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Encyclopedia > Edmund P. Joyce Center
Joyce Center
JACC (pronounced "JACK")
Location University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Broke ground June, 1966
Opened December 1, 1968
Owner University of Notre Dame
Operator University of Notre Dame
Construction cost $8.6 million (entire ACC)
Architect Ellerbe Architects,
Saint Paul, MN
Former names Athletic & Convocation Center (1968-1987)
Tenants
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(Basketball, Volleyball & Hockey)
Capacity
11,418 (basketball)
2,713 (hockey)

The Joyce Center is an 11,418-seat multi-purpose arena in Notre Dame, Indiana just north of South Bend, Indiana. The arena opened in 1968. It is home to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball and volleyball teams. The main arena is the southern part of the Joyce Center; it also houses the hockey rink in the northern half of the center and the Rolfs Aquatic Center (which was added on in 1985) in the rear of the building. It is located across a pedestrian arcade from Notre Dame Stadium, and the center's two domes could easily be seen rising above the stadium's east side prior to its expansion. The 10-acre building, designed by the renowned sports architects at Ellerbe Architects of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was built in twenty-nine months, and opened the first week of December, 1968 as the Athletic & Convocation Center. It was renamed in 1987 to honor the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Notre Dame's executive vice president from 1952 to 1987. Prior to the building of the Joyce Center, the basketball team played in the Notre Dame Fieldhouse, which opened in 1900. Ellerbe Becket is an international architecture, engineering, and construction firm, founded in 1909, with its corporate office located in Minneapolis, MN, and other offices located in Washington, DC, Kansas City, MO, San Francisco, CA, and Dubai, UAE. Areas of Expertise include architecture, construction, engineering, interior design, and environmental graphics. ... For other uses, see Arena (disambiguation). ... An arial view of the University of Notre Dame du Lacs (Our Lady of the Lake) center campus and its Main Building with its famous Golden Dome. ... South Bend, see South Bend (disambiguation). ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: is a Catholic[4] institution located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated section of St. ... Game between Illinois State Redbirds & Ball State Cardinals, February 17, 2007 in an ESPN Bracketbuster contest. ... College hockey most often refers to the American hockey competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. There are 3 national divisions each having many conferences, and supporting both mens and womens teams. ... Notre Dame Stadium is the home football stadium for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. ... Ellerbe Becket is an international architecture, engineering, and construction firm, founded in 1909, with its corporate office located in Minneapolis, MN, and other offices located in Washington, DC, Kansas City, MO, San Francisco, CA, and Dubai, UAE. Areas of Expertise include architecture, construction, engineering, interior design, and environmental graphics. ... Notre Dame Fieldhouse was a 4,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Notre Dame, Indiana. ...


In the fall of 2006, the University announced major renovation plans for the Joyce Center. The south dome, which houses the basketball arena, will undergo a $24.6 million renovation and will be renamed Purcell Pavilion, after Phillip J. Purcell, a Notre Dame alumnus and trustee. Architectural firm HNTB studied the center after the university began considering renovations in 2001 and will work on the project. A start date will not be determined until all of the $24.6 million have been raised. The capacity though will go down from 11,418 to 9,800.[1]


Major upsets

Notre Dame has a rich tradition of ending winning streaks at the Joyce Center. Some of the notable streaks the Irish have ended include.

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