- McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium
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McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium Location 1801 Fayetteville Street
Durham, North Carolina 27707Coordinates 35°58′33″N 78°53′52″W / 35.975884°N 78.897745°WCoordinates: 35°58′33″N 78°53′52″W / 35.975884°N 78.897745°W Opened 1955 Owner North Carolina Central University Operator North Carolina Central University Surface Hardwood Capacity 3,056 Tenants North Carolina Central Eagles (NCAA) McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium is a 3,056-seat multi-purpose arena in Durham, North Carolina. It is home to the North Carolina Central University Eagles basketball team.
Arena namesake John McLendon helped organize "The Secret Game" between then named North Carolina College and Duke University Medical School in 1944, which was the first fully integrated college basketball game.
Basketball arenas of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Moore Gymnasium (Bethune-Cookman) • Physical Education Complex (Coppin State) • Memorial Hall (Delaware State) • Teaching Gym (Florida A&M) • Hampton Convocation Center (Hampton) • Burr Gymnasium (Howard) • Hytche Athletic Center (Maryland Eastern Shore) • Talmadge L. Hill Field House (Morgan State) • Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (Norfolk State) • Corbett Sports Center (North Carolina A&T) • McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (North Carolina Central) • SHM Memorial Center (South Carolina State) • Tiger Arena (Savannah State)
Categories:- College basketball venues in the United States
- North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
- Basketball venues in North Carolina
- Sports venues in Durham, North Carolina
- North Carolina sports venue stubs
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