They also offer young alumni discounts or five-game packages! I'm old school. The Milan team and the final game were the inspiration for the fictional basketball team in the movie. Hinkle Fieldhouse Find tickets from 69 dollars to Seattle Storm at Indiana Fever on Tuesday August 18 at 7:00 pm at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. The expansive, cathedral-like facilities were the result of an arched-steel truss system that supported the roof and provided unobstructed views of the basketball court. (Also, I still haven't seen the movie Hoosiers, but don't tell anyone. [citation needed], In addition, Hinkle Fieldhouse has served as an "unofficial convention center" for politicians and religious leaders such as Wendell Willkie, Thomas E. Dewey, and Jesse Jackson; Evangelist Billy Graham; and host to U.S. presidents[9][13] (Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Your trust is our top concern, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Hinkle Fieldhouse easily seats 9,100 fans and holds two coaching staffs, a cheer team, dance team, and hundreds of eager students at all Men's Basketball Games. Chills will run down the spine of any basketball enthusiast. Can you say instant replay?Though they did lose some capacity, the new seats are MUCH more comfortable than the bleachers of late. I mean, who doesn't like a nail biter? Good ole, Hinkle. Love how intimate it feels versus a big time NBA or other venue. That scoreboard! See all photos from Chris G. for Hinkle Fieldhouse. I certainly have done it. There are eight entry gates on the south wall with tall, round-arch windows above the entry doors. (Most of these bleachers were replaced with seat back chairs during a renovation in 2014.) Already looking forward to basketball season! The vast majority of work is scheduled to take place during the NBA offseason, which includes the entire WNBA season. 2. Tips: 1. parking in the neighborhood around the stadium is free but you may have a walk a couple blocks. More than that and maybe this is a student getting a little sentimental but you can feel the close bond of the community surrounding you. It is the sixth-oldest college basketball arena still in use, as well as the oldest and among the largest basketball arenas in NCAA's Division I basketball, although its initial seating capacity of more than 15,000 has been reduced to 9,100. This place is special. Make sure to arrive early to avoid traffic congestion. Not to mention, there is literally not a bad seat in the house. In 2015, Indiana Landmarks awarded Butler its Cook Cup for Outstanding Renovation. Completed in early 1928, it was the largest basketball arena in the United States until 1950. [8], Three tiers of seating, which originally contained wooden plank bleachers, surround the basketball court on all sides. As mentioned in another review, the seating is a bit tight (I think people were smaller back in the day), but it's not terrible. I give reverence to the romantic notion of how things used to be. Hinkle, who came to Butler as an assistant basketball coach in 1921, was named its head basketball coach in 1926.