Edmund P. Joyce Center

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Joyce Center
JACC (pronounced "JACK")
Location	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556
Broke ground	June, 1966
Opened	December 1, 1968
Owner	University of Notre Dame
Operator	University of Notre Dame
Construction cost	$8.6 million (entire ACC)
Architect	Ellerbe Architects, Saint Paul, MN
Former names
Athletic & Convocation Center (1968-1987)
Tenants
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Basketball, Volleyball & Hockey)
Capacity
11,418 (basketball) 2,713 (hockey)

The Joyce Center is an 11,418-seat multi-purpose arena in South Bend, Indiana. The arena opened in 1968. It is home to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball and volleyball teams. The main arena is the southern part of the Joyce Center; it also houses the hockey rink in the northern half of the center and the Rolfs Aquatic Center (which was added on in 1985) in the rear of the building. It is located across the street from Notre Dame Stadium, and the center's two domes could easily be seen rising above the stadium's east side prior to its expansion. The 10-acre building, designed by the renowned sports architects at Ellerbe Architects of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was built in twenty-nine months, and opened the first week of December, 1968 as the Athletic & Convocation Center. It was renamed in 1987 to honor the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Notre Dame's executive vice president from 1952 to 1987. Prior to the building of the Joyce Center, the basketball team played in the Notre Dame Fieldhouse, which opened in 1900.

In the fall of 2006, the University announced major renovation plans for the Joyce Center. The south dome, which houses the basketball arena, will undergo a $24.6 million renovation and will be renamed Purcell Pavilion, after Phillip J. Purcell, a Notre Dame alumnus and trustee. Architectural firm HNTB studied the center after the university began considering renovations in 2001 and will work on the project. A start date will not be determined until all of the $24.6 million have been raised.[1]

[edit] Major Upsets

Notre Dame has a rich tradition of ending winning streaks at the Joyce Center. Some of the notable streaks the Irish have ended include.

In 1971, the Irish gave UCLA it's only loss of the season.
3 years later, the Irish ended UCLA's NCAA record 88 game winning streak.
In 1977, the Irish upset number 1 ranked University of San Francisco.
In 1987, the Irish upset number 1 ranked University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 60-58.
In 1991, the Irish upset number 2 ranked UCLA
In 2005, the Irish ended Boston College's Big East record 20 game winning streak to start the season

No team has knocked off the number 1 ranked team in college basketball more than Notre Dame. All of these wins took place in the Joyce Center.

[edit] External link

Joyce Center at UND.com

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