A feasibility study published in March 2018, and commissioned by the NHL, NHLPA, and College Hockey, Inc., found a high probability of success for the hockey program to transition to NCAA Division I. Men's rugby Founded in 1963, the University of Illinois Men's Rugby Football Club plays in Division 1-A in the Big Ten Universities conference. The Illini have experienced success in college rugby, including winning several Big 10 championships in the 1980s and reaching the national semifinals in 1980, 1983 and 1985. The Illini play their home matches in Urbana at the Complex Fields. Wheelchair basketball The men's wheelchair basketball team was founded in 1948 by Dr. Timothy Nugent in response to a large number of disabled veterans using the G.I. Bill to attend the University of Illinois. Dr. Nugent later started a women's team in 1970. A total of 29 national championships are claimed between the men and women's teams. Rowing Founded in 2005, Illini Rowing is one of the youngest university rowing teams in the country. They practice on Clinton Lake and in the ARC. On Clinton Lake, they host the Illinois Collegiate Rowing Invitational where they race against many other midwestern universities. They compete across the country in the American Collegiate Rowing Association. Athletic facilities Current facilities Activities and Recreation Center (ARC Pool) — Women's swimming and diving Atkins Tennis Center — Men's and women's tennis Eichelberger Field — Softball Huff Hall — Men's and women's gymnastics, women's volleyball, wrestling Illinois Field — Baseball Demirjian Park — Women's soccer, Men's and women's outdoor track and field Memorial Stadium — Football State Farm Center (formerly Assembly Hall) — Men's and women's basketball Atkins Golf Club at the University of Illinois — Men's and women's golf University of Illinois Arboretum — Men's and women's cross country University of Illinois Armory — Men's and women's indoor track and field Practice facilities Demirjian Golf Practice Facility — Men's and women's golf indoor practice facility Irwin Indoor Practice Facility — Football, women's soccer, baseball, softball Kenney Gym and Kenney Gym Annex — Men's and women's gymnastics Lauritsen/Wohlers Outdoor Golf Practice Facility — Men's and women's golf outdoor practice facility U of I Orange and Blue Golf Courses — Men's and women's golf short-game practice center Former facilities Huff Hall — Men's basketball (1925–1963) Original Illinois Field — Baseball (1884–1987) and football (1893–1922) Kenney Gym and Kenney Gym Annex — Men's basketball