Tudor Fieldhouse

Tudor Fieldhouse
Construction
Autry Court
Autry Court prior to a men's basketball game.
Former names	Rice Gymnasium (1960–2008)
Location	6100 Main Street Houston, Texas 77251
Owner	Rice University
Operator	Rice University
Capacity	5,750
Opened	1950
Renovated	2008
Tenants
Rice Owls men's basketball

Tudor Fieldhouse is multi-purpose arena in Houston, Texas. Previously known as Rice Gymnasium, it was renamed in honor of Rice alum Bobby Tudor, who spearheaded the renovation of the facility with a multimillion-dollar donation. The court is designated "Autry Court" in memory of Mrs. James L. Autry. Her husband James Lockhart Autry was a descendant of Micajah Autry, who was a hero of the Battle of the Alamo. Her daughter, Mrs. Edward W. Kelley, made a generous donation to the gymnasium building fund in honor of her late mother, an ardent supporter of Rice. The arena opened in 1950. It is home to the Rice University Owls men's and women's basketball, and volleyball teams.

History

The facility was constructed in 1950.^[1] An air conditioning system was added in 1991. Other renovations include a new ceiling, new lighting, and a new scoreboard. The facility currently seats 5,000 people.

Autry Court is also home of the notorious Autry Army, a group of students who attend every basketball game and heckle opponents. They have recently been referred to as the "Blue Army of Death" by former University of Memphis men's head basketball coach John Calipari. The blue curtain on one side of the court is called a "distraction" by many colleges. At the end of the game, young fans are invited onto the court to shoot a free-throw. If they make it, they win a basketball.

On February 7, 2007, a $23 million renovation of Autry court was announced by Rice University. The renovations are to be completed in time for the 2008-09 basketball season. In the interim, Rice played its home games at Merrell Center in Katy, TX (5 games), Reliant Arena (8 games) and Toyota Center (1 game) in Houston.

On July 29, 2008, Rice unveiled the new name of the arena, Tudor Fieldhouse, within a press release outlining non-conference opponents for the upcoming basketball season.^[2]^[3]

References

External links

Facility details

Rice Owls men's basketball

Venues	Tudor Fieldhouse (1950–present)

Rivalries	Houston

Culture & lore	History Sammy the Owl Marching Owl Band

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	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 2015–16

Basketball arenas of Conference USA

Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte)
FAU Arena (Florida Atlantic)
FIU Arena (FIU)
Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech)
Cam Henderson Center (Marshall)
Murphy Center (Middle Tennessee)
UNT Coliseum (North Texas)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (Old Dominion)
Tudor Fieldhouse (Rice)
Reed Green Coliseum (Southern Miss)
Bartow Arena (UAB)
Don Haskins Center (UTEP)
Convocation Center (UTSA)
E. A. Diddle Arena (Western Kentucky)

Coordinates: 29°42′54″N 95°24′14″W / 29.715102°N 95.403895°W / 29.715102; -95.403895

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