Marquette Gymnasium

Gymnasium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette Gymnasium
Tenants

Location	1530 W Clybourn St Milwaukee, WI 53201
Owner	Marquette University
Operator	Marquette University
Capacity	1,500
Opened	1922
Marquette athletics

Marquette Gymnasium is a gymnasium on the campus of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, built in 1922.^[1] The building was the first full-time home of the Marquette men's basketball team before they moved, originally part-time, to the MECCA Arena. In later years, the building served as a practice facility for the team, as well as the home of the women's basketball and volleyball teams before the completion of the Al McGuire Center. Currently, the building houses offices for the Intercollegiate Athletics department (including the Cross Country, Track, soccer, tennis and golf teams) and the school's Army and Naval ROTC departments.^[2]

The building was traditionally known in the Marquette community as the "Old Gym." Marquette basketball coach Al McGuire and his Marquette men's basketball teams of the 1960s and 1970s (an era in which Marquette was a perennial NCAA tournament team and was often ranked in the top 10 of national polls) practiced almost exclusively in the Old Gym. Well known Marquette basketball players who played in the Old Gym home included George Thompson, Dean "The Dream" Meminger, Jim Chones, Bob Lackey, Maurice Lucas, Earl Tatum, Bo Ellis, Allie McGuire, Jerome Whitehead, Butch Lee, Sam Worthen, Doc Rivers, Tony Smith, Jim McIlvaine, Dwyane Wade and Travis Diener. Coaches include Tex Winter, Eddie Hickey, Al McGuire, Hank Raymonds, Rick Majerus, Kevin O'Neill, and Tom Crean.

References

^ "Marquette Gymnasium // Marquette University". www.marquette.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
^ "Marquette Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site - Facilities". www.gomarquette.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.

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Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Academics

Schools: Dentistry; Graduate School; Graduate School of Management; Law

Colleges: Arts & Sciences; Business; Education; Engineering; Health Sciences; Nursing; Professional Studies; Communication

Publications: Marquette Law Review; Marquette Sports Law Review; Marquette University Press; Theological Studies

Other: Les Aspin Center for Government; Special Collections and University Archives

Athletics

Sports: Men's Basketball; Women's Basketball; Lacrosse; Men's Soccer

Facilities: Al McGuire Center; Fiserv Forum; Marquette Gymnasium; Valley Fields

People: Al McGuire; Buzz Williams; Notable athletes

Other: Big East Conference; Marquette Golden Eagles; 1977 NCAA champions

Campus

Buildings: Eckstein Hall; Gesu Church; Haggerty Museum of Art; Johnston Hall; St. Joan of Arc Chapel; Statue of Jacques Marquette

Outdoor sculpture: Mother Teresa Monument; Jacques Marquette; Rainbow Machine; Ex Stasis; Ruins X

History

People

Student life

Miscellany

Founded: 1881
Students: 12,000
Endowment: $535 million

v t e Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Marquette Gymnasium (1922–1974) Milwaukee Arena (1974–1988) Bradley Center (1988–2018) Fiserv Forum (2018–present) Al McGuire Center (practice)
Rivalries	Wisconsin
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball
Venues	Marquette Gymnasium (1975–2004) Al McGuire Center (2004–present)
Culture & lore	"Ring Out Ahoya" "Jump Around Guy"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24