Card Gymnasium

Card Gymnasium
Construction
Card Gym shown behind Krzyzewskiville
Former names	Duke Gymnasium (1930–1958)
Location	320 Towerview Drive Durham, NC 27708
Coordinates	35°59′51″N 78°56′29″W / 35.997374°N 78.941392°W / 35.997374; -78.941392Coordinates: 35°59′51″N 78°56′29″W / 35.997374°N 78.941392°W / 35.997374; -78.941392
Owner	Duke University
Operator	Duke University
Surface	Hardwood
Opened	1930
Construction cost	$345,557^[1]
Architect	Office of Horace Trumbauer
Tenants
Duke Blue Devils (Wrestling, Fencing, Men’s Basketball 1930–1939)

Card Gymnasium is a multi-purpose arena in Durham, North Carolina. It was home to the Duke University Blue Devils basketball team from its opening in 1930 until Cameron Indoor Stadium opened in 1940.^[2] During its years as home to the men’s basketball team, it had a capacity of approximately 4,000.^[3] It was originally named “Duke Gymnasium” before being named after former Blue Devils head basketball coach, Wilbur Wade Card, in 1958.^[1] It currently serves as the home to Duke Wrestling^[4] and Fencing.

Predecessors

The two previous venues used by the basketball team still stand, a short walk from each other on the East Campus.

Immediately prior to the opening of Card Gymnasium, the games were held in Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, which had opened in 1924. That building stands west of the traffic circle, the Lilly Library and the tennis courts. It is now part of the Brodie Recreation Center.

The earliest games were played at a Angier B. Duke Gymnasium, otherwise known as "The Ark". It contained a smaller court than what is now standard. The building dates to 1898, and intercollegiate basketball was first played there in about 1906. After the team left at the end of 1923, the building was remodeled for various purposes through the years, eventually becoming a dance studio. It stands just east of the traffic circle and the East Campus Wellness Center.

Duke fencing meet at Card

Notable events

On May 7, 2013 it was honored to host the second round of the epic battle of the fierce basketball rivalry between Duke's and UNC's Economics departments. The first round was at UNC's Woollen Gymnasium where UNC scraped out a victory.^[5] However, the second round was all Duke, where after losing the first game, the Blue Devils pulled away and won the championship, 3 games to 1.

References

1 2 Roth, John (2006). The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball. Duke University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-822-33904-5.
↑ ESPN, Editors (2009), ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia, Bristol, Connecticut: ESPN, ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2
↑ "Card Gymnasium". Duke University Campus Map. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
↑ "Wrestlers Make Home Debut Wednesday". Go Duke. Duke Sports Information. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
↑ http://econ.duke.edu/news/archive/2012/08/14/duke-econ-vs-unc-econ-basketball-game

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

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