Hinkle Fieldhouse

Hinkle Fieldhouse
Significant dates
Indiana's Basketball Cathedral

Former names	Butler Fieldhouse (1928-1966)
Location	510 West 49th Street Indianapolis, IN 46208, USA
Coordinates	39°50′37″N 86°10′2″W / 39.84361°N 86.16722°W / 39.84361; -86.16722Coordinates: 39°50′37″N 86°10′2″W / 39.84361°N 86.16722°W / 39.84361; -86.16722
Owner	Butler University
Operator	Butler University
Capacity	9,100 (2014-present) 10,000 (2009-2014) 11,043 (1989-2009) 15,000 (1928-1989)
Butler Fieldhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark Plaque
Built	1927
Architect	Cannon, Fermor S.
NRHP Reference #	83003573
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1983^[1]
Designated NHL	February 27, 1987^[2]
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Built	1927
Opened	March 7, 1928
Renovated	1989, 2011-2014
Construction cost	$750,000 ($10.3 million in 2016 dollars^[3])
Architect	Fermor Spencer Cannon
Tenants
Butler Bulldogs (Big East) (1928–present) Indianapolis Jets (BAA) (1948–1949) Indianapolis Olympians (NBA) (1949–1953) 1987 Pan-American Games

Hinkle Fieldhouse is a basketball arena located on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. When it was built in 1928, it was the largest basketball arena in the United States, and it retained that distinction until 1950. It is the sixth-oldest college basketball arena still in use, and it is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. It is among the earliest of the major college fieldhouses, which, along with rules changes that made for a faster game, transformed college basketball in the late 1920s and 1930s.^[4]

Hinkle Fieldhouse is nicknamed "Indiana's Basketball Cathedral" due to the rich history it has played in the development of basketball in Indiana, and also to distinguish it from The Palestra, which is known as "The Cathedral of College Basketball."

History

Hinkle Fieldhouse and the 36,000-seat Butler Bowl football stadium were two of the first buildings erected when the university moved to the Fairview campus. The facilities were promoted by a corporation of 41 Indianapolis businessmen who viewed it as a prize for the Circle City as well as for Butler. When Butler signed a lease with the Indiana High School Athletic Association allowing the high school state tournament to be played there, the corporation agreed to finance the building at a cost of $1,000,000.

The court was reconfigured in 1933 from running east to west to run from north to south, as over half of the seats were at the ends of the court, when event viewing is typically better from the sides. Butler hosted the tourney from 1928 to 1971, except for 1943–1945, when the building housed the US Army Air Forces and US Navy as a barracks during World War II.

Hinkle Fieldhouse hosted the annual state high school basketball championship games, including the Milan Miracle, the memorable 1954 victory of tiny Milan High School over the much larger Muncie Central. The film Hoosiers was loosely based on that event and used Hinkle Fieldhouse and the memorable voices of original announcers Hilliard Gates and Tom Carnegie in filming the climactic game of the popular movie.^[5] Sadly, with the exception of an occasional high school showcase, high school basketball games are rarely contested at Hinkle Fieldhouse any more, and Indiana High School Athletic Association state basketball tournament games are played elsewhere.

A major $1.5 million facelift in 1989 reduced the seating capacity from 15,000 to 11,043, as well as renovating the main reception area, basketball offices, film rooms and team locker rooms. The Fieldhouse also had its other athletic and physical education offices, sports locker rooms, and fitness facilities renovated as well in 1992. Hinkle Fieldhouse hosted the entire 1994 Horizon League men's basketball conference tournament as well as parts of the 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2010 Horizon League tournaments.

The fieldhouse was originally called Butler Fieldhouse, and was renamed in 1966 to honor Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle (1899–1992), who was basketball coach at Butler for 41 seasons ending in 1970.^[5] In 1983, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. On February 27, 1987, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark in recognition of its role in transforming college basketball.^[4]

In 2006, to celebrate Butler University's 150th anniversary, a documentary about Hinkle Fieldhouse was aired on ESPN entitled Indiana's Basketball Cathedral.

