St. John Arena
St. John Arena is a arena in Ohio, United States that opened in 1956. Its recorded capacity is 13,276.
Key facts
St. John Arena is a arena in Ohio, United States that opened in 1956. Its recorded capacity is 13,276. It is owned by Ohio State University and Ohio State University. It is operated by Ohio State University Department of Athletics and Ohio State Buckeyes. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Ohio State Buckeyes, Wrestling 1956–2019, Men's volleyball 1968–2019, Women's gymnastics 1970–2019, Men's gymnastics, Men's basketball 1956–1998, Ohio State Buckeyes, 1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, 1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team.
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 13,276
- Opened
- 1956
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Ohio State University, Ohio State University
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
St. John Arena is at latitude 40.0053, longitude -83.0189, in Ohio, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 40.0053 |
| Longitude | -83.0189 |
| City | Ohio |
| Region | Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Ohio State University | 1956 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Ohio State University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Ohio State Buckeyes | 1956 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Ohio State University Department of Athletics | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Wrestling 1956–2019 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Men's volleyball 1968–2019 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Women's gymnastics 1970–2019 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Men's gymnastics | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Men's basketball 1956–1998 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Not mapped | 1956 to present | Current | Source |
| 1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team | Not mapped | 1956 to present | Current | Source |
| 1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team | Not mapped | 1956 to present | Current | Source |
| 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team | Not mapped | 1956 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
23 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35386 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 22057 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Men's gymnastics 1956–2019 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Women's volleyball 1971–2018 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34720 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3251 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2961 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2960 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372232488 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | St._John_Arena | St. John Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22060 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22059 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22058 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22057 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22056 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22055 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22054 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14565 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14564 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14563 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14562 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14561 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14560 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: