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Assembly Hall (Bloomington)

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Assembly Hall

Branch McCracken Court

1001 East 17th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47408-1590 Broke ground 1970 Opened December 1, 1971[1] Owner Indiana University Bloomington Operator Indiana University Bloomington Surface Hardwood Architect Eggers & Higgins 17,456 (2001-present) 17,357 (1976-2001) Capacity 16,746 (1973-1976) 16,666 (1971-1973) Tenants Location

Indiana Hoosiers (NCAA) (1972present) Assembly Hall is a 17,456-seat arena on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the home of the Indiana Hoosiers basketball teams. It opened in 1971 [2], replacing the current Gladstein Fieldhouse. The court is named after Branch McCracken, the men's basketball coach who led the school to its first two NCAA National Championships in 1940 and 1953. Indiana installed a new playing surface during the summer of 1995. New bleacher seats were added, as well, along with a media row and end seating platforms on Lobby Level to give Assembly Hall a "new look". Assembly Hall is well known as being one of the loudest venues in college basketball. The building has hosted the NCAA basketball tournament three times, with subregional games in 1977 and 1979, and the Midwest regional finals in 1981. In 1972, the Hall hosted games for the Indiana Pacers and theNew York Nets during the American Basketball Association Championship.
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1 New scorebo ard 2 Conce rts and speaker s[3] 3 Critici sms 4 Cook Hall 5 New arena 6 See also 7 Refer ences
[edit]New

scoreboard

In 2005 the school completed construction of a state-of-the-art, $1.9 million scoreboard-video board. It is expected to pull in yearly advertising revenue without costing the athletics department any out-of-pocket expenses. Some Hoosier purists feared the advertisements, which had never before been in Assembly Hall, would ruin the aura and aesthetics.[citation needed]
[edit]Concerts

and speakers[3]

Bob Hope and Petula Clark - Fall 1971 (Football Homecoming) Jesus Christ Superstar - Fall 1971 The Jackson 5 and The Temptations - Spring 1972 (Little 500 Concert) Stephen Stills and Manassas - October 19, 1972 Elton John - October 7, 1973

 Bob Dylan - February 3, 1974, with The Band and October 19, 2007, with Elvis Costello and Amos Lee Elvis Presley - June 27, 1974 and May 27, 1976 Traffic - October 18, 1974 Neil Young - 1974 The Rolling Stones - July 26, 1975 Jethro Tull - October 31, 1975 The Who - November 30, 1975 The Grateful Dead - October 30, 1977 Yes - April 10, 1979 The Eagles - Spring 1980 Jackson Browne - September 14, 1980 Molly Hatchet and Blue yster Cult - October 26, 1980 Sting - February 24, 1988 Brass Theatre, featuring The Canadian Brass - 1996 Bill Gates - 1998 The Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Foo Fighters - April 8, 2000 Def Leppard - October 28, 2006, with Journey and Stoll Vaughan Former President of the United States Bill Clinton - April 2, 2008 Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - April 7, 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton - April 25, 2008 Barack Obama - April 30, 2008 Lil Wayne - April 12,2011
[edit]Criticisms

Assembly Hall has been criticized by some fans for its design. The facility has two main seating sections, to the east and west of the court, and twenty rows of bleachers north and south of the court behind the baskets. Because the facility was designed without consideration for the video replay board added in 2005 that currently hangs above center-court, some of the top rows of the lower level are obstructed from the replay board by the overhanging balcony. The entire court itself, however, is still viewable. The design also makes the stadium one of the loudest venues in college sports.
[edit]Cook

Hall

Populous of Kansas City and Moody-Nolan of Indianapolis designed the practice facility. It is adjacent to Assembly Hall and connected to it by an underground tunnel. It was dedicated on April 25, 2010. Highlights of the facility include: 67,000 square feet (6,200 m2), coaches' offices, locker rooms, player lounges, meeting/video rooms new practice courts, training room and strength development area and a Legacy Court.
[edit]New

arena

On June 22, 2007, Indiana University trustees approved the demolition of Assembly Hall and the construction of a new basketball arena "when appropriate." Populous was hired to assess the benefits of renovating or replacing Assembly Hall. The trustees decided against renovating the stadium for $115 million

because construction of a new arena would cost $130 Million. Construction of the arena has not begun because funding has not been secured. Sources within the IU Athletic Department have said that Louisville's KFC Yum! Center, Maryland's Comcast Center, Wisconsin's Kohl Center and Michigan State's Breslin Student Events Center are being studied as possible blueprints for the Hoosiers' new arena. [4]
[edit]See

also

Indiana Hoosiers Indiana University Bloomington

[edit]References

1. 2. 3. 4.

^ http://books.google.com/books?id=PtrhqxYPifMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ^ http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/facilities/ind-facilities-assembly.html ^ Assembly Hall - Bloomingpedia ^ http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=6695408

Coordinates: 391051N 863119W

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