Joseph J. Gentile Arena

Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Former names	Joseph J. Gentile Center
Location	6525 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626
Owner	Loyola University Chicago
Operator	Loyola University Chicago
Capacity	4,963
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Opened	1996
Renovated	2011
Architect	Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates Inc.
Tenants
	Loyola Ramblers (NCAA); Men's basketball (1996–present); Women's basketball (1996–present); Women's volleyball (2012–present); men's volleyball (2012–present)
Website
	loyolaramblers.com/sports/2017/5/25/facilities-loyc-gentile-html

Interior prior to 2011 renovations.

The Joseph J. Gentile Arena, formerly known as the Joseph J. Gentile Center or "The Joe", is a 4,486-seat^[1] multi-purpose arena on the campus of Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. The arena opened in 1996. It is the home of the Loyola Ramblers men's and women's basketball programs. Renovations at the facility began in the summer of 2011.^[2]

On March 3, 2011, the $26 million Norville Center for Intercollegiate Athletics opened adjacent to the Gentile Arena. The Norville Center houses the university's athletic training facilities, locker rooms, as well as the offices of the athletic department that were formerly housed in Alumni Gym.^[3]

The Gentile Center was the site of the 1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament.

The Gentile Center was also the site of the 2014 NCAA Men's Collegiate Volleyball Championships on May 1 and May 3, 2014.

Joe Gentile was a Chicago area car dealer who donated money to the university for the arena.^[4]^[5]

Coordinates: 42°0′2″N 87°39′32″W / 42.00056°N 87.65889°W / 42.00056; -87.65889

References

↑ Loyola University Chicago Men's Basketball 2011-12 Quick Facts
↑ "Phase Two: Gentile Center".
↑ "THE NORVILLE CENTER FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS".
↑ Ginnetti, Tony (October 10, 2011). "Joe Gentile, gave $3.5M to help Loyola build campus arena, dies". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2011-10-13.
↑ Culpepper, Chuck (March 21, 2018). "Take a tour of Loyola Chicago, which wasn't a sports school until last week". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

External links

Gentile Arena Profile at LoyolaRamblers.com

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[1] Loyola University Chicago Men's Basketball 2011-12 Quick Facts

[2] "Phase Two: Gentile Center".

[3] "THE NORVILLE CENTER FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS".

[ChiSun-Times-2011-10-10-4] Ginnetti, Tony (October 10, 2011). "Joe Gentile, gave $3.5M to help Loyola build campus arena, dies". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2011-10-13.

[WashPost-2018-03-21-5] Culpepper, Chuck (March 21, 2018). "Take a tour of Loyola Chicago, which wasn't a sports school until last week". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gym (1924–1996) Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1996–present)
Culture & lore	Racial integration leader Wolf Rambler Rowdies Sister Jean
People	Head coaches NBA draftees
Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Loyola University Chicago
Academics	Business Law Medicine Saint Joseph College Seminary
Facilities	Alumni Gym Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy Chicago Dental Infirmary The Clare Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies John Felice Rome Center Joseph J. Gentile Arena Loyola Press Loyola University Medical Center Loyola University Museum of Art Madonna Della Strada Chapel Mundelein College
Athletics	Men's basketball Men's soccer Women's basketball
Organizations	Alpha Delta Gamma
Media	Loyola Consumer Law Review Loyola Phoenix WLUW
Related	Chicago's Jesuit University CTA station List of Loyola University Chicago people

NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Illinois
Big East	Wintrust Arena (DePaul)
Big Ten	State Farm Center (Illinois) Welsh–Ryan Arena (Northwestern)
Horizon	UIC Pavilion (UIC)
MAC	Convocation Center (Northern Illinois)
MVC	Carver Arena (Bradley men) Renaissance Center (Bradley women) Redbird Arena (Illinois State) Joseph J. Gentile Arena (Loyola–Chicago) SIU Arena (Southern Illinois)
OVC	Lantz Arena (Eastern Illinois) Vadalabene Center (SIU Edwardsville)
Summit	Western Hall (Western Illinois)

Joseph J. Gentile Arena

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