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Purcell Pavilion
Home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
113 Joyce Center
South Bend, IN 46556
Opened: December 1, 1968
The Joyce Center, originally known as the Athletic & Convocation 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 (40,000 m2) 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 4, 2026Stanford @ Notre Dame 0 - 0
Feb 28, 2026NC State @ Notre Dame 0 - 0
Feb 24, 2026Duke @ Notre Dame 0 - 0
Feb 14, 2026Georgia Tech @ Notre Dame 0 - 0
Jan 27, 2026Virginia @ Notre Dame 0 - 0
Jan 13, 2026Miami @ Notre Dame 0 - 0
Dec 21, 2025Purdue Fort Wayne @ Notre Dame 0 - 0
Dec 13, 2025Evansville @ Notre Dame 0 - 0
Dec 10, 2025Idaho @ Notre Dame 0 - 0
Dec 2, 2025Missouri @ Notre Dame 0 - 0