Welsh–Ryan Arena
Welsh–Ryan Arena is a stadium in Evanston, United States that opened in 1952. Its recorded capacity is 7,039.
Key facts
Welsh–Ryan Arena is a stadium in Evanston, United States that opened in 1952. Its recorded capacity is 7,039. It is owned by Northwestern University and Northwestern University. It is operated by Northwestern University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including McGaw Memorial Hall. Current tenants are Northwestern Wildcats, Utah Utes women's basketball, Volleyball, Wrestling, Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball, Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball, Northwestern Wildcats, 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, 2010–11 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, 2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, 2012–13 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, 2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, 2008-09 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, 2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team, 2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, 2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team, 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team, 2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, 2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team, 2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team.
- Location
- Evanston, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 7,039
- Opened
- 1952
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Northwestern University, Northwestern University
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hardwood
Welsh–Ryan Arena is at latitude 42.0669, longitude -87.6928, in Evanston, 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 | 42.0669 |
| Longitude | -87.6928 |
| City | Evanston |
| Region | Evanston |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hardwood | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Welsh–Ryan Arena has carried 1 recorded name. McGaw Memorial Hall (no sponsor) ran 1952 to 1983. The average tenure of a name here is 31 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGaw Memorial Hall | None | 1952 to 1983 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Northwestern University | 1952 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Northwestern University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Northwestern University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
29 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 4045 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | McGaw Memorial Hall | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60515 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60514 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60513 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60512 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60511 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60510 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | capacity | 8117 | 7039 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372251026 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Welsh–Ryan_Arena | Welsh–Ryan Arena | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58407 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58406 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58405 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58404 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58403 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58402 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58401 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58400 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58399 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58398 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58397 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58396 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58395 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58394 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58393 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58392 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58391 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 58390 | 2026-10 |
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: