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Grover Center
53 Richland Ave.
Athens, OH 45701
Opened: January 1, 1960
Built in 1960, Grover Center was originally built to house the physical education program and to serve as the basketball arena. The arena was moved to the Convocation Center in 1968 and Grover Center continued to serve the physical education program. Grover Center was renovated in 1976. The facility also was used for intramural sports.

From 1996 to 2001 the building was renovated for $24.5 million, boosting the size to almost 200,000 square feet. Besides the concrete foundation, thick steel beams above what used to be the gymnasium, and a few other structural features, hardly any of old Grover remains.

At the heart of the new Grover is an expansive atrium with a wide, circular stairway winding to the third of three floors. On each floor, the atrium opens up to program entrances that, along with skylights and old-style lampposts, lend a streetscape feel. The brick exterior mimics the Georgian flavor seen elsewhere on campus.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Jan 21, 1963Loyola Chicago @ Ohio 80 - 72