Alumni Gym is a 1,607-seat multi-purpose arena in Elon, North Carolina, United States.[1][2] It was built in 1949 and was home to the Elon University men's and women's basketball teams and the women's volleyball team through the 2017–18 school year.[3]
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| Address | Elon, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°06′32″N 79°30′24″W / 36.109018°N 79.506705°W |
| Capacity | 1,607 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1949 |
| Opened | January 14, 1950 |
| Renovated | 1992, 2010 |
| Tenants | |
| Elon Phoenix men's basketball 1950–2018 Elon Phoenix women's basketball 1971–2018 Elon Phoenix women's volleyball 1970s–2018 | |
The gym was renovated in 1992 to install air conditioning, new flooring, additional seating, offices, classrooms and renovated locker rooms[4] and again in 2010 with the addition of stadium-style seating in a horseshoe shape, new scoreboards and video boards, new locker rooms, and a new entrance.[2] The floor was renamed Robertson Court in thanks to a donor.[2]
The 2017–18 school year was the last for Elon's teams at Alumni Gym. Elon opened the Schar Center, with a capacity of 5,100, for the 2018 volleyball season.[5]
Current use and future plans
editDuring the months between the last Phoenix basketball games at Alumni Gym and the opening of the Schar Center, Alumni Gym hosted several university events, and was used for Elon's May 2018 commencement due to rain. As Schar Center was preparing to open, the basketball and volleyball teams moved their offices from the Koury Center, attached to Alumni Gym, to the new arena, and the athletic ticket office was also moved to the new arena. Some of the vacated space became the new offices of the university's campus recreation department, which took control of the former gym space on June 1, 2018. The gym now serves as the home court for club basketball teams for both sexes, as well as the site of intramural championship games. The former concession stands now serve as the university's outdoor recreation offices. Smaller university events continue to be held in the facility. According to Elon's campus recreation director, long-term plans call for the facility to become a campus wellness center, though no timetable had been set as of summer 2018.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Today's men's basketball games". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 6, 2007. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
Who: Penn (6-6) at Elon (3-9) When: 2 p.m. Where: Alumni Gym, Elon, N.C.
- ^ a b c "Alumni Gym". Elon Phoenix. Elon University. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Richter, Pam (November 6, 2009). "Elon men's basketball celebrates 100th season". The Pendulum. Elon University. Archived from the original on June 4, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ Webb, Erik (February 28, 2018). "After 68 years, Alumni Gym hosts its last athletics events". Elon News Network. Elon University. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ Covington, Owen (August 28, 2018). "Elon volleyball to host N.C. A&T TONIGHT in Schar Center's first athletics contest" (Press release). Elon University. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ Haley, Jack (August 2, 2018). "The Future of Alumni Gym" (Press release). Elon University. Retrieved January 31, 2019.