John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center
- John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center
Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center
location = Buies Creek, North Carolina, USA
broke_ground = September 1, 2007
opened =
closed =
demolished =
owner = Campbell University
operator = Campbell University
surface =
construction_cost= $30 million
architect = | tenants = Campbell Fighting Camels
seating_capacity = 3,100
The John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center is a multi-purpose arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina, currently under construction. It will be completed in 2008. The arena will be located on the campus of Campbell University and will host the schools basketball, volleyball, and wrestling programs. The John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center is a part of the expansion of Campbell's athletic facilities that is growing to include a new football stadium and a soon expansion to existing Taylor Field home to Fighting Camel Baseball. It will replace Carter Gymnasium is the second smallest gymnasium in Division I Basketball for it seats just 947, second only to Charleston Southern's Fieldhouse which holds 750. Carter Gym was host to the longest high school basketball game in the state of North Carolina in 1964 when Boone Trail High School faced Angier High School in a 13 overtime thriller.
External links
* [http://web.campbell.edu/construction/convo-cntr.html Arena Pictures]
* [http://www.campbell.edu/news/releases/fa06/fa06/ns_rel.0007.html Arena plans]
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