Welsh-Ryan Arena

Welsh-Ryan Arena

Former names	McGaw Memorial Hall (1952–1983)
Location	2705 Ashland Avenue^[1] Evanston, IL 60201
Opened	December 6, 1952
Renovated	1983
Owner	Northwestern University
Operator	Northwestern University
Surface	Hardwood
Construction cost	$1.25 million
Architect	Holabird & Root & Burgee
Capacity	8,117 (1983-present) 7,070 (1981-1983) 7,013 (1973-1981) 8,800 (1960-1973) 9,500 (1952-1960)
Tenants
Northwestern Wildcats (Basketball, Volleyball, Wrestling) 1956 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Welsh-Ryan Arena is an 8,117-seat multi-purpose arena in Evanston, Illinois. The arena opened in 1952 as McGaw Memorial Hall. It is home to the Northwestern University Wildcats basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. It is located to the north of Ryan Field on the athletic campus, and also contains the stadium's field house. The arena hosted the NCAA Final Four in 1956. Patten Gymnasium, formerly located on the main campus at Northwestern, hosted the first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in 1939 and was later torn down in order to build the Technological Institute in its place, which was completed in 1942. A smaller Patten Gymnasium was built to the north of the original site, which still stands and is mostly used for student recreation, intramural sports, and club sports.

McGaw Memorial Hall was named in memory of the Rev Francis McGaw, a Presbyterian minister whose son, Foster McGaw donated the necessary funds. The arena itself was renamed following the 1982-83 renovations in honor of the principal donor, Patrick G. Ryan, president of the board of trustees, and his wife's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Welsh, Sr.

References

^ http://maps.northwestern.edu/?lookupid=38 Address

External links

Welsh-Ryan Arena (from NUSports.com)

Preceded by Municipal Auditorium	NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Finals Venue 1956	Succeeded by Municipal Auditorium

Northwestern University

Academics	Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences School of Communication Bienen School of Music Kellogg School of Management McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Medill School of Journalism School of Education and Social Policy Feinberg School of Medicine Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary School of Law The Graduate School School of Continuing Studies

Research	Argonne/Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center Infrastructure Technology Institute Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology

Campus	Buildings Residences Block Museum Dearborn Observatory Deering Library Norris Center The Lakefill The Rock Technological Institute Theatre & Interpretation Center University Hall University Library Qatar

Athletics	Northwestern Wildcats Big Ten Football Men's Basketball NUMB Women's Lacrosse Softball Patten Gymnasium Rocky Miller Park Ryan Field Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Land of Lincoln Trophy Welsh-Ryan Arena Willie the Wildcat

Media	The Daily Northwestern North by Northwestern Northwestern Flipside Northwestern News Network Northwestern University Law Review Northwestern University Press TriQuarterly WNUR Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

Traditions	History Dance Marathon Dillo Day Dolphin Show Go U Northwestern

People	Alumni Faculty Presidents John Evans

Basketball arenas of the Big Ten Conference

Assembly Hall (Illinois)
Assembly Hall (Indiana)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa)
Crisler Arena (Michigan)
Breslin Student Events Center (Michigan State)
Williams Arena (Minnesota)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (Nebraska)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (Northwestern)
Value City Arena (Ohio State)
Bryce Jordan Center (Penn State)
Mackey Arena (Purdue)
Kohl Center (Wisconsin)

Basketball student sections of the Big Ten Conference

Orange Krush (Illinois) • Crimson Guard (Indiana) • The Hawks Nest (Iowa) • Maize Rage (Michigan) • Izzone (Michigan State) • The Barnyard (Minnesota) • Red Zone (Nebraska) • Wildside (Northwestern) • Buckeye NutHouse (Ohio State) • Nittany Nation (Penn State) • Paint Crew (Purdue) • Grateful Red (Wisconsin)