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Encyclopedia > Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium

Location 301 Whitford Dr
Durham, NC 27708
Opened January 6, 1940
Owner Duke University
Operator Duke University
Construction cost $400,000
Architect Horace Trumbauer
Former names
Duke Indoor Stadium (1940-1972)
Tenants
Duke Blue Devils
(Men's and women's basketball)
Capacity
1960- 12,000
1988- 9,314
Summer 06
Summer 06

Cameron Indoor Stadium is a basketball arena located at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Supposedly, the plans for the stadium were drawn up in 1935 by basketball coach Eddie Cameron, and football coach Wallace Wade, on the cover of a matchbook. The arena was dedicated on January 6, 1940, having cost $400,000. At the time, it was the largest gymnasium in the country south of the Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania. Originally called Duke Indoor Stadium, it was renamed for Cameron on January 22, 1972[1]. Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1283 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1283 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... ARENA may refer to either: Nationalist Republican Alliance, a political party in El Salvador. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ... Nickname: Bull City, City of Medicine Location in North Carolina Country United States State North Carolina County Durham County  - Mayor Bill Bell Area    - City 245. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edmund McCullough Eddie Cameron (1902 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 1988) was an American collegiate basketball coach and the namesake of Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University. ... Wallace Wade Wallace William Wade was an American college football coach. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... For the Greek and Roman sports arenas, see Palaestra The Palestra is a historic arena and the home gym of the University of Pennsylvania Quakers mens and womens basketball teams as well as the volleyball and wrestling teams at Penn. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ...


The building originally included seating for 8,800, though standing room was sufficient to ensure that 12,000 could fit in on a particularly busy day. Then, as now, Duke students were allowed a large chunk of the seats, including those directly alongside the court. Renovations in 1987-1988 removed the standing room areas and added seats, bringing capacity to 9,314. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Duke's men's basketball teams have had a decided home-court advantage for many years, thanks to the diehard students and fans affectionally known as Cameron Crazies. The hardwood floor has been dedicated and renamed Coach K Court in recognition of head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Cameron Crazies swarm the court after Duke defeated the UNC Tarheels in the 1999-2000 season Cameron Crazies gathering in K-ville a few hours before the 2000 UNC vs Duke basketball game The Cameron Crazies are the student supporters of Duke Universitys basketball teams, named for Dukes... Michael William Krzyzewski (; in American English transliteration shuh-shef-skee; born February 13, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois), often referred to as Coach K, is the head coach of the Duke University mens basketball team. ...


In EA Sports's NCAA March Madness 2005 and '06, Cameron Indoor ranked first in the top twenty-five toughest places to play. Additionally, Sports Illustrated ranks it fourth on a list of the world's top 20 sporting venues, and USA Today referred to it as "the toughest road game in the nation". EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on sports. ...


Cameron Indoor Stadium Men's Basketball Records

Exterior of Cameron Indoor Stadium as seen from Krzyzewskiville
Exterior of Cameron Indoor Stadium as seen from Krzyzewskiville

Statistics published by Duke University as of the end of the 2002 season. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1513 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cameron Indoor Stadium User:Bluedog423 Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1513 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cameron Indoor Stadium User:Bluedog423 Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Cameron Crazies gathering in K-ville a few hours before the 2000 UNC vs Duke basketball game. ...


Milestone Games


Game 1 Jan. 6, 1940 Duke 36, Princeton 27


Game 100 Feb. 19, 1948 Duke 57, Virginia 48


Game 200 Feb. 27, 1957 Duke 81, Virginia 66


Game 300 Feb. 21, 1967 Duke 97, Wake Forest 84


Game 400 Dec. 11, 1976 Duke 65, Richmond 63


Game 500 Jan. 26, 1984 N.C. State 79, Duke 76


Game 600 Dec. 29, 1990 Duke 97, Lehigh 67


Game 700 Feb. 27, 1997 Duke 81, Maryland 69


Records at Cameron Indoor Stadium (entering the 2005-2006 season)
All-Time: 675-141 (.827)
Coach K: 318-48 (.850)
Last 300 games: 277-23 (.923) Michael William Krzyzewski (; in American English transliteration shuh-shef-skee; born February 13, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois), often referred to as Coach K, is the head coach of the Duke University mens basketball team. ...


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Academics Image File history File links Download high resolution version (989x92, 8 KB) Summary A border I made myself using paintbrush. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ...

