Gregory Gymnasium
Location | 2101 Speedway Austin, Texas 78712 U.S. |
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Coordinates | 30°17′03″N 97°44′11″W / 30.284184°N 97.736485°W |
Owner | University of Texas at Austin |
Operator | University of Texas at Austin |
Capacity | 4,000 (volleyball) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | May 10, 1929 |
Built | April 12, 1930 |
Construction cost | $500,000 ($9.12 million in 2023 dollars) |
Tenants | |
Texas Longhorns women's volleyball (NCAA) (1974–1989, 1998–present) Texas Longhorns men's basketball (NCAA) (1930–1977) Texas Longhorns women's basketball (NCAA) (1972–1977) Austin Aces (WTT) (2014–2015) |
Gregory Gymnasium is the 4,000-seat current home of the University of Texas Longhorn women's volleyball team, and former home of the Longhorn basketball and swimming teams. The basketball teams moved out in 1977 to the Erwin Center.[1][2] It also served as the home court for the Austin Aces of World Team Tennis from 2014–2015.[3]
Originally built in 1930, the gym was named after its main advocate and planner, Thomas Watt Gregory. Gregory, an alumnus of the University, served on the University's Board of Regents and as United States Attorney General before the gym was built.[4][2]
The gymnasium has undergone several renovations, and now consists of the original gym and a four-story annex that serves as a gymnasium with an indoor jogging track, basketball courts, racquetball and squash courts, an indoor rock-climbing wall, a moderately-sized weight room, and a cardiovascular exercise facility.[2] All University students can use the gymnasium for free. The gymnasium is available at a low cost to university alumni and their spouses.
Attendance Record
Through December 12, 2019
# | Date | Opponent | Attendance |
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1 | October 21, 1998 | Texas A&M | 5,072* |
2 | November 5, 1989 | Hawaii | 4,955* |
3 | October 25, 2014 | Oklahoma | 4,402 |
4 | November 30, 2013 | Baylor | 4,392 |
5 | September 7, 2013 | Penn State | 4,373 |
6 | September 8, 2017 | Minnesota | 4,353 |
7 | October 19, 2013 | Iowa State | 4,344 |
8 | September 14, 2018 | Stanford | 4,337 |
9 | December 10, 2016 | Creighton | 4,336 |
10 | September 20, 2019 | Texas A&M | 4,328 |
11 | November 19, 2008 | Nebraska | 4,324 |
12 | October 24, 2007 | Nebraska | 4,286 |
13 | November 23, 2013 | Kansas State | 4,284 |
14 | November 29, 2014 | Florida | 4,276 |
15 | December 12, 2015 | Florida | 4,273 |
16 | September 8, 2013 | Stanford | 4,256 |
17 | November 9, 2007 | Texas A&M | 4,254 |
18 | November 24, 2010 | Texas A&M | 4,230 |
19 | September 30, 2009 | Texas A&M | 4,229 |
20 | October 23, 2019 | Baylor | 4,215 |
* Before Reconfiguration |
References
- ^ "Gregory Gymnasium". texassports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Gregory Gym History". utrecsports.org. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ^ http://www.austinacestennis.com/teams/index.aspx
- ^ "Gregory, Thomas Watt". tshaonline.org. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ^ "Texas Volleyball 2019 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 38–39. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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