With Notre Dame students home for summer break, now is the time to make improvements to the campus. This includes renovating the playing area in the Purcell Pavilion portion of the Joyce Center. However, the renovation this year involves something very different. WHME-TV’s Chuck Freeby tweeted out this photo indicating that the building’s original basketball court still was there, but it’s there no more:
There goes the old Joyce Center basketball court. Going to pour concrete down to put the new court on. It's made to come apart for events. This was the original floor. pic.twitter.com/NqGtUqRn2l
— Chuck Freeby 46 Sports (@46Sports) June 8, 2023
Considering that the Irish have played in the Joyce Center since 1968, that is a long time for a court to be held intact, even if it hasn’t seen any actual action recently. This has to be a bittersweet moment for older Irish alumni who have their own memories of that court. Still, nothing lasts forever, and this is the latest reminder of that. It’s sad to see a piece of history go like this.
It will be interesting to see what the new floor looks like or even if there’s a noticeable difference. We’ll find out in the fall, if not sooner.
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