Christl Arena
Holleder Center | |
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| Full name | Edward C. Christl Jr. Arena |
|---|---|
| Location | 600 Thayer Road West Point, NY 10996 |
| Coordinates | 41°23′11″N 73°57′57″W / 41.38641°N 73.96571°WCoordinates: 41°23′11″N 73°57′57″W / 41.38641°N 73.96571°W |
| Owner | U.S. Military Academy |
| Operator | U.S. Military Academy |
| Capacity | 5,043 (basketball) |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 1983 |
| Opened | 1 October 1985 |
| Construction cost | $16 million (entire Holleder Center) ($38.5 million in 2020 dollars[1]) |
| Tenants | |
| Army Black Knights (men's and women's basketball) NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships (2005, 2010, 2017) | |
Christl Arena is a 5,043-seat, multi-purpose arena in West Point, New York. It was built in 1985 as part of the Major Donald W. Holleder Center, which also houses Tate Rink.[2] It is home to the United States Military Academy's Army Black Knights men's and women's basketball teams. It was named after 1st Lieutenant Edward C. Christl Jr. '44, a former basketball captain who was killed in combat in Austria during World War II. (Maj. Holleder, '56, the namesake of the athletic center, was an All-American football and basketball player killed in combat in Vietnam in 1967.)
The arena hosted portions of the 1995 and 1999 Patriot League men's basketball tournaments, as well as portions of the 2006 and 2008 Patriot League women's basketball tournament, including the 2006 Patriot League championship game, as Army defeated Holy Cross, clinching the first Division I NCAA Tournament bid in program history.
Top 12 Christl Arena crowds[]
- 5,195 Navy 8 Feb 2014
- 5,178 Navy 22 Jan 2011
- 5,163 Navy 20 Feb 2010
- 5,125 Navy 28 Feb 2004
- 5,102 Navy 17 Feb 1995
- 5,055 Duke 16 Nov 1997
- 5,043 Navy 19 Jan 2019
- 5,039 Navy 15 Feb 1994
- 5,025 Navy 24 Feb 1990
- 4,462 Navy 31 Jan 2003
- 4,256 Navy 23 Feb 2002
- 4,164 Lafayette 9 Feb 1990
See also[]
- Gillis Field House
- List of indoor arenas in the United States#Major college indoor arenas
- List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
References[]
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Koch, Gregory. "Christl Arena – Army Black Knights | Stadium Journey". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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