Alumni Hall (DePaul University)

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Alumni Hall
Ray Meyer Court
Location 1011 W Belden Ave
Chicago, IL 60604
Broke ground October 3, 1955
Opened December 16, 1956
Closed February 26, 2000
Demolished Summer, 2000
Owner DePaul University
Operator DePaul University
Construction cost $2 million
Architect Naess & Murphy
Tenants DePaul Blue Demons
Capacity 5,308 (basketball)

Alumni Hall was a 5,308-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago, Illinois. The arena opened in 1956. It was home to all the DePaul University Blue Demons men's basketball team from 1956 until they moved to the Rosemont Horizon. The women's team played all their home games at Alumni Hall from 1974 to 2000, while the men's team played occasional games there. The building was the site of the first round of the NCAA Midwest Regional in 1960. The arena closed in 2000, replaced by the DePaul Athletic Center. The building was torn down in 2001, and replaced by the DePaul Student Center.

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