Christl 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. 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. (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.Top 11 Christl Arena crowds5,195 Navy 8 Feb 20145,178 Navy 22 Jan 20115,163 Navy 20 Feb 20105,125 Navy 28 Feb 20045,102 Navy 17 Feb 19955,055 Duke 16 Nov 19975,039 Navy 15 Feb 19945,025 Navy 24 Feb 19904,462 Navy 31 Jan 20034,256 Navy 23 Feb 20024,164 Lafayette 9 Feb 1990