It was an inspiration for the design of Bankers Life Fieldhouse (originally Conseco Fieldhouse).^[6]

Renovation

In 2011, Butler University began the first phase of a renovation and restoration project. Capacity has been cut from 10,000 to 9,100. The gym that once was filled with bleachers now has about 4,500 chair back seats. That includes nearly all of the bottom two levels except for some bleachers reserved for student seating. There are handrails in the aisles. There are smaller scoreboards in each of the four corners in addition to the main video board above midcourt.

A pool once was attached to the west end of Hinkle, but it was abandoned about 15 years ago because the cost to maintain it was prohibitive. The athletic department has since used it primarily as a storage area.

But during the renovation, it was converted into a three-floor area that includes a new workout room on the bottom level; an academic center and a training facility – which LaRose said was six times larger than Butler's previous training facility – on the second floor; and Butler's athletic administrative offices and a few coaches' offices on the top level.

The men's and women's basketball offices are adjacent to their respective locker rooms just off the Hinkle floor, but they have been upgraded. The men's basketball locker room has been expanded and Butler has a separate video room for the first time. It was funded by a donation from former Butler standout and current Utah Jazz player Gordon Hayward.

"The scoreboards on the side are new, but it still has a historic feel," Butler senior guard Alex Barlow said. "It still has a lot of modern upgrades that fans like to see. If you see the locker room and the weight room and the training room, it's come a long way since I've gotten here.

The Bulldogs still play on the fieldhouse's original floor, which has been used longer than any playing surface in Division I.

Events

The Fieldhouse has served as host to U.S. presidents (Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton), Evangelist Billy Graham, Ice Shows, professional basketball teams, Olympic basketball trials, the first USSR-USA basketball game, all-star basketball games for the NBA, ABA and the East-West College All-Stars, national indoor track events, tennis matches of both Bill Tilden and Jack Kramer, national equestrian events, the Roller Derby, a six-day bicycle race, a three ring circus, as well as the volleyball matches during the 1987 Pan American Games. With 15,000 spectators, the volleyball match was the highest-attended volleyball match ever held in the United States.

Gallery

The floor of Hinkle Fieldhouse
The south side of Hinkle Fieldhouse during renovation
The east facade of Hinkle Fieldhouse during renovation
The National Anthem prior to the Butler-Gonzaga game, January 19, 2013
Students flood the court following the buzzer-beater victory over Gonzaga
ESPN personalities on scene for College Gameday

Panorama

A panorama prior to the start of the Butler-Gonzaga game, Saturday, January 19, 2013.

A panorama of the interior of Hinkle Fieldhouse, taken during the first half of a basketball game between the Butler Bulldogs and the Green Bay Phoenix

References

↑ Staff (2006-03-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Butler Fieldhouse". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
1 2 James H. Charleton (October 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Butler Fieldhouse / Hinkle Fieldhouse" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying photo, exterior, undated
1 2 Branch, John. "It's the Bricks That Make Butler Basketball Special," The New York Times, Wednesday, March 17, 2010.
↑ Rabjohns, J. (2009, Nov. 6). Conseco Fieldhouse an Indiana Shrine By Design. Indianapolis Star.

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Basketball arenas of the Big East Conference

Men only	Allstate Arena (DePaul) BMO Harris Bradley Center (Marquette) CenturyLink Center Omaha (Creighton) Dunkin' Donuts Center (Providence) Madison Square Garden (St. John's) Prudential Center (Seton Hall) Verizon Center (Georgetown)

Women only	Alumni Hall (Providence) D. J. Sokol Arena (Creighton) McDonough Gymnasium (Georgetown) Al McGuire Center (Marquette) Sullivan Athletic Center (DePaul) Walsh Gymnasium (Seton Hall)

Both sexes	Carnesecca Arena (St. John's) Cintas Center (Xavier) Hinkle Fieldhouse (Butler) The Pavilion (Villanova) Wells Fargo Center (Villanova)

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