McDougald–McLendon Arena

McDougald–McLendon Arena
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Location	1801 Fayetteville Street Durham, North Carolina 27707
Coordinates	35°58′33″N 78°53′52″W / 35.975884°N 78.897745°W / 35.975884; -78.897745
Owner	North Carolina Central University
Operator	North Carolina Central University
Capacity	3,500^[1]
Surface	Hardwood
Opened	1950
North Carolina Central Eagles (NCAA)

McDougald-McLendon Arena is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Durham, North Carolina. Opened in 1950, it is home to the North Carolina Central University Eagles basketball and volleyball teams.^[1]

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.

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McDougald–McLendon Arena Court

References

1 2 "McDougald-McLendon Arena". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 19, 2017.

North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
Venues	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1950–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina A&T
Culture & lore	First fully integrated college basketball game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–35 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
NCAA national championship in bold

Basketball arenas of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Physical Education Complex (Coppin State) Memorial Hall (Delaware State) Burr Gymnasium (Howard) Hytche Athletic Center (Maryland Eastern Shore) Talmadge L. Hill Field House (Morgan State) Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (Norfolk State) McDougald–McLendon Arena (North Carolina Central) SHM Memorial Center (South Carolina State)

NCAA Division I women's college volleyball venues in North Carolina
A-10	John M. Belk Arena (Davidson)
ACC	Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke) Carmichael Arena (North Carolina) Reynolds Coliseum (NC State) Reynolds Gymnasium (Wake Forest)
The American	Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)
Big South	Kimmel Arena (UNC Asheville) Millis Athletic Convocation Center (High Point) Paul Porter Arena (Gardner–Webb) Corbett Sports Center (North Carolina A&T)
CAA	John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (Campbell) Schar Center (Elon) Hanover Hall (UNC Wilmington)
MEAC	McDougald–McLendon Arena (North Carolina Central)
SoCon	Fleming Gymnasium (UNC Greensboro) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina)
Sun Belt	George M. Holmes Convocation Center (Appalachian State)

Sports venues in the Research Triangle
Current	Boshamer Stadium (Chapel Hill) Cameron Indoor Stadium (Durham) Carter–Finley Stadium (Raleigh) Dean Smith Center (Chapel Hill) Doak Field (Raleigh) Dorton Arena (Raleigh) Durham Athletic Park (Durham) Durham Bulls Athletic Park (Durham) Durham County Stadium (Durham) Eddie Smith Field House (Chapel Hill) Dorrance Field (Chapel Hill) Five County Stadium (Zebulon) Henry Stadium (Chapel Hill) Jack Coombs Field (Durham) J. W. Isenhour Tennis Center (Raleigh) Kenan Memorial Stadium (Chapel Hill) Koskinen Stadium (Durham) McDougald–McLendon Arena (Durham) PNC Arena (Raleigh) O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium (Durham) Orange County Speedway (Little River Township) Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh) Wake County Speedway (Garner) WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary) Wallace Wade Stadium (Durham) WRAL Soccer Center (Raleigh)
Future	--
Defunct	Bynum Gymnasium (Converted, Chapel Hill) Fetzer Field (Chapel Hill) Occoneechee Speedway (In preservation, Hillsborough) Raleigh Speedway (Demolished, Raleigh) Riddick Stadium (Demolished, Raleigh) State Fairgrounds Speedway (Converted, Raleigh) Thompson Gym (Converted, Raleigh) Tin Can (Demolished, Chapel Hill)

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