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Showing posts with label Joseph J. Gentile Center. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joseph J. Gentile Center. Show all posts

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Joseph J. Gentile Center

Joseph J. Gentile Center

Joseph J. Gentile Center is a 5,200-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Loyola Univerity in Chicago, Illinois. The arena opened in 1996. It is the home of the Loyola Ramblers Men's and Women's basketball program.

The Gentile Center was the site of the 1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament for NCAA Women's Volleyball.

Joe Gentile is a Chicago area car dealer who donated money to the university for the arena.

Alumni Gym

Alumni Gym

Alumni Gym is a 2,000 capacity structure on the campus of Loyola University Chicago. It serves as the home of the Loyola Ramblers Men's and Women's Volleyball programs, as well as the Loyola University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. It is the former home of the Loyola Ramblers basketball team, which last played in Alumni Gym in 1996. The basketball team moved to the 5200-seat Joseph J. Gentile Center at the beginning of the 1996-97 season.

From 1924 to 1941, Loyola hosted the National Catholic Interscholastic Basketball Tournament in Alumni Gym.[1] The facility hosted the Semifinals and Championship game of the 2005 and 2006 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championship.



External links

Alumni Gym Profile at LoyolaRamblers.com