. "7013"^^ . . . . "8117"^^ . . "7039"^^ . . "1250000.0"^^ . "Welsh\u2013Ryan Arena"@en . . . . . "7013"^^ . "19832017"^^ . "9500"^^ . . "9500"^^ . "42.066944444444445 -87.69277777777778" . "Wrestling"@en . . "8117"^^ . "1951-05-01"^^ . . . "McGaw Memorial Hall (1952\u20131983)"@en . . . "Northwestern University"@en . . . . . . . "\"The Shrine\", \"The Litter Box\""@en . "Volleyball"@en . "POINT(-87.692779541016 42.066944122314)"^^ . . "1956"^^ . "Welsh\u2013Ryan Arena is a 7,039-seat multi-purpose arena in Evanston, Illinois, United States, near the campus of Northwestern University. It is home to four Northwestern Wildcats athletic teams: men's basketball, women's basketball, women's volleyball, and wrestling. It is located inside McGaw Memorial Hall, to the north of Ryan Field. The building opened in 1952 as a replacement for Patten Gymnasium, and was the site of the Final Four for the 1956 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. It was extensively renovated in 1983, at which time the main arena was renamed Welsh\u2013Ryan Arena. At the conclusion of the 2016\u201317 basketball season, the arena was renovated and upgraded as part of a $110 million project completed in late 2018. The renovation displaced the athletic programs that use the arena for the 2017\u201318 season. For years, Welsh\u2013Ryan Arena was the smallest arena in the Big Ten Conference and the only conference facility that did not seat at least 10,000. With Rutgers University joining the conference in 2014, Welsh\u2013Ryan became the second-smallest arena after the Louis Brown Athletic Center at Rutgers, which has a listed capacity of 8,000. Welsh\u2013Ryan once again became the smallest arena in the Big Ten Conference in 2018, with the listed capacity decreasing to 7,039 after renovations."@en . . . "May 1, 1951" . . . . "7039"^^ . . "8800"^^ . . . . . "8800"^^ . . . "7070"^^ . . . "1952-12-06"^^ . "Welsh\u2013Ryan Arena"@en . "1250000.0"^^ . . . . ""@en . "42.06694412231445"^^ . . "Evanston, IL 60201"@en . . "1874637"^^ . . . . . . "Hardwood"@en . . "Welsh\u2013Ryan Arena is a 7,039-seat multi-purpose arena in Evanston, Illinois, United States, near the campus of Northwestern University. It is home to four Northwestern Wildcats athletic teams: men's basketball, women's basketball, women's volleyball, and wrestling. It is located inside McGaw Memorial Hall, to the north of Ryan Field."@en . "1952-12-06"^^ . "1120767779"^^ . . "R.C. Weiboldt Construction Company"@en . "7070"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\"The Shrine\", \"The Litter Box\""@en . . . "8720"^^ . . "2705"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Welsh\u2013Ryan Arena"@en . "-87.69277954101562"^^ . "Finals Venue"@en . "250"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "McGaw Memorial Hall"@en . . . . . .