Largest high school gyms in the United States

The largest high school basketball gyms in the United States refers to gymnasiums primarily used by secondary schools for basketball purposes. Most of the largest school gyms are located in the state of Indiana,[1] and in 1998 the New York Times reported that 15 of the 16 largest high school gymnasiums were located in that state.[2]

Current list

The top fifteen in total seating capacity are as follows:

State City Venue Capacity
1 Indiana New Castle New Castle Fieldhouse 9,325[1]
2 Indiana East Chicago John A. Baratto Athletic Center 8,296[1]
3 Indiana Seymour Lloyd E. Scott Gymnasium 8,110[1]
4 Indiana Richmond Tiernan Center 8,100[3]
5 Indiana Muncie Muncie Fieldhouse 7,635 [4]
6 Indiana Marion Bill Green Athletic Arena 7,560 [5]
7 Texas Dallas Alfred J. Loos Fieldhouse 7,500[1]
8 Indiana Elkhart North Side Gymnasium 7,373[1]
9 Indiana Michigan City "The Wolves' Den" Gym 7,304[1]
10 Indiana Gary West Side High School Gym 7,217[1]
11 Indiana Lafayette Jefferson High School Gym 7,200[6]
12 Indiana Southport Southport High School Gym 7,124[6]
13 Indiana Washington "The Hatchet House" 7,090[7]
14 Indiana Columbus Memorial Gymnasium 7,071[6]
15= Arizona Chinle Wildcat Den 7,000[8]
15= Kentucky Somerset Pulaski County High School Gym 7,000[9]
Notes

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ruibal, Sal (February 25, 2004). "Fieldhouse a cathedral to high school hoops". USA Today. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  2. Johnson, Kirk (March 19, 1998). "High School Basketball; 'Hoosiers' No More, but Heroes All the Same". The New York Times.
  3. Richmond High School official website (accessed April 3, 2010).
  4. "Kyle Neddenriep's favorite basketball venues". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. "largest Indiana high school gymnasiums". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "largest Indiana high school gymnasiums". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  7. "The Hatchet House–one of Indiana's great high school basketball gyms" at Washington High School official website.
  8. Obert, Richard (February 13, 2010). "Rocking the rez". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  9. "Pulaski County High School Directory Entry - (# 228)". Directory of Member Schools. Kentucky High School Athletic Association. September 21, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  10. "Round Valley Dome: Information". Round Valley Unified School District. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  11. Cook, Bob (February 21, 2013). "Anderson, Indiana's Once-Mighty Wigwam Gym: Still Dead". Forbes. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  12. Hirsch, Stuart (August 28, 2014). "Wigwam saved from wrecking ball". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

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