Christl Arena

Christl Arena
Holleder Center
Full name	Edward C. Christl Jr. Arena
Location	600 Thayer Road West Point, NY 10996
Broke ground	April, 1983
Opened	October 1, 1985
Owner	U.S. Military Academy
Operator	U.S. Military Academy
Surface	Hardwood
Construction cost	$16 million (entire Holleder Center)
Capacity	5,043 (basketball)
Tenants
Army Black Knights (men's and women's basketball)

Christl Arena is a 5,043-seat, multi-purpose arena in West Point, New York. It was built in 1985 as part of the Major Donald W. Holleder Center, which also houses Tate Rink. It is home to the United States Military Academy's Army Black Knights men's and women's basketball teams. It was named after 1st Lieutenant Edward C. Christl Jr. '44, a former basketball captain who was killed in combat in Austria during World War II. (Maj. Holleder, '56, the namesake of the athletic center, was an All-American football and basketball player killed in combat in Vietnam in 1967.)

The arena hosted portions of the 1995 and 1999 Patriot League men's basketball tournaments, as well as portions of the 2006 and 2008 Patriot League women's basketball tournament, including the 2006 Patriot League championship game, as Army defeated Holy Cross, clinching the first Division I NCAA Tournament bid in program history.

Top 10 Christl Arena Crowds

• 5,178 Navy Jan. 22, 2011
• 5,163 Navy Feb. 20, 2010
• 5,125 Navy Feb. 28, 2004
• 5,102 Navy Feb. 17, 1995
• 5,055 Duke Nov. 16, 1997
• 5,039 Navy Feb. 15, 1994
• 5,025 Navy Feb. 24, 1990
• 4,462 Navy Jan. 31, 2003
• 4,256 Navy Feb. 23, 2002
• 4,164 Lafayette Feb. 9, 1990

See also

• Gillis Field House
• List of indoor arenas in the United States#Major college indoor arenas

Coordinates: 41°23′11″N 73°57′57″W / 41.38641°N 73.96571°W / 41.38641; -73.96571