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Welsh-Ryan Arena
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| Welsh-Ryan Arena at McGaw Memorial Hall |
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| Location | Ashland Ave Evanston, IL 60208 |
| Opened | December 6, 1952 |
| Owner | Northwestern Univ. |
| Operator | Northwestern Univ. |
| Former names | McGaw Memorial Hall (1952-83) |
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| Northwestern Wildcats (Basketball, Volleyball, Wrestling) 1956 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament |
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| 8,117 | |
Welsh-Ryan Arena is an 8,117-seat multi-purpose arena in Evanston, Illinois. The arena opened in 1952. It is home to the Northwestern University Wildcats basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. It is located to the north of Ryan Field on the athletic campus, and also contains the stadium's field house. The arena hosted the 1956 NCAA Final Four. Patten Gymnasium, formerly located on the main campus at Northwestern, hosted the first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in 1939 and was later torn down in order to build the Technological Institute in its place, which was completed in 1942. A smaller Patten Gymnasium was built to the north of the original site, which still stands and is mostly used for student recreation, intramural sports, and club sports.
McGaw Memorial Hall was named by benefactor Foster McGaw for his father, the Rev. Francis McGaw, a Presbyterian minister who had died in Kenya ten years prior. The arena itself was renamed following the 1982-83 renovations in honor of lead benefactor Patrick G. Ryan, president of the board of trustees, and his wife's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Welsh Sr.
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