John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center

John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center
Construction

Location	Campbell University Buies Creek, NC 27506
Owner	Campbell University
Operator	Campbell University
Capacity	3,095
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	September 1, 2007
Opened	October 17, 2008
Construction cost	$34 million^[1] ($37.4 million in 2016 dollars^[2])
Architect	Little Diversified Architectural Consulting
General contractor	T.A. Loving Company^[3]
Tenants
Campbell Fighting Camels

The John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center is a multi-purpose arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The arena, Gore Arena, is located on the campus of Campbell University and hosts the university's basketball, volleyball, and wrestling programs. It is named for Gilbert Craig Gore, the late son of a Campbell alum. The John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center is a part of the expansion plan of Campbell's athletic facilities, which includes a new football stadium and renovations to existing Taylor Field of the baseball program. The John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center replaced Carter Gymnasium, which was the second smallest gymnasium in Division I Basketball with just 947 seats, second only to Charleston Southern's Fieldhouse which holds 750.

The Pope Convocation Center will play host to the 2016 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, taking place March 3-6 of that year.^[4]

References

↑ Tony Delp - Campbell Athletics
↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
↑ Grand Opening & Dedication of Campbell University Convocation Center
↑ Payne, Marilyn (November 4, 2015). "Camels to host 2016 Big South Men's Basketball Championship". WRALSportsFan.com. Retrieved November 8, 2015.

External links

Campbell University

Academics	Lundy-Fetterman School of Business Divinity School School of Education Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law School of Osteopathic Medicine Pharmacy School

Athletics	Fighting Camels and Lady Camels Men's Basketball Barker-Lane Stadium Carter Gymnasium Johnson Memorial Natatorium John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center Keith Hills Jim Perry Stadium

Campus	Baldwin Hall Bob Barker Hall Butler Chapel D. Rich Memorial Fredrick T. Hall of Religion Kitchen Hall Kivett Hall Layton Hall Maddox Hall Marshbanks Dining Hall Wallace Student Center Wiggins Memorial Library Taylor Bott Rogers Fine Arts Building

Student life	Buies Creek The Campbell Times

People	James Archibald Campbell Leslie H. Campbell Norman Adrian Wiggins Jerry M. Wallace Notable Alumni

Campbell Fighting Camels basketball

Venues	Carter Gymnasium (1953–2008) Cumberland County Civic Center (alternate; 1968–1997) Cape Fear HS (alternate; 1969) South Johnston HS (alternate; 1976–1977) Harnett Central HS (alternate; 1977–1980) Raleigh Civic Center (alternate; 1978–1982) Crown Coliseum (alternate; 1997–1999) John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2008–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

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)

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)

Coordinates: 35°24′28″N 78°44′12″W / 35.407905°N 78.736696°W / 35.407905; -78.736696

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