Men's Gymnasium (Indiana University)

Location1025 E. 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405

Coordinates39°10′09″N 86°31′16″W / 39.169181°N 86.521235°W

OwnerIndiana University

OperatorIndiana University

Men's Gymnasium
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Location	1025 E. 7th Street Bloomington, IN 47405
Coordinates	39°10′09″N 86°31′16″W / 39.169181°N 86.521235°W / 39.169181; -86.521235
Owner	Indiana University
Operator	Indiana University
Capacity	2,400 (approx., former)
Broke ground	1916
Opened	1917
Construction cost	$250,000
Tenants
Indiana University

The Men's Gymnasium (now part of the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington building) is an on-campus indoor athletic facility on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. From 1917 to 1928, it also served as the home of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team.

The Men's Gymnasium, more commonly referred to now as part of the School of Public Health-Bloomington building, is part of a complex for the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, as well as the recreational programs offered by the school's Division of Recreational Sports.^[1] The Men's Gymnasium, together with the Bill Garrett Fieldhouse, make up the SPHB complex.

History

The Indiana Hoosiers began playing in the Men's Gymnasium in 1917. In addition to its 2400-seat basketball court, the new facility included a pool and track. The building was constructed in a Gothic style using local limestone at a cost of $250,000. Indiana won their first game in the new facility on 19 January against Iowa 12–7.^[2]

Due to complaints from spectators seated behind the backboards about poor visibility, the arena installed glass backboards a few years later. These glass backboards, which were manufactured by the Nurre Mirror Plate Company, may have been the first to be used in the United States.^[2]

The basketball team's last season in the facility was in 1927–28, when the team won the conference championship. Because of the growing popularity of basketball at the school and the growing size of the student body, the team moved to a larger arena.^[2]

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Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (practice)
Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue
Culture & lore	2011 Kentucky upset A Season on the Brink (film) Blue blood status Crimson Guard Crossroads Classic "Indiana, Our Indiana"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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