Check out a basketball game at Hinkle Fieldhouse

Butler University. Butler's Bulldogs are one of the top teams in the NCAA, and this arena is full of history. The facility is heavily connected with the 1986 movie Hoosiers—the real-life high school team whose story provided the basis for the movie won the 1954 Indiana state championship at this very site, and major parts of the movie were filmed here. Even without the Hoosiers connection, Hinkle is one of college sports' most legendary venues.

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Address: 510 W 49th St
Price: $5–20
Website: butlersports.com (opens in a new tab)

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