Lantz Arena

39°28′49″N 88°10′44″W / 39.480403°N 88.178844°W / 39.480403; -88.178844OwnerEastern Illinois UniversityOperatorEastern Illinois UniversityCapacity5,400Opened1967TenantsEastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers women's volleyballWebsite[1]

Lantz Arena is a 5,400-seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, Illinois. It is home to the Eastern Illinois University (EIU) Panthers men's and women's basketball teams and to the women's volleyball team. Completed in 1967, the Lantz Arena Complex also houses the offices of the EIU athletic department, the Lantz Indoor Fieldhouse, and the Ray Padovan Swimming Pool.^[1] The building replaced the Health Education Building (now known as McAfee Gymnasium), which was built in 1938 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. The arena complex is named for Charles Lantz, longtime football, basketball, and baseball coach of the Panthers.

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Eastern Illinois University

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Buildings

Booth Library
Carman Hall
Coaches Stadium at Monier Field
Lantz Arena
McAfee Gym
O'Brien Field
Old Main
Pemberton Hall

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v t e Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Pemberton Hall (1909–1938) Health Education Building (1938–1967) Lantz Arena (1967–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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v t e Basketball arenas of the Ohio Valley Conference
Lantz Arena (Eastern Illinois) Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena (Lindenwood) Jack Stephens Center (Little Rock) Ellis Johnson Arena (Morehead State) First Community Arena (SIU Edwardsville) Show Me Center (Southeast Missouri State) Screaming Eagles Arena (Southern Indiana) Gentry Complex (Tennessee State) Eblen Center (Tennessee Tech) Skyhawk Arena (UT Martin) Western Hall (Western Illinois)

Basketball arenas of the Ohio Valley Conference

Lantz Arena (Eastern Illinois)
Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena (Lindenwood)
Jack Stephens Center (Little Rock)
Ellis Johnson Arena (Morehead State)
First Community Arena (SIU Edwardsville)
Show Me Center (Southeast Missouri State)
Screaming Eagles Arena (Southern Indiana)
Gentry Complex (Tennessee State)
Eblen Center (Tennessee Tech)
Skyhawk Arena (UT Martin)
Western Hall (Western Illinois)

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Illinois
A-10	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (Loyola Chicago)
Big East	Wintrust Arena (DePaul men & women) McGrath–Phillips Arena (DePaul women)
Big Ten	State Farm Center (Illinois) Welsh–Ryan Arena (Northwestern)
Independent	Jones Convocation Center (Chicago State)
MAC	Convocation Center (Northern Illinois)
MVC	Carver Arena (Bradley men) Renaissance Coliseum (Bradley women) Redbird Arena (Illinois State) Banterra Center (Southern Illinois) Credit Union 1 Arena (UIC)
OVC	Lantz Arena (Eastern Illinois) First Community Arena (SIU Edwardsville) Western Hall (Western Illinois)