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Alumni Gym is a 1,585-seat multi-purpose arena in Elon, North Carolina, United States.^[1] 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.^[2]

The gym was renovated in 1992 to install air conditioning, new flooring, additional seating, offices, classrooms and renovated locker rooms^[3] 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.^[4] The floor was renamed Robertson Court in thanks to a donor.^[4]

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

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.^[6]

References

^ "Penn (6-6) At Elon (3-9)". WEWS-TV. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
^ Elon men's basketball celebrates 100th seasonby Pam Richter at elon.edu, URL accessed November 6, 2009. 11/6/09
^ Webb, Erik (February 28, 2018). "After 68 years, Alumni Gym hosts its last athletics events". Elon News Network. Elon University. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Alumni Gym". Elon University Phoenix. Elon University. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ "Elon volleyball to host N.C. A&T TONIGHT in Schar Center's first athletics contest" (Press release). Elon University. August 28, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
^ "The Future of Alumni Gym" (Press release). Elon University. August 2, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

v t e Elon Phoenix men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gym (1949–2018) Schar Center (2018–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Elon Phoenix women's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gym (1971–2018) Schar Center (2018–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Elon University
Academics	Business Law
Facilities	Alumni Gym Belk Library Campus of Elon University Johnston Hall Rhodes Stadium Schar Center Walter C. Latham Park
Athletics	Baseball Basketball Men's Women's Football Men's Soccer 2015
Organizations	Elon College Fellows Elon University Fire of the Carolinas Marching Band
Media	WSOE

Sports venues in the Piedmont Triad

Current

Ace Speedway (Altamahaw)
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (Winston-Salem)
Armfield Athletic Center (Greensboro)
Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem)
Burlington Athletic Stadium (Burlington)
C. E. Gaines Center (Winston-Salem)
Corbett Sports Center (Greensboro)
David F. Couch Ballpark (Winston-Salem)
Erath Field (High Point)
Finch Field (Thomasville)
First National Bank Field (Greensboro)
Fleming Gymnasium (Greensboro)
Greensboro Coliseum Complex (Greensboro)
Jamieson Stadium (Greensboro)
Kentner Stadium (Winston-Salem)
LJVM Coliseum (Winston-Salem)
Macpherson Stadium (Browns Summit)
Qubein Center (High Point)
Ragan-Brown Field House (Greensboro)
Reynolds Gymnasium (Winston-Salem)
Rhodes Stadium (Elon)
Schar Center (Elon)
Simeon Stadium (High Point)
Truist Point (High Point)
Truist Stadium (Winston-Salem)
Truist Stadium (North Carolina A&T) (Greensboro)
Spry Stadium (Winston-Salem)
UNCG Baseball Stadium (Greensboro)
UNCG Soccer Stadium (Greensboro)
Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex (Winston-Salem)
World War Memorial Stadium (Greensboro)

Defunct

Alumni Gym (Replaced, Elon)
Cone Athletic Park (Demolished, Greensboro)
Gene Hooks Stadium (Demolished, Winston-Salem)
South Side Park (Burned down, Winston-Salem)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (Replaced, Winston-Salem)

Current use and future plans

See also

References