McGuirk Arena

McGuirk Arena
Construction
"Rose Arena"

Former names	Ryan Hall Daniel P. Rose Center (until 2010)
Location	Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Owner	Central Michigan University
Capacity	5,200 (1973–2009) 5,300 (2010–present)
Opened	1973
Renovated	2009–10
Construction cost	$22.5 million (2010 renovation)
Tenants
Central Michigan Chippewas

The McGuirk Arena, previously known as the Daniel P. Rose Center (commonly as Rose Arena), is a multi-purpose arena, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. The arena opened in 1973 and is part of a larger facility known as the CMU Events Center. The arena is home to the Central Michigan University Chippewas men's and women's basketball, women's gymnastics, women's volleyball, and men's wrestling teams.

Amenities

The facility features a pair of club rooms, the largest of which is a 1,600-square-foot space with room for 130 Chippewa fans and plush leather-chair seating for 88. It also features a 360-square-foot outdoor patio and is available for receptions, meetings and banquet^[1]

History

Ryan Hall/Rose Arena took over as the main hub for Central Michigan's indoor athletic events in 1973 in part of the project to move the athletic events to the south end of campus. Previous seating capacity was 5,200, but it has been reported that at times the facility broke that on several occasions [needs citation].

Toilet Paper Tradiation

Prior to 1988, fans would throw toilet paper after a CMU men's basketball player made the first basket. It was estimated that 3,000 rolls were used each game, causing a shortage. Fans would even steal paper from the bathrooms. The Mid-American Conference began assessing technical fouls in 1988 for stopping play and putting the players at risk, thus ending the tradition.^[2]

Renovation

In 2009–2010, the CMU Events Center underwent a $20 million renovation that included reconfigured seating in the arena, increasing seating capacity to 5,300 from the previous capacity of 5,200.^[3]^[4] The Daniel P. Rose Center would become McGuirk Arena with the court naming rights to John Kulhavi.^[5]

Mascot

Rowdie was introduced as the arena's official mascot after the men's basketball team made a trip to the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament in 2003.^[6] Rowdie, named after the "Rose Rowdies" student section at that time, has since hosted numerous events supporting various causes. In 2008 Rowdie hosted a basketball game featuring mascots from around Mid-Michigan including Sparty from Michigan State.^[7]

Notable athletes

Retired numbers

Dan Majerle #44 (men's basketball)
Sue Nissen #22 (women's basketball)
Dan Roundfield #32 (men's basketball)
James McElroy #14 (men's basketball)
Melvin McLaughlin #14 (men's basketball)
Ben Poquette #50 (men's basketball)

NBA/ABA players

References

↑ http://www.cmuchippewas.com/facilities/wbb-facilities.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Conner, Floyd (2001). Basketball's Most Wanted:The Top 10 Book of Hoops' Outrageous Dunkers, incredible buzzer-beaters, and other oddities (1st ed.). Brassey's Inc. p. 264. Retrieved 2/3/2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
↑ "Events Center". CMU.edu. Central Michigan University. 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
↑ "CMU announces Events Center naming gifts". CMU.edu (Press release). Central Michigan University. October 26, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
↑ http://www.cmuchippewas.com/facilities/wbb-facilities.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ http://www.themorningsun.com/20080421/mascots-team-up-for-charity. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Central Michigan Athletic Facilities

CMU logo at midcourt
Main entrance to CMU Events Center

Coordinates: 43°34′51″N 84°46′26″W / 43.580888°N 84.773941°W / 43.580888; -84.773941

Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

Venues	McGuirk Arena (1973–present)

Rivalries	In-state MAC schools

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Basketball arenas of the Mid-American Conference

East Division	Rhodes Arena (Akron) Stroh Center (Bowling Green) Alumni Arena (Buffalo) Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (Kent State) Millett Hall (Miami) Convocation Center (Ohio)

West Division	Worthen Arena (Ball State) McGuirk Arena (Central Michigan) Convocation Center (Eastern Michigan) Convocation Center (Northern Illinois) Savage Arena (Toledo) University Arena (Western Michigan)