Schools and Institutes: Divinity SchoolFuqua School of BusinessGraduate SchoolNicholas School of the Environment and Earth SciencesPratt School of EngineeringSchool of LawSchool of MedicineSchool of NursingTerry Sanford Institute of Public PolicyTrinity College of Arts and Sciences
Programs: B.N. Duke Scholars programDegree ProgramsFOCUSTIPUndergraduate scholarships
The Divinity School at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina is one of thirteen seminaries founded and supported by the United Methodist Church. ... The Fuqua School of Business The Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ... The Graduate School of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina is currently one of ten colleges and schools that comprise the university. ... Nicholas School Shield The Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences is one of seven graduate and professional schools at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ... Pratt Logo The Edmund T. Pratt Jr. ... The School of Law is one of 10 schools and colleges at Duke University. ... Duke University School of Medicine The Medical School of Duke University. ... The Duke University School of Nursing is located in Durham, NC and is affiliated with Duke University. ... The Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University is named after former Duke president and Governor of North Carolina Terry Sanford, who established the universitys Institute for Public Policy Studies in 1971. ... Trinity College of Arts and Sciences is the name of the undergraduate liberal arts college at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ... The Benjamin N. Duke & Trinity Scholars Program is an undergraduate merit scholarship program at Duke University funded by the Duke Endowment and independent donors throughout the Carolinas. ... Duke University offers 36 arts and sciences majors in addition to 5 engineering majors, and 46 additional majors have been approved under Program II. Program II allows students to design their own interdisciplinary major. ... The FOCUS Program is a voluntary, interdisciplinary academic curriculum for freshmen at Duke University. ... The Talent Identification Program (TIP) is a gifted education program based at Duke University. ... There are several merit based Undergraduate scholarships at Duke University. ...

Athletics The womens golf team has won four (1999, 2002, 2005 and 2006), the mens basketball team has won three (1991, 1992, and 2001), and the mens soccer team has won one (1986). ...

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The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... The puke Blue Devils mens basketball program is widely renowned in American college sports, especially in conjunction with its heated rivalry with North Carolina. ... Cameron Crazies swarm the court after Duke defeated the UNC Tarheels in the 1999-2000 season Cameron Crazies gathering in K-ville a few hours before the 2000 UNC vs Duke basketball game The Cameron Crazies are the student supporters of Duke Universitys basketball teams, named for Dukes... The Carlyle Cup is the championship trophy in the UNC-Duke rivalry. ... The womens golf team has won four (1999, 2002, 2005 and 2006), the mens basketball team has won three (1991, 1992, and 2001), and the mens soccer team has won one (1986). ... Jack Coombs Field is a baseball stadium in Durham, North Carolina. ... Koskinen Stadium is a 4,500-seat (7,000-capacity) stadium in Durham, North Carolina on the campus of Duke University. ... Cameron Crazies gathering in K-ville a few hours before the 2000 UNC vs Duke basketball game. ... Tobacco Road is a term that refers to the tobacco producing area of North Carolina, and is often used when referring to sports (particularly basketball) played between rival North Carolina universities. ... Tipoff of UNC-Duke game The UNC-Duke rivalry, sometimes referred to as The Battle of Tobacco Road or The Battle of the Blues, is a fierce rivalry, particularly in mens college basketball, between Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) athletic teams. ... Wallace Wade Stadium is a stadium on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ...

Campus Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ...

Construction projectsDuke Chapel • Duke Forest • DurhamFitzpatrick CenterHistoryImagesLemur CenterLevine Science Research Center • Marine Lab • Medical CenterNasher Museum of ArtSarah P. Duke Gardens Part of the Divinity School addition, Goodson Chapel The recent construction projects at Duke University represent a period of growth unheard of in Duke University history, except for when the campus was initially built in the 1920s and 1930s (see History of Duke University). ... Duke Chapel Duke Chapel, located at the heart of the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, is an ecumenical Christian chapel and the center of religion at Duke. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ... Nickname: Bull City, City of Medicine Location in North Carolina Country United States State North Carolina County Durham County  - Mayor Bill Bell Area    - City 245. ... The Fitzpatrick Center - often referred to as CIEMAS (Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences) - opened in August 2004 on the campus of Duke University. ... Duke Chapel, completed in 1935, serves as a frequent icon for the university. ... In 1966, a prosimian colony of approximately 90 individuals was relocated from the Center for Prosimian Biology at Yale University to Duke University, and thus began the Duke Lemur Center (DLC). ... The $77 million LSRC The Levine Science Research Center (LSRC) is a 341,000-square-foot facility on Duke Universitys west campus. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion because: it contains no encyclopedic content If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... The Nasher Museum of Art is the art museum of Duke University, and is located on Dukes campus in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The $23 million museum was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, and opened on October 2, 2005. ... The Sarah P. Duke Gardens consist of approximately 55 acres of landscaped and wooded areas at Duke University. ...

