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Hinkle Fieldhouse will have a capacity of up to 25% due to COVID-19 restrictions. Participating teams will be provided a very limited number of tickets for sale to their fan base. Health and...
May 19, 2016 · Hinkle Fieldhouse has reigned as one of the nation’s great sports arenas for more than eight decades. The classic facility was constructed in 1928 and it has stood up to the test of time, maintaining the splendor, character and atmosphere that made it one of the nation’s most famous basketball arenas for nearly a century.
Hinkle Fieldhouse is the nation’s oldest college basketball arena and takes the nickname, “Indiana’s Basketball Cathedral.” The construction of Butler (later Hinkle) Fieldhouse in 1928 thrust butler university ‘s basketball team and its coach Paul D. (Tony) Hinkle, into the national spotlight.
The fieldhouse, designed by Indianapolis architect Fermor Spencer Cannon, served as a prototype for other large indoor athletic complexes. The brick structure is six stories high and covers over three acres.
Mar 26, 2021 · INDIANAPOLIS — As fresh as Hinkle Fieldhouse may feel — nearly $50 million spent over the past decade has provided quite a face lift — ghosts of the basketball cathedral’s past remain to greet...
Mar 12, 2021 · 1:36. Six Central Indiana venues will host the 67 games for the 2021 NCAA men's basketball tournament. Perhaps the most romantic of those venues is the cathedral known as Hinkle Fieldhouse. The...
Jul 9, 2020 · Hinkle Fieldhouse, the sixth-oldest college basketball arena still in use in the United States, has owned Indiana’s heart since its completion in 1928.
