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Varsity Gym

530 Rivers St

Boone, NC 28608

Opened: December 7, 1968

Closed: March 31, 1999

Varsity Gymnasium is an 8,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Boone, North Carolina. It opened in 1968 and was home to the Appalachian State Mountaineers basketball teams until the Holmes Center opened in 2000. The gym is currently home to the wrestling program. It is also home to the dance studios of the Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance, part of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, as well as the ROTC program.

The gymnasium was dedicated December 7, 1968. The original cost of the 104,000 square-foot (9,700 m2) facility was $2 million USD. It had hydraulic stages, seven 172 foot (52 m) supporting beams, physiological laboratories and 8 ticket gates. In addition to the main court area, the gym also included racquetball courts and a wrestling room for team practices. The gym was located adjacent to Broome-Kirk gym, which has since been demolished.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Feb 20, 1999	Davidson @ Appalachian St.	64 - 71
Feb 8, 1999	Furman @ Appalachian St.	58 - 78
Feb 3, 1999	Green Bay @ Appalachian St.	53 - 55
Jan 25, 1999	UNC Greensboro @ Appalachian St.	59 - 82
Jan 18, 1999	Western Carolina @ Appalachian St.	59 - 77
Jan 16, 1999	East Tennessee State @ Appalachian St.	73 - 84
Jan 9, 1999	VMI @ Appalachian St.	64 - 100
Jan 4, 1999	Charleston @ Appalachian St.	77 - 57
Dec 29, 1998	Citadel @ Appalachian St.	65 - 81
Dec 20, 1998	Winthrop @ Appalachian St.	53 - 74