Cameron Indoor Stadium

This article is about the college basketball arena. For the college football stadium, see Cameron Stadium.

Cameron Indoor Stadium
Construction
North end in July 2002
Former names	Duke Indoor Stadium (1940–72)
Location	301 Whitford Drive Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°59′51″N 78°56′32″W / 35.9976°N 78.9422°W / 35.9976; -78.9422Coordinates: 35°59′51″N 78°56′32″W / 35.9976°N 78.9422°W / 35.9976; -78.9422
Owner	Duke University
Operator	Duke University
Capacity	9,314 (1988–Present) 8,800 (1940–88)
Surface	Hardwood
Opened	January 6, 1940 76 years ago
Renovated	1987–88
Construction cost	$400,000 ($6.76 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
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

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 76 years ago 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, football coach from 1942 to 1945, and athletic director from 1951 to 1972. The arena is located adjacent to its predecessor, Card Gymnasium, which opened in 1930.

History

Summer of 2006

The plans for the stadium were drawn up in 1935 by basketball coach Eddie Cameron. The stadium was designed by Julian Abele, who studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. The same architectural firm that built the Palestra was brought in to build the new stadium. 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.^[2] The first televised game took place on January 28, 1979 against Marquette, it was broadcast by NBC and won by Duke 69–64.^[3]

The building originally included seating for 8,800, though standing room was sufficient to ensure that 9,500 could fit in on a particularly busy day. Then, as now, Duke students were allocated a large number of the seats, including those in the lower sections directly alongside the court. Renovations in 1987–1988 removed the standing room areas, added an electronic scoreboard and display over center court, wood paneling, brass railings and student seats, bringing capacity to 9,314, though now there is sufficient standing to ensure a total of 10,000 could fit into Cameroon Indoor on a very busy day. For high profile games, students are known to pack in as many as 1,600 into the student sections, designed for a maximum of 1,100. Prior to the 2002–2003 basketball season, air conditioning units were installed in Cameron for the first time as a response to health and odor concerns for players and fans alike.^[4] Prior to the 2008–09 season, a new video scoreboard replaced the electronic board over center court.^[5] Before the 2009–10 season, additional changes were made, including installing LED ribbon boards to the front of the press table and painting the upper seats Duke blue.^[6]

Atmosphere

The students and fans are known as "Cameron Crazies" for their support of the team and loud cheering that has been recorded as high as 121.3 dB, which is louder than a power saw at 3 feet or a jackhammer.^[7]

For access to major games, including those against the University of North Carolina, students reside in tents for months in an area outside of Cameron known as "Krzyzewskiville". The hardwood floor was dedicated and renamed Coach K Court in November 2000.^[8]

Media coverage

Sports Illustrated ranked it fourth on its list of the top 20 sporting venues of the 20th century, and USA Today referred to it as "the toughest road game in the ACC".^[9]

Milestone games

Exterior of Cameron Indoor Stadium as seen from Krzyzewskiville

*Sources: Statistics published by Duke University as of the end of the 2014 season 2014–2015 Duke Men's Basketball Media Guide;*
Game no.	Date	Result
Game 1	January 6, 1940	Duke 36, Princeton 27
Game 100	January 24, 1948	Duke 52, Virginia Tech 45
Game 200	February 5, 1957	Duke 90, Pittsburgh 72
Game 300	January 28, 1967	Duke 99, North Carolina State 60
Game 400	February 25, 1976	Clemson 90, Duke 89
Game 500	January 11, 1984	Duke 73, Appalachian State 60
Game 600	December 1, 1990	Duke 111, Charlotte 94
Game 700	February 2, 1997	Duke 70, Georgia Tech 61
Game 800	February 8, 2004	Duke 81, Clemson 55
Game 900	February 4, 2010	Duke 86, Georgia Tech 67

Additionally, the facility hosted the Southern Conference men's basketball tournament from 1947 to 1950 and the MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament in 1972 and 1973.

Home court advantage

Records at Cameron Indoor Stadium
All-Time: 832–154 (.844)^[10]
Coach K: 474–59 (.889)^[10]
Since 1997-98: 266–17 (.940)^[10]

Duke is 179-12 (.937) at home since the 2004-5 season, second only to Allen Fieldhouse in winning percentage at home.

