Facilities

The home of the Bellarmine basketball and volleyball programs, historic Knights Hall channels a modern feel to create one of the most unique atmospheres in all of collegiate athletics.
 
Constructed in 1960, and dedicated with a basketball game against the University of Louisville, the facility underwent substantial renovations over the last two years with the installation of a brand new playing floor, new courtside and mezzanine level seats, and a complete overhaul of the building’s interior lighting, lobby, ceiling, exterior paint, and heating and cooling systems.
 
With a seating capacity of 2,196, Knights Hall provides an intimate feel, including chair-backed seating in the courtside, mezzanine, and terrace levels, and a student section in one end zone, opposite the main stage that includes room for overflow media.

A main lobby greets fans as they enter, with two concession stands and a pair of high definition televisions connected to an in-house feed of all the action on the playing floor.
 
Knights Hall contains three private rooms during events: The Booster Room, which is open to season ticket holders throughout all basketball games; The Varsity Club Room, home to the university’s President’s Society; and The President’s Room, which overlooks the court from the east baseline and includes couches and a bar.
 
The Bellarmine men’s basketball team won back-to-back NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Tournaments in 2011 and 2012 at Knights Hall.  On the women’s basketball side, the building hosted the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament in 1986 and 1990, both of which were won by the Knights.
 
In December 2010, in conjunction with the NCAA’s Division II Fall Sports Championship Festival, Knights Hall played host to the quarterfinal, semifinal, and national championship matches of the NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship.  Concordia-St. Paul defeated Tampa in four sets to capture their fourth consecutive volleyball title.
 
The building received a nationwide audience in 2007, when it hosted the Powerade Jam Fest, a skills competition involving all of that year’s McDonald’s High School All-American Game participants.  Broadcast by ESPN, and with slam dunk contest judges Bill Walton, Darrell Griffith, and Kenny “Sky” Walker, Oklahoma University signee and eventual NBA All-Star Blake Griffin won the main event.
 
Mother Theresa of Calcutta (1982), Salman Rushdie (2005), Bob Woodward (2007), and Wendell Berry (2007) are some of the many special guests who have made speaking appearances in the arena.  Popular names from the world of music, including Grateful Dead (1968) and Maroon 5 (2009), have also made tour stops in the building.
 
The facility hosts Bellarmine’s Fall and Spring semester commencement ceremonies, and routinely houses area high school graduations, as well as high school basketball and volleyball games and tournaments.

Knights Hall

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Knights Hall is Open
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Knights Hall, Knights Way
Louisville, KY 40205