Lambert Fieldhouse

Lambert Fieldhouse

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Lambert Fieldhouse| nickname =


location = Stadium Dr
West Lafayette, IN
broke_ground =
opened = December 12, 1937
closed =
demolished =
owner = Purdue University
operator = Purdue University
surface =
construction_cost=
architect =
former_names = Purdue Fieldhouse| tenants = Purdue Boilermakers
(Indoor Track & Field)| seating_capacity = 1,000 (current)

Lambert Fieldhouse is an athletic facility on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. It was built in 1937 on land bought by David Ross and George Ade (the namesakes of nearby Ross-Ade Stadium) as a replacement for Memorial Gymnasium to be the home of the Purdue basketball team, and also contained an indoor track. Memorial Gym was a 2,000 seat facility built in 1910 which had outgrown its usefulness, as the team had even resorted to playing games at the local high school gym, which seated twice as many as the gym did. In 1967, the team moved into the newly built Purdue Arena next door, and the building was remodeled to become a full-time track facility. The building also contains pool facilities, which were in use by the swimming and diving teams until 2001, when the Boilermaker Aquatic Center was completed.

The basement of the facility is used by the crew team for indoor training during winter months. In 2006, the pool was filled in and now the wrestling team has their practice area where the pool used to be.

The building was originally named Purdue Fieldhouse. It was renamed in honor of longtime basketball coach Ward "Piggy" Lambert. It originally housed 7,500 with the ability to expand to 10,000.

External links

* [http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mg05-history.pdf 2005-06 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide, pg. 110-111]


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