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Encyclopedia > Al McGuire Center

Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, the Al McGuire Center houses the Women's Volleyball and Basketball teams at Marquette University. It also serves as a practice facility for the Men's Basketball team. It was opened in 2004. The complex is a $31-million athletic facility named for Al McGuire, the legendary coach who led the men's basketball team to an NCAA championship, an NIT title, and 259 victories in 13 seasons. The McGuire Center offers state-of-the-art practice facilities for men's and women's basketball, including strength and conditioning and sports medicine facilities, an academic center for student athletes, and a Marquette Athletics Hall of Fame. Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin, United States and the county of Milwaukee. ... One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... Marquette University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the United States. ... Al McGuire was the coach who led the Marquette University Mens Basketball team from 1964-1977. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a college basketball tournament played each spring, with its final rounds in New York City. ...


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Marquette University | About | Al McGuire Center (132 words)
Constructed in honor of its indomitable namesake, the Al McGuire Center is a nod to past glories and a promise of future triumphs.
A true gem of a building, the center includes strength and conditioning and sports medicine facilities, an academic center for student-athletes, administrative offices, practice areas, and a “Walk of Champions” to honor Marquette’s rich athletics history.
The center also provides the ultimate home-court advantage for the women’s basketball team, and is an ideal venue for the university’s convocation ceremonies and other university and community events.
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