Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena located on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The 9,314-seat facility is the primary indoor athletic venue for the Duke Blue Devils and serves as the home court for Duke men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball. It opened in January 1940 and was known as Duke Indoor Stadium until 1972, when it was named for Eddie Cameron, who served at Duke as men's basketball coach from 1928 to 1942, as football coach from 1942 to 1945, and as athletic director from 1951 to 1972. The arena is located adjacent to its predecessor, Card Gymnasium, which opened in 1930.
North end in July 2002 | |
| Former names | Duke Indoor Stadium (1940–72) |
|---|---|
| Location | 115 Whitford Drive Durham, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.9976°N 78.9422°W |
| Capacity | 9,314 (1988–present) 8,800 (1940–88) |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Opened | January 6, 1940 84 years ago |
| Renovated | 1987–88, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2015–16 |
| Construction cost | $450,000 ($8.7 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | Horace Trumbauer Julian Abele |
| Tenants | |
| Duke Blue Devils (NCAA) Men's basketball (1940–present) Women's basketball (1975–present) Women's volleyball (1975–present) | |
Durham
Location in the United States
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