Hinkle Fieldhouse
| Hinkle Fieldhouse | |
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| Indiana's Basketball Cathedral | |
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| The Hinkle Fieldhouse in February 2012 | |
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Butler Fieldhouse (1928-1966) |
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| place | 510 West 49th Street Indianapolis , Indiana 46208
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 50 '37 " N , 86 ° 10' 2.3" W |
| owner | Butler University |
| operator | Butler University |
| start of building | 1927 |
| opening |
March 7, 1928 December 21, 1928 (official) |
| First game |
March 7, 1928 Butler Bulldogs - Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21:13 (OT) |
| Renovations | 1989, 2014 |
| surface |
Concrete parquet |
| costs | 750,000 US dollars (1928) US dollars (2014) 36 million |
| architect | Fermor Spencer Cannon |
| capacity |
9,100 places (since 2014) 10,000 places (2009–2014) 11,000 places (1989–2009) 15,000 places (1928–1989) |
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The Hinkle Fieldhouse is a multi-purpose hall in the US city of Indianapolis in the state of Indiana . The Sports Arena is located northeast of the residence halls and the main part of the campus of Butler University , which is also the owner. It is used by the NCAA sports teams of the Butler Bulldogs ( Big East Conference ) in basketball (men and women) and volleyball (women). The sports hall built in the late 1920s was initially called Butler Fieldhouse . In 1966 it was renamed in honor of Paul Daniel "Tony" Hinkle, who worked at the university from 1921 to 1970 as the coach of the Bulldogs in basketball, football and baseball and as a sports director. The Field House is one of the most famous basketball halls of the country and is nicknamed Indiana's Basketball Cathedral ( German Indiana Basketball Cathedral ).
history
In 1927 construction began on what was then the Butler Fieldhouse. On March 7, 1928, the first game took place in the 750,000 US dollar new building with a barrel roof . The Butler Bulldogs beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21:13 in overtime. At this point in time, the hall with 15,000 seats was not yet completed. The inauguration was scheduled for December 21st of that year. The sports arena was part of a major construction project to provide Butler University with one of the best sports facilities in the country. The construction work was financed by a company made up of 41 business people from Indianapolis. Completion was assured when the university signed a lease with the Indiana High School Athletic Association . This made it possible for the IHSAA high school state tournament to be held in the basketball arena from 1928 to 1942 and 1946 to 1971.
When Butler Fieldhouse was built, it was one of the largest basketball halls in the United States. It remained unchanged for around 60 years until the summer of 1989. a. on the lower ranks seats with backrests, new doors and windows on the south side, new offices, a training room and locker rooms next to the main arena, a VIP - lounge , a renovated parking, extensive repainting the interior and a new sound system . There was also a new weight room and additional office space. This reduces the available space to 11,000.
An extensive renovation and modernization for 36 million US dollars was completed in the summer of 2014. There were u. a. the aisles in the hall were widened for better accessibility, an ADA -compliant elevator and toilet rooms, also according to the specifications of the ADA, were installed. The seating was given seats with more comfortable backrests, and a new video cube was installed under the hall ceiling. A new academic center for the sports students and a new sports medicine center with a hydrotherapy unit have been added. This also includes an enlarged weight room, coaching offices, new changing rooms for women and men as well as new team meeting rooms with video screens. Outside, the facade was re- grouted with over 282,000 bricks with tuckpointing . More than 9700 window panes were replaced with panes made of energy-efficient glass. This redesign reduced the capacity from 10,000 to the current number of 9100 visitors.
In 1983 the sports hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places . In 1987 it was included in the National Historic Landmarks .
Events
The Hinkle Fieldhouse was in its history u. a. Venue for speeches by US Presidents Herbert Hoover , Dwight D. Eisenhower , Richard Nixon , Gerald Ford , Bill Clinton and George HW Bush , Crusades by Preacher Billy Graham , basketball games of the Indianapolis Jets ( BAA ) and the Indianapolis Olympians ( NBA ), Tennis games by Bill Tilden and Jack Kramer , the first game between the national basketball teams of the USA and the USSR , US Olympic trials in basketball, the ice show by Sonja Henie , circus and equestrian events , roller derby or six-day races . During the Second World War , the hall was used by the United States Armed Forces as a barracks . The first ABA All-Star Game stopped on January 9, 1968 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in front of 10,872 spectators. In 1982 the Goalball World Championships took place in the basketball arena. As part of the Pan American Games in 1987 , volleyball games were played here.
During the renovation of Bankers Life Fieldhouse , planned from 2020 to 2022, the Indiana Fever from the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) will play their home games in the Hinkle Fieldhouse for the 2020, 2021 and partially 2022 seasons.
Culture
The scenes of the decisive championship game in the feature film Free Throw (original title: Hoosiers ) with Gene Hackman , Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper were filmed in the Fieldhouse .
literature
- Eric Angevine: Hinkle Fieldhouse: Indiana's Basketball Cathedral , The History Press , March 2, 2015, 163 pages (Hardcover), English , ISBN 978-1-540-21097-5
gallery
The National Historic Landmarks plaque
The south side during renovation
Fans on the field after a basketball game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs on January 19, 2013
Web links
- Entry via Hinkle Fieldhouse at Emporis
- butlersports.com. Hinkle Fieldhouse on the website of the Butler Bulldogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Hinkle Fieldhouse. In: butlersports.com. Butler University , accessed July 10, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Katharine Keane: Spotlight: Slam Dunk at Hinkle Fieldhouse. In: savingplaces.org. National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2016, accessed July 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Hinkle mystique. In: books.google.de. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, accessed July 10, 2020 .
- ^ Butler University Hinkle Fieldhouse. In: ratiodesign.com. Ratio Architects, accessed on July 10, 2020 .
- ^ Butler Fieldhouse. In: nps.gov. National Park Service , accessed July 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Remember the ABA: ABA All-Star Games (1968–1976) ( Memento from December 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Indiana Fever Announce Butler University's Hinkle Fieldhouse As Home Venue For 2020, 2021 and Part of 2022 WNBA Seasons. In: fever.wnba.com. WNBA , September 5, 2019, accessed July 10, 2020 .