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Alumni Gymnasium
Knoxville, TN
Opened: January 1, 1931
Closed: December 31, 1957
Alumni Gymnasium was located on the campus of the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville, Tennessee. The gym was home to the Volunteer basketball teams from 1931-1957.

In the early 1930's, UT was growing rapidly, with a more organized building agenda than any city ever sustained. State funding secured by Governor Austin Peay assured the construction of the university’s first permanent auditorium. Plans for an extravagant cathedral-like university chapel were amended to something less conspicuous, but it turned out to be grand in its own way.

Called Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, it was a slightly tardy tribute to UT alumni and students killed in World War I. Outside, it represented the medieval ideals of architect Charles Barber, early in his long association with UT, with flourishes by notable Polish-born ironworker Samuel Yellin. Inside resembled a basketball arena, with a floor surrounded on four sides by seating and balconies, and it hosted early Vols roundball games and occasional exhibition matches featuring America’s earliest pro teams, like the New York Celtics, who made their living not from tournaments as much as barnstorming exhibitions. Always wishing for a good house, UT invited the public.

The Lady Vols (basketball and volleyball) would occasionally play in the Gym as late as the 1990s.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Nov 11, 2022Stanford @ Wisconsin 50 - 60
Mar 1, 1958Kentucky @ Tennessee 77 - 66
Jan 19, 1957Kentucky @ Tennessee 97 - 72
Jan 21, 1956Kentucky @ Tennessee 95 - 68
Jan 22, 1955Kentucky @ Tennessee 84 - 66
Jan 23, 1954Kentucky @ Tennessee 97 - 71
Jan 19, 1952Kentucky @ Tennessee 65 - 56
Jan 20, 1951Kentucky @ Tennessee 70 - 45
Jan 14, 1950Kentucky @ Tennessee 53 - 66
Jan 15, 1949Kentucky @ Tennessee 66 - 51