Alumni Hall (DePaul University)
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| Alumni Hall | |
|---|---|
| Ray Meyer Court | |
| Location | 1011 W Belden Ave Chicago, IL 60604 |
| Broke ground | October 3, 1955 |
| Opened | December 16, 1956 |
| Closed | February 26, 2000 |
| Demolished | Summer, 2000 |
| Owner | DePaul University |
| Operator | DePaul University |
| Construction cost | $2 million |
| Architect | Naess & Murphy |
| Tenants | |
| DePaul Blue Demons | |
| Capacity | |
| 5,308 (basektball) | |
Alumni Hall was a 5,308-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago, Illinois. The arena opened in 1956. It was home to all the DePaul University Blue Demons men's basketball team from 1956 until they moved to the Rosemont Horizon. The women's team played all their home games at Alumni Hall from 1974 to 2000, while the men's team played occasional games there. The building was the site of the first round of the NCAA Midwest Regional in 1960. The court of the arena is named after Ray Meyer, a former coach of DePaul. (Correction: The court was not namedafter him. The court of the Allstate Arena, formerly the Rosemont Horizon, is.) The arena closed in 2000, replaced by the DePaul Athletic Center.
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