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Grover Center

Coordinates: 39°19′25″N 82°06′11″W / 39.323682°N 82.103113°W / 39.323682; -82.103113
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Grover Center
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LocationWest Green, Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701
Coordinates39°19′25″N 82°06′11″W / 39.323682°N 82.103113°W / 39.323682; -82.103113
OwnerOhio University
OperatorOhio University
Capacity6,800[2]
Construction
Built1960
OpenedDecember 1, 1960
Construction cost$1.8 million
($84.5 million in 2023 dollars[1])
Tenants
Ohio Bobcats (NCAA) (1960–1968)

Grover Center was originally built to be the home for the Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team. The first men's basketball game in the arena featured the Ohio Bobcats hosting the previous years national champion Ohio State Buckeyes on December 1, 1960 to a sold out crowd.[3] The Ohio Bobcats basketball team only called the Grover Center home from 1960–68 after the much larger Convocation Center opened up December 3, 1968. It is named after former Bobcat coach Butch Grover.

Renovations

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From 1996 to 2001 renovations began to convert the building to more than 50 classrooms and labs and expanding to nearly 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) in size. The total cost of the 5 year renovation was $24.5 million.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ohio Basketball at 100" (PDF). ohio.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "New Role Awaits Grover Center". grfx.cstv.com/. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "Ohio Basketball at 100" (PDF). ohio.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
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