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Posted: 7/19/2017 2:57 PM

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Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't recall having the issue of finding a gym to practice in because the Convo was occupied. That was a long time ago, but still. Why can't we use the courts at Ping Center once in while?

I'd say you're missing something....

Pretty well known HPER courts are off limits as is Ping. I think there were times in the last decade the guys have run down in the gym off State Street because there was no where else to go...

As a non student I have been thrown out of Ping a few times when I was asked to stand under a basket and rebound for players. "This is for Students Only Sir, You Must Leave Immediately". Every once in a while guys meet over there and run a few games. IIRC Groce was trying to find a place a few years back in season to have a single practice d/t a scheduling problem and was told NO.

Grover is being remodeled and I know they have removed at least one of the courts and I believe both have been removed. According to the Grover web page where the facilities of the building are listed, it appears they have removed all the gyms.

https://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/grover.html

It's been 20 years since Grover was gutted and all athletic facilities were removed, that project began once Ping was operational.

Actually for awhile there were two courts still in Grover. My Ping noon basketball group once got permission to use them a time or two when Ping was closed for some reason. This was circa 1995. I believe BTC told us that they have now been removed in a more recent renovation.

Ping opened over winter break during the 1995-96 school year. I remember because I lamented the fact that it opened just as I left school. I somehow talked them into letting me pay for a winter quarter membership though since I was still in Athens. It was after that when Grover was totally gutted and became a very nice classroom building for the HHS college.

And as I said in my original post, Grover has been remodeled since it was reporposed and the courts are gone. Not sure how this is so hard to understand, I mean even OCF got it ;-)

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Posted: 7/20/2017 6:43 AM

I know O.U. is looking into replacing/relocating Bird Arena.

According to what I read,the primary reason for this is tha ability to save a ton on operating (energy) costs.

To me that provides two options for a BB/Volley practice facility:

1.Include a practice facility a part of the Bird Arena

2.Renovate the old Bird for a BB/Volley practice facility.