Gregory Gymnasium
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The front of Gregory Gymnasium
Address2101 Speedway
Austin, Texas 78712
Coordinates30°17′03″N 97°44′11″W / 30.284184°N 97.736485°W / 30.284184; -97.736485
OwnerUniversity of Texas at Austin
OperatorUniversity of Texas at Austin
Capacity4,000 (volleyball)
Record attendance5,080 (before reconfiguration)
4,992 (since reconfiguration)
Construction
Broke groundMay 10, 1929
BuiltApril 12, 1930
Opened1930
Construction cost$500,000
($8.76 million in 2022 dollars)
Tenants
Texas Longhorns (NCAA)
Women's Volleyball (1974–1989, 1998–2019, 2021–present)
Men's basketball (1930–1977)
Women's basketball (1972–1977)

Austin Aces (WTT) (2014–2015)

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 to 2015.[3]

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

Volleyball Attendance Record[5]
# Date Opponent Attendance
1December 10, 2022Ohio State5,344
2December 11, 2021Nebraska5,080
3October 21, 1998Texas A&M5,072*
4August 31, 2022Minnesota4,992
5November 5, 1989Hawaii4,955*
6October 26, 2022Texas Tech4,915
7November 9, 2022Iowa State4,888
8December 2, 2022Georgia4,812
9November 16, 2022Kansas4,679
10November 19, 2022Baylor4,648
11December 8, 2022Marquette4,491
12December 9, 2021Washington4,488
13October 22, 2022West Virginia4,475
14November 12, 2021Oklahoma4,422
15October 12, 2022Kansas State4,418
16October 25, 2014Oklahoma4,402
17November 30, 2013Baylor4,392
18September 7, 2013Penn State4,373
19October 5, 2022TCU4,369
20September 8, 2017Minnesota4,353
* Before Reconfiguration

References

  1. "Gregory Gymnasium". texassports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gregory Gym History". utrecsports.org. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  3. "Austin Aces - Mylan World TeamTennis". www.austinacestennis.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
  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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