Non-conference win streaks

On December 31, 2014, the Duke men's team extended its non-conference home winning streak to 116 games with an 84–55 victory over the Wofford Terriers. As of the end of the 2015 season, it is the longest active non-conference home winning streak in college basketball, with Duke's last non-conference home loss coming against St. John’s on February 26, 2000, when the then #2 Blue Devils lost 83–82.

The streak is the longest non-conference home win streak in Duke men's basketball history, breaking the previous record, which lasted 95 games, from February 2, 1983–December 2, 1995, beginning with a 73–71 win over William & Mary and ending with a 65–75 loss to Illinois.^[11]^[12]

References

↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
↑ King, William E. (March 1, 1996). "Edmund M. Cameron 1902-1988". The Duke Dialogue. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
↑ The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball. Roth, John. Duke University Press. 2006.
↑ Lewis, Julia (July 29, 2002). "'Cool' To Be A Duke Fan? Cameron Indoor Stadium To Get AC". WRAL (Raleigh). Retrieved March 6, 2008.
↑ "'Duke University Video Display Photo'".
↑ "Cameron Indoor Stadium Receives Enhancements". Duke Sports Information. September 13, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
↑ Decibel meter photo
↑ Keohane, Nannerl O. (November 20, 2000). "MEMORANDUM: Summary of Activities" (PDF). Retrieved March 6, 2008.
↑ "SI's Top 20 Venues of the 20th Century". Sports Illustrated. June 2, 1999. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
1 2 3 "Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database—Season by Season". StatsGeek.com. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
↑ "Cameron Indoor Records" (PDF). Duke Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
↑ "1982-83 Season and Results". StatsGeek.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.

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Duke University

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Athletics	ACC Athletic Director Blue and White Cameron Crazies Cameron Indoor Stadium Carlyle Cup Dear Old Duke Duke blue Duke-Carolina rivalry Fight! Blue Devils, Fight! Football (2013 coach) History of the Blue Devil Jack Coombs Field Koskinen Stadium Krzyzewskiville Lacrosse Men's Basketball 2013–14 coach Women's Basketball coach Tobacco Road Victory Bell Wallace Wade Stadium

Campus	Duke Chapel Duke Forest Durham Fitzpatrick Center Franklin Center Images Lemur Center Levine Science Research Center Marine Lab Medical Center Nasher Museum of Art Sarah P. Duke Gardens Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory

Student life	American Dance Festival Cable 13 Cameron Crazies The Chronicle Krzyzewskiville WXDU The Chanticleer

People	Alumni Faculty James B. Duke Julian S. Carr Presidents Washington Duke

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)

Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Maryland Michigan

Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 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 1999–00 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 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Duke Blue Devils women's basketball

Venues	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1975–present)

Culture & lore	"Blue and White" "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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 Atlantic Coast Conference

Conte Forum (Boston College)
Littlejohn Coliseum (Clemson)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke)
Donald L. Tucker Center (Florida State)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (Georgia Tech)
KFC Yum! Center (Louisville)
BankUnited Center (Miami)
PNC Arena (NC State, men's)
Reynolds Coliseum (NC State, women's)
Dean Smith Center (North Carolina, men's)
Carmichael Arena (North Carolina, women's)
Joyce Center (Notre Dame)
Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh)
Carrier Dome (Syracuse)
John Paul Jones Arena (Virginia)
Cassell Coliseum (Virginia Tech)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Wake Forest)

Volleyball arenas of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Power Gym (Boston College)
Jervey Athletic Center (Clemson)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke)
Tully Gymnasium (Florida State)
O'Keefe Gymnasium (Georgia Tech)
KFC Yum! Center/Cardinal Arena (Louisville)
Knight Complex (Miami)
Reynolds Coliseum (NC State)
Carmichael Arena (North Carolina)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (Notre Dame)
Fitzgerald Field House (Pittsburgh)
Women's Building (Syracuse)
Memorial Gymnasium (Virginia)
Cassell Coliseum (Virginia Tech)
Reynolds Gymnasium (Wake Forest)

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)

Big South	John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (Campbell) Kimmel Arena (UNC Asheville) Millis Athletic Convocation Center (High Point) Paul Porter Arena (Gardner-Webb)

CAA	Hanover Hall (UNC Wilmington)

C-USA	Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)

MEAC	Corbett Sports Center (North Carolina A&T) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (North Carolina Central)

SoCon	Alumni Gym (Elon) Fleming Gymnasium (UNC Greensboro) George M. Holmes Convocation Center (Appalachian State) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina)

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) Fetzer 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) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (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) 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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