Crawford Hall is the basketball and volleyball practice facility for UC Irvine Athletics. Crawford Court located in Crawford Hall is a 1,400-seat arena that houses the UC Irvine intercollegiate athletics offices, men's basketball,

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, men's volleyball and women's volleyball teams practice facilities.

Background

The ''Crawford Hall Complex'', in addition to housing the athletic administration offices and practice facilities, also includes sports medicine, strength and conditioning, and student-athlete academic support services. The complex includes Microsemi Field (formerly Crawford Field), a set of practice fields for the

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soccer teams. The facility's outdoor breezeway is also informally recognized within the UC Irvine community as the rehearsal space for hip hop dance team

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History

Crawford Hall is one of nine original buildings designed by

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that were present when the campus opened in 1965. Cased in cylindrical concrete panels and perched atop a small hill, it has a castle-like presence when viewed from the road. It is attached to a smaller administrative building by an arched, covered walkway which spans a landscaped courtyard between the two. Originally named Campus Hall, it served as a multi-purpose facility prior to construction of the first Student Center in the 1980s. English rock band

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played an 11-song set at Crawford Hall on May 1, 1969. American no-wave band

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played a 14-song set at Crawford Hall on November 3, 1988 in support of the album "

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" Since 2016, the complex has been used by the

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during their training camps at UC Irvine.

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Crawford Court

Microsemi Field
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