 1,400-square-foot sports medicine center that includes an underwater treadmill and plunge pools for student-athlete treatment and rehabilitation, and 2,100-square-foot locker rooms with dedicated lounges.
 
The facility will have a dedicated video room for scouting and instruction, located immediately adjacent to the practice gym.
 
After losing her father to early-onset Alzheimer's, Mikey Hoag founded Part the Cloud in 2012, with the goal of accelerating critically needed Alzheimer's research. She partnered with the Alzheimer's Association and a steering committee of women affected by the disease to launch the first Part the Cloud Gala. Her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and lost her battle in November of 2019. As a result, Hoag has made it her life's mission to end Alzheimer's so that future generations do not have to endure what she and her siblings experienced. 
 
"I am proud of the work we have done for Alzheimer's research, and Jay and I are pleased to provide this gift in support of BC Athletics, which have been a big part of our lives," said Mikey Hoag. "We are excited for what the future holds for BC basketball."