Gregory Gymnasium

Gregory Gymnasium is the 4,000-seat current home of the University of Texas Longhorn women's volleyball team, and former home of the Longhorn basketball and swimming teams. The basketball teams moved out in 1977 to the Erwin Center.[1][2] It also served as the home court for the Austin Aces of World Team Tennis from 2014–2015.[3]

Gregory Gymnasium
The front of Gregory Gymnasium
Location2101 Speedway Austin, Texas 78712 U.S.
Coordinates30.284184°N 97.736485°W / 30.284184; -97.736485
OwnerUniversity of Texas at Austin
OperatorUniversity of Texas at Austin
Capacity4,000 (volleyball)
Construction
Broke groundMay 10, 1929
BuiltApril 12, 1930
Construction cost$500,000
($7.65 million in 2019 dollars)
Tenants
Texas Longhorns women's volleyball (NCAA) (1974–1989, 1998–present)
Texas Longhorns men's basketball (NCAA) (1930–1977)
Texas Longhorns women's basketball (NCAA) (1972–1977)
Austin Aces (WTT) (2014–2015)

Originally built in 1930, the gym was named after its main advocate and planner, Thomas Watt Gregory. Gregory, an alumnus of the University, served on the University's Board of Regents and as United States Attorney General before the gym was built.[4][2]

The gymnasium has undergone several renovations, and now consists of the original gym and a four-story annex that serves as a gymnasium with an indoor jogging track, basketball courts, racquetball and squash courts, an indoor rock-climbing wall, a moderately-sized weight room, and a cardiovascular exercise facility.[2] All University students can use the gymnasium for free. The gymnasium is available at a low cost to university alumni and their spouses.

Gregory Gym interior, 2016

Attendance Record

Through December 12, 2019

Volleyball Attendance Record[5]
# Date Opponent Attendance
1October 21, 1998Texas A&M5,072*
2November 5, 1989Hawaii4,955*
3October 25, 2014Oklahoma4,402
4November 30, 2013Baylor4,392
5September 7, 2013Penn State4,373
6September 8, 2017Minnesota4,353
7October 19, 2013Iowa State4,344
8September 14, 2018Stanford4,337
9December 10, 2016Creighton4,336
10September 20, 2019Texas A&M4,328
11November 19, 2008Nebraska4,324
12October 24, 2007Nebraska4,286
13November 23, 2013Kansas State4,284
14November 29, 2014Florida4,276
15December 12, 2015Florida4,273
16September 8, 2013Stanford4,256
17November 9, 2007Texas A&M4,254
18November 24, 2010Texas A&M4,230
19September 30, 2009Texas A&M4,229
20October 23, 2019Baylor4,215
* Before Reconfiguration

References

  1. "Gregory Gymnasium". texassports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  2. "Gregory Gym History". utrecsports.org. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  3. http://www.austinacestennis.com/teams/index.aspx
  4. "Gregory, Thomas Watt". tshaonline.org. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  5. "Texas Volleyball 2019 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 38–39. Retrieved December 12, 2019.


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