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Bryce Jordan Center

The Bryce Jordan Center is home to Penn State's men's and women's basketball teams. It is a state-of-the-art facility and the largest of its kind between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The building houses many other activities such as concerts, commencements and other special events. The BJC has been the site of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships, the NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, the NCAA Wrestling Championships and the Cliff Keen NWCA National Duals as well as the NCAA 1st and 2nd round Women's Basketball Championships. In addition to athletic, administrative and coaches offices, the arena has a full-size practice facility with three basketball courts, varsity locker rooms, athletic training and strength training rooms.

Seating Capacity: 16,000

Restrooms: Located on all levels, all ADA compliant

Lockers: 11 locker rooms

Lighting: HID Sports Lighting and Incandescent House Lights. Theatrical Lighting controlled by Strand Mini-Light Pallette 90

Concessions: Permanent concesstion stands located on concourse and event levels, all ADA compliant

Scoreboard: DAK Video boards, and auxiliary boards

Media Area: Press room

Meeting/Event Rooms: 6

Additional: Catering, security, advertising/marketing, ticket office, guest services, ushering

Recreation Building (Rec Hall)

Located on the corner of Burrowes and Curtin Roads on the West side of campus, "Rec Hall" is the home of Penn State's men's and women's gymnastics teams, men's and women's volleball teams and the wrestling team.

The building houses several athletic facilities, including handball, raquetball and squash courst, a refurbished jogging track, and two complete gyms with space for seven basketball courts and features permanent volleyball courts in the main and south gyms. A newly remodeled weight training room and a wrestling room are also located in the building's south complex.

Seating Capacity: 6,846

Restrooms: Men's and Women's on all levels of the arena

Lockers: Men's and Women's general, staff/faculty and three visiting team locker rooms

Lighting: TV lighting available

Training Area: Varsity Teams weight room, general weight room, handicapped accessible weight room

Concessions: Two permanent concession stands

Scoreboard: Two scoreboards specially designed for Rec Hall to accomodate different sports in Main Gym, and one scoreboard in South Gym

Media Area: Two media rooms and media row for events

Meeting/Event Rooms: Several meeting rooms available

Intramural Building

The "IM Building" houses six basketball courts, eight volleyball courts, tennis courts, raquetball, roller hockey courts and numerous outdoor fields.

Seating Capacity: Dependent on number of open courts

Restrooms: Both permanent and portable on premises, depending on indoor or outdoor

Lockers: One men's and one women's

Lighting: All gyms and all fields

Training Area: Weight room, wrestling mats, basketball courts, volleyball courts, and a jogging track

Concessions: Portable available

Scoreboard: Yes and portable for outdoors

Media Area: Rooms available

Meeting/Event Rooms: Rooms available

Time to downtown: Less than 5 minutes

Time to airport: Less than 15 minutes

White Building

The White Building is home of the ten time National Championships men's and women's fencing teams. The site has a fencing practice area in its lower level. Competition is helpd in the North Gym on the main floor. The White Building also houses a newly equipped state-of-the-art gymnastics training facility. The gym features 9,200 sq. ft. of training space equipped with two sets if each apparatus, along with two loose foam pits and overhead spotting belts. Several of the world's greatest gymnasts have trained here, including Olympic gold medalist Vitaly Scherbo. East Coast Volleyball and Happy Volley CLub Championships have both been held here.