Dunn Center

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Dunn Center
The House That Fly Built
Full nameWinfield Dunn Health and Physical Education Building and Convocation Complex
LocationClarksville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°32′10″N 87°21′25″W / 36.53611°N 87.35694°W / 36.53611; -87.35694Coordinates: 36°32′10″N 87°21′25″W / 36.53611°N 87.35694°W / 36.53611; -87.35694
OwnerAustin Peay State University
Executive suites0
Capacity7,257
SurfaceWood
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 1973
Opened 1975 (1975-MM)
Construction cost$5.3 million
Tenants
Austin Peay Governors basketball and volleyball (1975–present)
Website
http://www.letsgopeay.com

The Winfield Dunn Center (officially the Winfield Dunn Health and Physical Education Building and Convocation Complex) is a 132,000-square-foot (12,300 m2) facility, located on the main campus of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Construction began on the (then) $5.3 million facility in 1973, and the building opened in 1975.[1] It is home to the Austin Peay Governors men's and women's basketball teams, as well as Peay's women's volleyball team, also serving as an indoor practice facility for the baseball, softball, and track and field teams. It also houses the athletics department's weight room and the David P. Roe Academic Services Center which was named for alumnus Phil Roe. The building was named for the governor of Tennessee at the time of its construction.[2]

The Dunn Center features a 7,257-seat multi-purpose arena[3] named the Dave Aaron Arena in 1988 in honor of the longtime Austin Peay athletic director and coach, Dave Aaron. In the fall of 2007, the basketball court was named the Dave Loos Court to honor the then athletic director and men's basketball coach Dave Loos. [2] It hosted the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament in 1977.[4]

The basketball teams are set to leave the Dunn Center after the 2021–22 season and move to the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville. The Dunn Center will then be reconfigured into a volleyball-specific facility.[5]

The Dunn Center is often referred to as "The House That Fly Built", a reference to Austin Peay basketball great Fly Williams. It has also been called "The Big Red Barn," a reference to its predecessor gymnasium where Williams played (which had been built during the World War II era) that was known as the "Little Red Barn."

Records[]

The Austin Peay men's basketball team earned their 350th victory in the building on December 30, 2013 as they defeated Dalton State College 93–57. With that victory, the men's basketball program owned a 350–144 record in the facility.[6]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2013-03-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2013-03-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ http://ovcsports.com/documents/2012/10/22/2012-13%20OVC%20Men's%20&%20Women's%20Basketball%20Media%20Guide.pdf[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Smith, Chris (July 29, 2021). "Downtown Clarksville event center name announced: F&M Bank Arena". Clarksville, TN: WNZE. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  6. ^ http://www.letsgopeay.com/fls/16900/stats1314/mbb/apsum14.htm

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