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Carter Gymnasium is a 947-seat multi-purpose arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It was previously home to the Campbell University Fighting Camels men's basketball and women's basketball teams. It was one of the smallest college basketball venues in Division I (the G. B. Hodge Center, home to the University of South Carolina Upstate's program, is the current smallest Division I men's basketball arena). The building was named for textile executive Howard Carter. Built in 1952 and opened in 1953, the dimensions of the basketball court are smaller than regulation, but a grandfather clause allowed Campbell University to continue its tenure in the division. The Fighting Camels began play in 2008 in the new John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center. The new $30 million arena seats 3,000 spectators for athletic events.^[1]

Notable moments

First men's basketball game: February 25, 1953 Loss to Wake Forest College JV 66-63
First women's basketball game: February 25, 1953 Win over Worth's Business College 55-50
First senior college men's basketball game: November 29, 1961, Win over Atlantic Christian College 64-59
February 29, 1964, Angier High School and Boone Trail High School, two Harnett County, North Carolina high schools, played a 13-overtime contest. Boone Trail won 56-54 and neither team substituted any players.
Host venue for 1988 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

References

^ Campbell breaks ground on the John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (accessed 08 February 2007)

v t e Campbell University
Academics	Lundy-Fetterman School of Business Divinity School School of Education Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law School of Osteopathic Medicine Pharmacy School
Athletics	Fighting Camels Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Men's soccer Wrestling Barker-Lane Stadium Carter Gymnasium Johnson Memorial Natatorium John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center Keith Hills Jim Perry Stadium
Campus	Baldwin Hall Bob Barker Hall Butler Chapel D. Rich Memorial Fredrick T. Hall of Religion Kitchen Hall Kivett Hall Layton Hall Maddox Hall Marshbanks Dining Hall Wallace Student Center Wiggins Memorial Library Taylor Bott Rogers Fine Arts Building
Student life	Buies Creek The Campbell Times
People	James Archibald Campbell Leslie H. Campbell Norman Adrian Wiggins Jerry M. Wallace Notable Alumni

v t e Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball
Venues	Carter Gymnasium (1953–2008) Cumberland County Civic Center (alternate; 1968–1997) Cape Fear HS (alternate; 1969) South Johnston HS (alternate; 1976–1977) Harnett Central HS (alternate; 1977–1980) Raleigh Civic Center (alternate; 1978–1982) Crown Coliseum (alternate; 1997–1999) John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (2008–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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