Alumni Gym (Elon University)
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| tenants = Elon Phoenix men's basketball 1950–2018
Elon Phoenix women's basketball 1971–2018
Elon Phoenix women's volleyball 1970s–2018
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Alumni Gym is a 1,607-seat multi-purpose arena in Elon, North Carolina, United States.{{cite web |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/20070106_Todays_mens_basketball_games.html |title=Today's men's basketball games |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=November 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113004821/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/20070106_Todays_mens_basketball_games.html |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |language=en |date=January 6, 2007 |quote=Who: Penn (6-6) at Elon (3-9) When: 2 p.m. Where: Alumni Gym, Elon, N.C. |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.elon.edu/pendulum/Story.aspx?id=1539 |title=Elon men's basketball celebrates 100th season |first=Pam |last=Richter |newspaper=The Pendulum |publisher=Elon University |access-date=November 6, 2009 |date=November 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604000245/http://www.elon.edu/pendulum/Story.aspx?id=1539 |archive-date=June 4, 2010}}
The gym was renovated in 1992 to install air conditioning, new flooring, additional seating, offices, classrooms and renovated locker rooms{{cite news |last1=Webb |first1=Erik |title=After 68 years, Alumni Gym hosts its last athletics events |url=http://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2018/02/alumni-gym-farewell |access-date=April 18, 2018 |work=Elon News Network |publisher=Elon University |date=February 28, 2018}} 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.{{cite web |title=Alumni Gym |url=https://elonphoenix.com/sports/2010/8/16/Fac_0816103912.aspx?id=38 |website=Elon Phoenix |publisher=Elon University |access-date=November 13, 2024}} The floor was renamed Robertson Court in thanks to a donor.
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.{{cite press release |first=Owen |last=Covington |url=http://www.elon.edu/E-Net/Article/165584 |title=Elon volleyball to host N.C. A&T TONIGHT in Schar Center's first athletics contest |publisher=Elon University |date=August 28, 2018 |access-date=September 7, 2018}}
Current use and future plans
During 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.{{cite press release |first=Jack |last=Haley |url=http://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2018/08/the-future-of-alumni-gym |title=The Future of Alumni Gym |publisher=Elon University |date=August 2, 2018 |access-date=January 31, 2019}}
See also
References
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Category:Defunct college basketball venues in the United States
Category:College basketball venues in North Carolina
Category:Elon Phoenix basketball
Category:Sports venues in Alamance County, North Carolina
Category:1949 establishments in North Carolina
Category:Sports venues completed in 1949
Category:College volleyball venues in the United States
Category:Elon University buildings and structures
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