Huff Hall

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = George Huff Hall| nickname =


location = 1206 S 4th St
Champaign, IL 61820
broke_ground = June 7, 1924
opened = 1925
closed =
demolished =
owner = University of Illinois
operator = University of Illinois
surface = Hardwood Floor
construction_cost= $515,000
architect = James M. White & Charles A. Platt
former_names = Huff Gymnasium, Men's New Gymnasium| tenants = Illinois Fighting Illini
(Volleyball, Gymnastics & Wrestling)
seating_capacity = 4,500 (current capacity, crowds of up to 7,200 were common when Fighting Illini Men's Basketball played in Huff Hall)

Huff Hall is a 4,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The arena opened in 1925 and was known as Huff Gymnasium until the 1990s. It is named after George Huff, who was the school's athletic director from 1895 to 1935.

Huff Hall is home to the University of Illinois Fighting Illini volleyball and wrestling teams. Prior to the opening of Assembly Hall in 1963, it was home to the basketball team as well.

Currently Huff Hall is used for a variety of sporting events, including men's and women's gymnastics, men's wrestling, and women's volleyball. At each athletic event banners are hung of past Illini heroes to remind the crowd of the rich tradition that Illini athletics have had.

Every March from 1926 to 1962, Huff Gymnasium played host to the state finals of the Illinois High School Association boys' basketball tournament.

External links

* [http://uihistories.ncsa.uiuc.edu/buildings/huffhall.html Huff Hall from "University of Illinois: A History of Campus"]