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| St. John Arena |
St. John Arena
- Completed November 1956
- Cost less then $4 million
- Home of basketball team, 1957-1998 seasons
- first game 12/1/1956 v. Butler(W, 98-82)
- last game played as of now, 11/27/2004 v. Tennesee-Chatanooga(W, 81-64)
- named for former Athletic Director, basketball, and baseball coach Lynn W. St. John
- originally sat 13491; capacity reached as high as 13681
- remains home to OSU wrestling, volleyball, and gymnastics--sits 13276
- also home to football/TBDBITL Skull Session
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| St. John Arena with Value City Arena in the background |
Ohio State Fairgrounds Coliseum
- hosted basketball team for 1920-1956 seasons
- first game 12/13/1919 v. Wooster(W, 40-19)
- final game 3/3/1956 v. Michigan St.(W, 96-84)
- sat around 9000 fans
- still standing on Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus
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| Fairgrounds Coliseum |
OSU Armory
- original home court of OSU basketball; 1899-1919 seasons
- first game 12/2/1898 v. East High(W, 25-4)
- final game 3/8/1919 v. Michigan(L, 20-23)
- sat around 2000 fans
- gutted by fire and torn down in 1950s
- stood where Wexner Center for the Arts now stands; Wexner Center retains castle-like spires of Armory
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| The Armory as seen in 1913 |
Indianola Park Dance Pavillion
- located on north side of Columbus
- used during part of 1918 season while Armory housed soldiers during WWI
- first game 2/9/1918 v. Indiana(W, 28-22)
- hosted six more games that season; OSU record 5-2
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| Indianola Park in the 1930s |
Nationwide Arena
- Opened in 2000
- home of NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets
- sits 19500 for basketball
- hosted OSU v. Virginia Tech(W, 62-57) on 12/6/2003
- hosted opening rounds of NCAA Tournament in 2004
- will likely host additional OSU games in future to facilitate NCAA Tournament play
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| Nationwide Arena |
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