Butler Fieldhouse, noted for its design and size, anchored campus sports when it opened in 1928. During World War II, it served as a military training center. The fieldhouse hosted legendary high school games, including the 1954 Milan Miracle, which inspired the film Hoosiers, and the 1955 and 1956 state titles won by Crispus Attucks, the first all-Black team to win the tournament. Renamed in 1965 for Hall of Fame Coach Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle, Hinkle Fieldhouse has featured sporting, political, and cultural events, from presidential speeches to concerts and circuses. Through 1971, it hosted the IHSAA State Basketball Finals each March, the pinnacle of Hoosier Hysteria, and it remains a campus focal point and symbol of Indiana basketball tradition.
