Assembly Hall (Bloomington)

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Assembly Hall

Branch McCracken Court
Location	1001 East 17th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47408-1590
Broke ground	1970
Opened	1972
Owner	Indiana University Bloomington
Operator	Indiana University Bloomington
Capacity	17,456
Tenants
Indiana Hoosiers (NCAA) (1972-Present)

Assembly Hall is a 17,456-seat arena on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the home of the Indiana Hoosiers basketball teams. It opened in 1971[1], replacing the current Gladstein Fieldhouse. The court is named after Branch McCracken, the men's basketball coach who led the school to its first two NCAA National Championships in 1940 and 1953. Indiana installed a new state-of-the-art playing surface during the summer of 1995. The floor is the latest in court science, which includes added shock absorbers. The new floor also is permanent and covers the entire floor area. New bleacher seats were added, as well, along with a media row and end seating platforms on Lobby Level to give Assembly Hall a "new look".

The building has hosted the NCAA basketball tournament three times, with sub-regional games in 1977 and 1979, and the Midwest regional finals in 1981. In 1972, the Hall hosted games for the Indiana Pacers and the New York Nets during the American Basketball Association Championship.

Contents 1 Renovations 1.1 Concerts/Speakers[1] 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Renovations

In 2005 the school completed construction of a state-of-the-art, $1.9 million scoreboard-video board. It is expected to pull in yearly advertising revenue without costing the athletics department any out-of-pocket expenses. Some Hoosier purists feared the advertisements, which had never before been in Assembly Hall, would ruin the aura and aesthetics.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Concerts/Speakers^[1]

• Bob Hope and Petula Clark (Fall 1971 Football Homecoming)
• Jesus Christ Superstar (Fall 1971)
• The Jackson Five and The Temptations (Spring 1972 Little 500 Concert)
• Stephen Stills and Manassas (October 19, 1972)
• Bob Dylan and The Band (February 1974)
• The Rolling Stones (July 26, 1975)
• Elvis Presley (June 27, 1974 and May 27, 1976)
• Neil Young (solo, 1974)
• The Who (c.1975)
• Yes (April 10, 1979)
• Jackson Browne (September 14, 1980)
• Molly Hatchet and Blue Oyster Cult (October 26, 1980)
• Eagles (Spring 1980) with all original members
• Brass Theatre featuring The Canadian Brass (1996)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Foo Fighters (2000)
• Bob Dylan and his band, Elvis Costello (solo acoustic) and Amos Lee, (October 19, 2007)
• Former President of the United States Bill Clinton (April 2, 2008)
• Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds (April 7, 2008)
• Hillary Rodham Clinton (April 25, 2008)
• Barack Obama (April 30, 2008)

[edit] See also

• Indiana Hoosiers
• Indiana University Bloomington

[edit] References

v • d • e Indiana University Bloomington Academics School of Medicine · School of Law · Jacobs School of Music · Kelley School of Business · School of Education · School of Journalism · School of Public and Environmental Affairs Athletics Indiana Hoosiers · Men's Basketball · Football · Big Ten · Marcing Hundred · Indiana, Our Indiana · Hoosier Rivalries: Indiana–Purdue Rivalry · Old Oaken Bucket · Old Brass Spittoon Facilities: Memorial Stadium · Assembly Hall · Bill Armstrong Stadium · Sembower Field Coaches: Tom Crean · Bill Lynch · Felisha Legette-Jack Campus Bryan House · Art Museum · Kinsey Institute · Kirkwood Observatory · Bloomington Student life Student Association · Student Foundation · Little 500 · Indiana Daily Student · Indiana University Student Television · WIUX People Notable Alumni · Notable Faculty · Michael McRobbie · Herman B Wells · Evan Bayh · Joe Buck · Mark Cuban · Dick Enberg · Donald Fehr · Robert Gates · E. W. Kelley · Kevin Kline · Branch McCracken · John Mellencamp · Frank O'Bannon · Jane Pauley · Ernie Pyle · Jeff Sagarin · Mark Spitz · Isiah Thomas · James D. Watson

v • d • e Basketball Arenas of the Big Ten Conference Assembly Hall (Illinois) • Assembly Hall (Indiana) • Breslin Student Events Center (Michigan State) • Bryce Jordan Center (Penn State) • Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa) • Crisler Arena (Michigan) • Kohl Center (Wisconsin) • Mackey Arena (Purdue) • Value City Arena (Ohio State) • Welsh-Ryan Arena (Northwestern) • Williams Arena (Minnesota)

v • d • e Basketball Student Sections of the Big Ten Conference The Barnyard (Minnesota) • Buckeye NutHouse (Ohio State) • Grateful Red (Wisconsin) • The Hawks Nest (Iowa) • Izzone (Michigan State) • Maize Rage (Michigan) • Nittany Nation (Penn State) • Orange Krush (Illinois) • Paint Crew (Purdue) • Wildside (Northwestern) • Crean and Crimson (Indiana)

Coordinates: 39°10′51″N 86°31′19″W / 39.18083°N 86.52194°W / 39.18083; -86.52194