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Spring 2019
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Jump for Joy

The new Welsh-Ryan Arena received $110 million in upgrades.

Anthony Gaines celebrates an emphatic dunk during the Wildcats’ 83-44 exhibition win over McKendree in the first game at the new Welsh-Ryan Arena.Image: S.J. Carrera Inc. 2018/Courtesy of Northwestern Athletics

Anthony Gaines celebrates an emphatic dunk during the Wildcats’ exhibition opener in the debut of the new Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Northwestern facility received $110 million in upgrades. Additions include new seating with chair-backs, new and expanded restrooms, concession areas with twice as many point-of-sale stations and new locker rooms for men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball. (Read more about the new Welsh-Ryan Arena in “New Home Court for the Cats.”)

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