Dickens Athletic Center
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Dickens Athletic Center is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena
in Chicago, Illinois. It was home to the Chicago State University
Cougars basketball
team
s until late 2006, when it was replaced by the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
. It currently hosts the school volleyball program.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Chicago, Illinois. It was home to the Chicago State University
Chicago State University
Chicago State University is a state university of the U.S. state of Illinois, located in Chicago.-History:Cook County Normal School was founded in 1867, largely through the initiative of John F. Eberhart, the Commissioner of Schools for Cook County...
Cougars basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team
Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
s until late 2006, when it was replaced by the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago, Illinois. Completed in 2007, the arena is home court for the Chicago State University Cougars men's and women's basketball teams...
. It currently hosts the school volleyball program.