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Hinkle Fieldhouse Keeps Its "Classic Character" After $36M Renovations Project

Butler's exhibition basketball game against Chicago on Saturday marks the unveiling of "the new and improved Hinkle Fieldhouse," and the venue "retains its classic character" after $36M in renovations, according to Anthony Schoettle of the INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL. The school's hope is to make one of Indiana's "most beloved basketball cathedrals even better." Butler officials "promise the renovations will mean greater comforts -- 4,500 new chair-back seats throughout the lower portion of the fieldhouse, a video scoreboard (a first for Hinkle), wider concourses, larger concession stands, additional restrooms and an expanded gift shop." Butler AD Barry Collier said, "Everything we've done has been done with the mindset of making lines faster and space more abundant while retaining the history and charm of Hinkle Fieldhouse." Schoettle noted the men's and women's basketball teams "have new video rooms to study game film." The 86-year-old fieldhouse also has "undergone extensive exterior renovations, including the tuck pointing of 282,000 bricks, replacement of more than 9,700 windowpanes with energy-efficient glass and updated utilities" (INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL, 10/31 issue). In Indianapolis, Michael Pointer notes capacity at Hinkle Fieldhouse "has been cut from 10,000 to 9,100." But the basketball court "remains the same," and the "arched roof wasn't touched." Butler Associate AD/Development Ken LaRose said, "When we started renovations, people would ask, 'How could you change Hinkle and the look and all that.' That (not affecting the charm) was our goal, too. We wanted to improve the student-athlete experience and the fan experience without compromising the integrity of Hinkle. We think we've accomplished that" (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 10/31).

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