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{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in Chicago, Illinois}}

{{Infobox stadium
| name = Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
| image = 20140221 CPL Championship Game end of regulation.JPG
| image_size = 285
| caption = Arena during the 2014 [[Chicago Public High School League|Chicago Public League]] boys' basketball championship game
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=285|zoom=15|type=point}}
| location = Chicago State University<br>9501 South King Dr.<br>Chicago, IL 60628 USA
| coordinates = {{Coord|41.7165|-87.6084|region:US-IL_dim:120_source:GoogleEarth-satellite-Closeapple|display=inline,title}}
| broke ground = October 4, 2002
| opened = Fall 2007
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = Chicago State University
| operator = Chicago State University
| cost = $38 million
| capacity = 7,000
| architect = [[Loebl Schlossman & Hackl]]<br>Chicago, IL<br>William E. Brazley & Associates, Ltd.<br>Matteson, IL
| former_names = 
| tenants = [[Chicago State Cougars men's basketball]]<br>[[Chicago State Cougars women's basketball]]
}}

The '''Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center''', also known as the '''Jones Convocation Center''' or simply the '''JCC''', is a 7,000-seat<ref>[https://www.gocsucougars.com/documents/2009/9/10/2009-10%20Chicago%20State%20MBB%20Quick%20Facts.pdf?id=419 2009-2010 Chicago Cougars Men's Basketball Prospectus]</ref> multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Chicago]], Illinois, United States. Completed in 2007, the arena is home court for the [[Chicago State University]] [[Chicago State Cougars|Cougars]] [[Chicago State Cougars men's basketball|men's]] and [[Chicago State Cougars women's basketball|women's]] [[College basketball|basketball]] teams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Venue Information {{!}} Jones Convocation Center {{!}} Chicago State University |url=http://www.csu.edu/convocationcenter/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2018-09-22 |website=csu.edu |language=en |archive-date=2018-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004033947/http://www.csu.edu/convocationcenter/ }}</ref> The arena replaced the [[Dickens Athletic Center]], which only had capacity to seat 2,500 persons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JONES CONVOCATION CENTER |url=https://www.gocsucougars.com/sports/2008/4/13/GEN_0413080224.aspx?id=15 |access-date=2018-09-22 |website=gocsucougars.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bannon |first=Terry |date=2005-12-20 |title=Have-nots in a run for the money |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/12/20/have-nots-in-a-run-for-the-money |access-date=2024-02-06 |work=chicagotribune.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The convocation center is unique among Illinois university athletic projects, as Chicago State University itself did not need to raise any money for the project; the money was allocated from the State of Illinois Treasury by then-Senate President [[Emil Jones]].{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

The venue hosted the [[2012 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament|2012]] and [[2013 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament|2013]] [[Great West Conference men's basketball tournament]]s.

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commonscat|Jones Convocation Center}}
* [https://www.gocsucougars.com/sports/2008/4/13/GEN_0413080224.aspx?id=15 Jones Convocation Center] – official site
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718143446/http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/wp-content/themes/cnc/pdfs/cnc-11-29-09.pdf "Problems and Discontent Bedevil Chicago State"]: November 29, 2009 Chicago News Cooperative for ''The New York Times''.

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