Christl Arena

{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in West Point, New York}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Christl Arena

| nickname = Holleder Center

| fullname = Edward C. Christl Jr. Arena

| image = Image:Christl Arena 2023 01 21.jpg

| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|zoom=15|type=point}}

| coordinates = {{coord|41.38641|-73.96571|display=it}}

| location = 600 Thayer Road
West Point, NY 10996

| broke_ground = April 1983

| opened = 1 October 1985

| closed =

| demolished =

| owner = U.S. Military Academy

| operator = U.S. Military Academy

| surface = Hardwood

| construction_cost = $16 million
(entire Holleder Center)
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|16000000|1985}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})

| architect =

| former_names =

| tenants = Army Black Knights
(men's and women's basketball)
NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships (2005, 2010, 2017)

| seating_capacity = 5,043 (basketball)

}}

Edward C. Christl Jr. Arena is a 5,043-seat, multi-purpose arena in West Point, New York. It was built in 1985 as part of the Major Donald W. Holleder Center, which also houses Tate Rink.{{Cite web|title=Christl Arena – Army Black Knights {{!}} Stadium Journey|url=https://stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/christl-arena-s562/|last=Koch|first=Gregory|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-07}} It is home to the United States Military Academy's Army Black Knights men's and women's basketball teams. It was named after 1st Lieutenant Edward C. Christl Jr. '44, a former basketball captain who was killed in combat in Austria during World War II while serving with the 65th Infantry Division.{{Cite book |last=Noles |first=Jim |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1096218534 |title=Undefeated: From Basketball to Battle – West Point's Perfect 1944 Season |publisher=Casemate Publishers |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-61200-512-6 |location=Philadelphia |oclc=1096218534}} Maj. Holleder, '56, the namesake of the athletic center, was an All-American football and basketball player killed in combat in Vietnam in 1967.

The arena hosted portions of the 1995 and 1999 Patriot League men's basketball tournaments, as well as portions of the 2006 and 2008 Patriot League women's basketball tournament, including the 2006 Patriot League championship game, as Army defeated Holy Cross, clinching the first Division I NCAA Tournament bid in program history.