The 10 largest high school basketball gyms in Indiana (Photos)

If Texas is synonymous with high school football, then Indiana is synonymous with high school basketball. Across the state fans pack gyms to capacity on gameday. To accommodate the basketball fever, Indiana is home to eight of the 10 largest high school basketball gyms in the United States.

Senior writer Dave Krider looks back at 60 years of Indiana high school basketball

The state's top five are also the largest high school basketball gyms in the world. Here is a look at the top 10 largest basketball gyms in Indiana.

Capacities were provided by the schools.




1. New Castle Fieldhouse, New Castle
Capacity: 9,314 (10,000 with added bleachers)
{PAGEBREAK}2. Wigwam, Anderson (currently not in use due to consolidations)
Capacity: 8,996
{PAGEBREAK}3. Lloyd E. Scott Gymnasium, Seymour
Capacity: 8,110
{PAGEBREAK}4. John A. Baratto Athletic Center, East Chicago Central
Capacity: 8,050
{PAGEBREAK}5. Tiernan Center, Richmond
Capacity: 7,929
{PAGEBREAK}6. North Side Gymnasium, Elkhart Central (opened in 1955 as the biggest high school gym in America with 8,284 seats. Renovations in 1989 brought down the capacity.)
Capacity: 7,373
{PAGEBREAK}7. "The Wolves' Den," Michigan City
Capacity: 7,220
{PAGEBREAK}8. West Side (Gary)
Capacity: 7,217
{PAGEBREAK}9. Marion Crawley Athletic Center, Jefferson (Lafayette)
Capacity: 7,200
{PAGEBREAK}10. Southport Fieldhouse, Southport (Indianapolis)
Capacity: 7,124