With plenty of room in the stands—the capacity is 3,000—Reitz Arena comes alive when the Hounds take the court for basketball and volleyball games. Opened in 1984, the arena was named for Emil G. "Lefty" Reitz, who was a longtime athletic director and coach of the basketball and baseball teams. Reitz also serves as an auditorium, concert venue, and liturgical space, hosting a variety of events from bands and alumni gatherings to New Student Convocation and Baccalaureate Mass.