Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
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 February 21, 2014 Chicago Public League boys basketball championship game between Cliff Alexander's Curie High School and Jahlil Okafor's Whitney Young High School with the scoreboard showing the score tied at the end of regulation. | |
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| Location | Chicago State University 9501 South King Dr. Chicago, IL 60628 |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′59″N 87°36′30″W / 41.7165°N 87.6084°W |
| Owner | Chicago State University |
| Operator | Chicago State University |
| Capacity | 7,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 4, 2002 |
| Opened | Fall 2007 |
| Construction cost | $38 million |
| Architect | Loebl Schlossman & Hackl Chicago IL William E. Brazley & Associates, Ltd. Matteson IL |
| Tenants | |
| Chicago State Cougars men's basketball Chicago State Cougars women's basketball | |
The Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (the JCC) is a 7,000-seat[1] multi-purpose arena in Chicago, Illinois. Completed in 2007, the arena is home court for the Chicago State University Cougars men's and women's basketball teams. The arena replaced the Dickens Athletic Center, which only had capacity to seat 2,500 persons.
The convocation center is unique among Illinois university athletic projects, because Chicago State University did not have to raise any money for the project. The money was allocated from the State of Illinois treasury by then Senate President Emil Jones.
The venue hosted the 2012 and 2013 Great West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.
References
External links
- Jones Convocation Center — official site
- "Problems and Discontent Bedevil Chicago State": November 29, 2009 Chicago News Cooperative for the New York Times.
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