CENTENNIAL HALL

TO-15, 86812-D

John F. Savage Arena (formerly John F. Savage Hall and Centennial Hall) has served Northwest Ohio since opening in 1976. Located in Toledo, Ohio USA, on the University of Toledo campus, the arena is home to the university's Rockets basketball teams. Originally seating 9,000 for basketball and up to 10,000 for concerts, it now seats 7,300 for basketball and up to 8,300 for concerts.

In the first game played in Savage Arena, Toledo defeated defending NCAA champion Indiana University 59–57. With that win, the Rockets snapped Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers' 33-game winning streak. At Savage Hall, Toledo has beaten Ohio State, Xavier, Cincinnati, Houston and Pittsburgh.

As of July 17, 2006, a gift of $5 million, the largest single gift ever made to the UT athletic department, has been donated and earmarked for use on the new Savage Hall update project. These funds were used along with those obtained in a capital raising campaign in order to make major repairs and upgrades to the facility, including an all new athletic center. Final plans include new locker rooms, weight rooms, a pro shop, a Rocket Hall-of-Fame, new ticket offices and a professional office area, not to mention a revamping of the main arena area which will modernize every aspect of the Savage Hall experience. The complex was also renamed Savage Arena. The renovations, which totaled $30 million, were completed in time for the 2008-09 basketball season.

Unused 4" x 6" continental size chrome postcard.

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