Student life Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ...

A cappellaAlumniAmerican Dance FestivalCable 13Cameron CraziesThe ChronicleDuke DiyaHoof 'n' HornKrzyzewskiville • WXDU-FM A cappella groups at Duke University include:[1] The Pitchforks -- all-male, founded in 1979; Nominated for Best Song (Write Me A Song), Best Album (Honestly), and winner of Best Arrangement (Aint No Sunshine) according to The Contemporary A Cappella Society [2] Speak of the Devil -- all-male Out... This List of Duke University people includes alumni, faculty, presidents, and major philanthropists of Duke University, which includes two undergraduate and nine graduate schools. ... The American Dance Festival is a six-week summer season of modern dance performances, and a school for dance currently held at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ... // About Duke Union Community Television (Cable 13) is the student-run television station at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ... Cameron Crazies swarm the court after Duke defeated the UNC Tarheels in the 1999-2000 season Cameron Crazies gathering in K-ville a few hours before the 2000 UNC vs Duke basketball game The Cameron Crazies are the student supporters of Duke Universitys basketball teams, named for Dukes... The header of The Chronicles online edition The Chronicle is the student newspaper at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ... Duke Diya logo Duke Diya is the South Asian student association at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, in the United States. ... // Hoof n Horn is a student-run musical theater production group at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ... Cameron Crazies gathering in K-ville a few hours before the 2000 UNC vs Duke basketball game. ... WXDU-FM is a Duke University owned, student and community volunteer operated, non-commercial FM radio station broadcasting at 88. ...

Coordinates: 35°59′51.1″N, 78°56′32.3″W The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The Alexander Memorial Coliseum at the McDonalds Center (originally the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, also nicknamed The Thrillerdome) is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia and Metz, France. ... The BankUnited Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. ... The University of Miami (also known as UM or just The U) is a private university founded in 1925 with its main campus in the city of Coral Gables in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ... Carmichael Auditorium is a 10,180-seat multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... Cassell Coliseum is a 10,052-seat multi-purpose arena in Blacksburg, Virginia. ... Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech (also known as VPI), is a public land grant polytechnic university in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Although it is a comprehensive university with many departments, the agriculture, engineering, architecture, forestry, veterinary medicine, and business programs are considered to be among... This article is about the arena. ... The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in the city of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., in the United States. ... Conte Forum is a 8,606-seat multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ... The Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, usually called simply the Dean Smith Center and popularly referred to as the Dean Dome is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... Donald L. Tucker Center is a 12,100 seat multi-purpose arena in Tallahassee, Florida. ... The Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU)[4] is a public research university located in Tallahassee, the capital city of Florida. ... Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,407-seat multi-purpose arena in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ...   The John Paul Jones Arena, to be opened for the 2006-2007 basketball season, is located at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum, usually known as Littlejohn Coliseum, is a 10,325-seat multi-purpose arena in Clemson, South Carolina. ... Clemson University is a public, coeducational, land-grant research university located in Clemson, South Carolina. ... The RBC Center (originally the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena) is an indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ... Reynolds Coliseum is a 12,400-seat multi-purpose arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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ESPN - Travel Ten: Cameron Indoor Stadium Timeline - Travel (0 words)
It's been 67 years since the doors to Cameron Indoor Stadium opened to its fiercely loyal patronage at Duke University in Durham, N.C. Key moments are too numerous to recount, but here are 10 highlights in the arena's storied timeline:
In 1942, Cameron was named head football coach and guided the Blue Devils to a four-year mark of 25-11-1 and their first Bowl win, in the 1945.
Today, three stadiums stand as monuments to the past, having essentially shaped the game of college football, as we know it.
Cameron Indoor Stadium (611 words)
Cameron Indoor Stadium is a basketball arena located at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
Supposedly, the plans for the stadium were drawn up in 1935 by basketball coach Eddie Cameron, and football coach Wallace Wade.
Originally called Duke Indoor Stadium, it was renamed for Cameron on January 22, 1972[1].
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