Loyola plans to break ground on a new $18.5 million practice facility for the Loyola basketball and volleyball teams in April.
The two-story building will sit between Mertz Residence Hall and Norville Center for Intercollegiate Athletics. Each floor will have a NCAA regulation-size basketball court running north to south and two volleyball courts running east to west.
Most of the facility’s $18.5 million cost will be funded by a donation from Al Norville. At a community meeting in December, Kana Henning, Loyola’s associate vice president for facilities, said the rest of the cost will be covered by $1-2 million of university capital.