Assembly Hall (Champaign)

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Assembly Hall <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
Location	1800 South First Street Champaign, Illinois 61820
Opened	March 2, 1963
Owner	University of Illinois <tr><td>Operator</td><td>University of Illinois</td></tr><tr><td>Construction cost</td><td>$8.35 million</td></tr><tr><td>Architect</td><td>Max Abramovitz</td></tr>
Tenants
Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
Seats
16,618

Assembly Hall is a large dome-shaped indoor arena located in Champaign, Illinois, and is part of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Hall hosts games for the Fighting Illini men's basketball team, and doubles as a performance and event center.

Assembly Hall opened on March 2, 1963 and continues to attract attention for its design and construction. Four hundred feet across, it at one time was one of only two edge-supported domes in the world. The roof is supported by 614 miles of one-quarter inch steel wire wrapped at the base of the dome under intensive pressure. The architect was Max Abramovitz, a distinguished University of Illinois alumnus.

The third largest Illinois arena after the United Center in Chicago and the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Assembly Hall has nearly 16,000 permanent seats, but when portable chairs are placed on the floor for an in-the-round performance there is a potential of up to 17,200 depending on the size of the stage.

Assembly Hall has hosted a variety of Illinois High School Association events. It has been the home of the state individual wrestling tournament since 1967. From 1963 to 1995, Assembly Hall played host to the state finals of the boys' basketball tournament. From 1978 to 1990, it also hosted the IHSA girls' basketball tournament.

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Gallery of (8) Assembly Hall images taken under a cover of snow, 12/26/2004
History
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Illinois Fighting Illini

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<center>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</center>
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Athletics	• Fighting Illini • Assembly Hall • Chief Illiniwek • CRCE • Huff Hall • IMPE • Kenney Gym • Memorial Stadium
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Current Basketball Arenas in the Big Ten

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)

Basketball Student Sections of the Big Ten
Barnyard, The (Minnesota) • Buckeye NutHouse (Ohio State) • Crimson Crew (Indiana) • Grateful Red (Wisconsin) • Hawk's Nest (Iowa) • Izzone (Michigan State) • Maize Rage (Michigan) • Nittwits (Penn State) • Orange Krush (Illinois) • Paint Crew (Purdue) • Wildside (Northwestern)