Wetherby Gymnasium
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| location = Morehead, Kentucky
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| built = 1956
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| owner = Morehead State University
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| capacity = 4,000
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The Wetherby Gymnasium was a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena at Morehead State University (MSU) in Morehead, Kentucky. It was named for former Kentucky Governor Lawrence Wetherby and was built in 1956.{{cite web|url=http://www.moreheadstate.edu/content_template.aspx?id=6751|author=|title=Campus Building Wetherby Gym (WEG) | publisher=Morehead State University|location=Morehead, KY|accessdate=19 April 2016}} The facility was demolished in summer 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.wmky.org/news/2024-02-07/demolition-of-wetherby-gymnasium-delayed-while-msu-officials-eye-taking-down-another-building|author=Brayden Wilson|title=Demolition of Wetherby Gymnasium delayed while MSU officials eye taking down another building | publisher=Morehead State Public Radio|location=Morehead, KY|accessdate=5 April 2024}}
Wetherby Gymnasium was the home of MSU's Eagles volleyball teams until they moved to Ellis Johnson Arena in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://msueagles.com/news/2022/9/7/home-cooking-volleyball-returns-to-johnson-arena-for-annual-comfort-inn-vitational|author=Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations|title=Home Cooking: Volleyball Returns to Johnson Arena for Annual Comfort Inn-Vitational | publisher=Morehead State University |location=Morehead, KY|accessdate=5 April 2024}} Prior to the Ellis Johnson Arena opening in 1981,{{cite web|url=http://www.msueagles.com/sports/2012/7/18/GEN_0718120214.aspx?id=73|author=|title=Basketball Johnson Arena | publisher=Morehead State University |location=Morehead, KY|accessdate=19 April 2016}} it also hosted the MSU basketball team.
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