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Athletic & Convocation Center

Moose Krause Circle

Notre Dame, IN 46556

Opened: December 1, 1968

Originally known as the Athletic & Convocation Center, now called the Joyce Center, is a 9,149 seat multi-purpose arena in Notre Dame, Indiana just north of South Bend. The arena opened its doors in 1968. It is home to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball and volleyball teams. The main arena, Phillip J. Purcell Pavilion, is located in the southern portion of the facility. The northern portion housed a hockey rink until October 2011. It is also home to the Castellan Family Fencing Center and Rolfs Aquatic Center (added on in 1985) in the rear of the building.

The 10-acre building, designed by architects at Ellerbe Architects of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was built in 29 months, and opened the first week of December 1968 as the Athletic & Convocation Center. It was renamed in 1987 to honor the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Notre Dame's executive vice president from 1952 to 1987. Prior to the building of the Joyce Center, the basketball team played in the Notre Dame Fieldhouse, which opened in 1900. The Fighting Irish Hockey team played in the North dome from 1968 to 2011. They moved to the Compton Family Ice Arena in October 2011. The last hockey game at the Joyce Center was played on October 15, 2011 (Ohio State beat Notre Dame 4-3). ND's Austin Wuthrich scored the last goal at the Joyce Center.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Mar 15, 1976	St. Johns @ Indiana #	70 - 90
Jan 25, 1975	UCLA @ Notre Dame	78 - 84
Jan 27, 1973	UCLA @ Notre Dame	82 - 63
Jan 29, 1972	UCLA @ Notre Dame	57 - 32
Jan 23, 1971	UCLA @ Notre Dame	82 - 89
Dec 7, 1968	UCLA @ Notre Dame	88 - 75
	# - 1975-76 NCAA Tournament