Dedmon Center

Dedmon Center
Tenants
Location	101 University Drive Radford, VA 24141
Owner	Radford University
Operator	Radford University
Capacity	Basketball: 3,205 Volleyball: 1,000
Surface	Hardwood
Opened	1981
Radford University Men's and Women's basketball Radford University women's volleyball

Dedmon Center is a 3,800-seat multi-purpose arena in Radford, Virginia. It was built in 1981 and is home to the Radford University Highlanders basketball team. The Center is named after Dr. Donald Dedmon, a former Radford university president. It was the tenth air-supported roof built in the United States. The air-supported roof was removed during a major renovation in April 2008 and replaced with steel truss supported roof.
The Dedmon Center reopened on January 21, 2009, with a new lights system, sound system, and a new basketball floor. The venue hosted the final of the 2009 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament.

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Radford University

Academics	College of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Education and Human Development College of Business and Economics Waldron College of Health and Human Services College of Science and Technology College of Visual and Performing Arts College of Graduate and Professional Studies

Athletics	Big South Conference Radford Highlanders RU–VT rivalry Men's Basketball Men's Soccer Women's Soccer Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford Baseball Stadium

People	Penelope Ward Kyle Donald Newton Dedmon John Preston McConnell Notable Alumni

Commons Category

Radford Highlanders men's basketball

Venues	Dedmon Center (1981–present)

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	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 1999–00 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

Basketball arenas of the Big South Conference

John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (Campbell)
CSU Field House / North Charleston Coliseum (Charleston Southern)
HTC Center (Coastal Carolina)
Paul Porter Arena (Gardner-Webb)
Millis Center (High Point)
Vines Center (Liberty)
Willett Hall (Longwood)
Templeton Physical Education Center (Presbyterian)
Dedmon Center (Radford)
Kimmel Arena (UNC-Asheville)
Winthrop Coliseum (Winthrop)

Coordinates: 37°08′19″N 80°32′30″W / 37.1386°N 80.541769°W / 37.1386; -80.541769

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