- Jenison Fieldhouse
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stadium_name = Jenison Fieldhouse| nickname =
caption = Rear of Jenison Fieldhouse.
location = 248 Jenison Field House, East Lansing, 48824
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opened = 1940
closed =
demolished =
owner = Michigan St. University
operator = Michigan St. University
surface =
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former_names = | tenants = Michigan State Spartans
(Wrestling, track and field)
seating_capacity = 6,000 (Current)
10,004 (previous)Jenison Fieldhouse is a 10,004 seat, later reduced to 6,000 seat multi-purpose
arena inEast Lansing, Michigan . The arena opened in1940 and was named for alumnus Frederick Cowles Jenison, whose estate, along with PWAP funds, funded the building. It was home to theMichigan State University Spartans basketball team before they moved toBreslin Center in the fall of1989 .The venue is most famous for its
1978 -1979 National Championship Basketball team, which includedEarvin "Magic" Johnson , and was coached byJud Heathcote . It also hosted the 1963NCAA basketball tournament Mideast Regionals. The three-story building's architecture is lateart deco , with a monumental entrance that includes three reliefs of a baseball player, basketball player, and football player above the three main doors.Jenison Fieldhouse is currently where the women's volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling, and indoor track and field teams compete.
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